QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 41, 7 February 1908, Page 3

QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

Jilt. PHILP S UMV L'IUNCK. Brisbane, February ti. Mr. I'lulp lias no chance of being returned to office unless the postal vote is heavily cast in bis favor. Mr. Bowman, leader of the Labor Party, regard* the elections as a great victory lor tabor. TIIKLL PAIUItS AGAIN. Ihe three-party system hac during Uic past year or two been the most prominent feature of Queensland la* of Federal) politics, and lias resulted in a political deadlock in the Northern State. There are seventy two memliere in the Legislative Assembly, and at the elections of May, liW7 : the returns gave partics as follows Opposition i leader, .Mr. l'hilp i ;>J Ministerial (Mr. Kidotoni .. M Labor (Mr. Bowman) .. Is It was anticipated that Mr. Kidslon would receive sufficient support front llie Labor Party to enable him to carry on. but this expectation was not realised. The Labor i'arty, holding tiie key ot the position, declined to co-operate with Jlr. Jiidjton. though, vvhtn matters we - ; reaching a climax, the Premier issued a manifesto calling for such assistance as would enable him t.i continue in ■■nice and keep the l'hilp pam ..ut. 'J hi- hazing Im'CH refn-ed, .Mr. Philp. U-J d- rol liio Opposition, ua- able, uitli llie t-liljKj rary assistance of some Labor member* to carry a no -wmtidence vote. Then -i>: November lan- Mr. l'hilp became I'rc • ii-T. Cut his Premiership became , farce, because Mr. Kid-ton. who ha 1 I been defeated by the l'hilp party, man- i aged in turn to defeat Mr. l'hilp. 1 'ho I Ministry might propose, but the lippo-i- j lion disposed. The Iloitec refused Mr. ! Philp supplier, and. after some parley, a dissolution »u« granted by the i.overnor. i The results of the election -hou. -..- was to lie expected, that the three-part/ 1 system is as pronounced a- before. ~<. j that the proceeding- in tli" near future j are likely lo prove ;fc inicre-iing -;m.l | maybe as chanceful a- they were du: j ing'the whole of last year. 'I lie one fei- | ture of the election- about which there \ is no doubt is that -Mr. Philp"s following j lias Iwcii reduced one third, and the | Labor Party is stronger in nearly Urn j same proportion, while the strength o.' tlie Kidoton following i- practically unaltered. Mr. liobcrt Philp (who is a partner in the well-known flipping firm. Burns:* Philp and Co.) had cat for Townsviile for twenty years. He was Premier from December. ISM. to September. Mux— Time*.

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