THE GENERAL ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 114, 7 October 1914, Page 8

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC AND LABOR

By Telegraph.—(Per Press Association. Wellington, loot Night. Efforts are being made to arrange a working partnership between tho SooU! 'Democratic and United Labor Party fo.' the general elections, and for tho allscation of war taxation. A conference began yesterday, and t!h« delegates of both parties will confer again -to-mor-row. Onci 'Labor r«pi*sc»t&tive has given the opinion that the two group,* will reach an agreement as to runninga single candidate in each district wlver* Labor is believed to have a possibility of succtws, ami to stand out of the ground where * Liberal candidate's prospects are palpably superior to Labor's, it is also anticipated that the two parties will agree on a basis of taxation mainly on Hie land, in order to guard as much as pofs'rble against a transfer of tho load to the workers. The Labor leaders may endeavor to get the tax put on produce for export.

TO OPPOSE SIR. G. W. RUSSELL

Christehurch, Last Nisrht. At a meeting of tho Riecsrton branch of tlie Reform league, Mr. P>. Bunn .was selected as tho official candidate for the teat.

THE STRATFORD HEAT. Mr. W. If. Hawkins, tho Liberal candidate for the Stratford seat, opens Uij cnnipaign tonight in the Town Hall at Stratford. The Mayor of Stratford will preside over what promi6.es to be a big meeting. THE PATEA SEAT. A meeting of Liberals under the auspice* of the Hawera I<caguc was heli en Monday evening, When Mr. Morrison, the party's candidate to contest tho Pa tea scat, was present. Matters :>i detail were discussed in connection with the coming campaign, and it was decided to invite Mr. G. W. Russell, M.P., and anothjr member to deliver an address nt Ha.wjra. Mr. Mormon proj oses to conmncDce his campaign this week. —Star.