THE ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1919, Page 2

THE ELECTIONS.

SIR JOSEPH WARD'S FUTURE. A recent telegram from Napier conveyed the idea that Sir Joseph Ward had decided not to re-enter politics. This is not correct. The message which Sir Joseph sent to Mr. Vigor contained the words "at present/' and meant that he would not take advantage of Mr, Brown's or any other of five offers of resignation'to enable him to regain a seat in Parliament. There'is no ground for supposing that Sir Joseph will. not take up the running again .in three rears time. His defeat has been regretted by manv persons of opposing politics. It is rather a coincidence that Sir James Carroll and Sir Joseph Ward, svlio Entered Parliament the same day and had served through 38 sessions, filiould both be defeated at this election while Sir James Allen, whose services covers exactly the same period, should avoid defeat by only a narrow margin. On Saturday there was a widely-spread rumor that Sir James Allen had beer, defeated, hut this was premature. In I the ease of both Sir Joseph Ward and Sir James Alien it is stated that P.P.A. propaganda was largely responsible for Hie heavy voting against them.—'Waniganui Chronicle's Wellington Correspondent.