THE LIBERAL PARTY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 September 1920, Page 5

THE LIBERAL PARTY.

NEW LEADER APPOINTED £ 'll MR. T. -M. WILFORD SELECTSD. "v? j By Telepaph.—Preu Auoolitl*. 1 Wellington, I*it HJjtfrt. A meeting of the Liberal Put? held this evening, Mr. Q. Forbes (WMto'j being in the chair. " The following Resolution was «urUR, v members standing! "The Liberal Jwr;! desires to place upon record It* preciation of the great dered to the Party by th» laU SmL ' W. D. S. Mac Donald, and dettftf ■.tfe'. tender to Mrs. MaeDonald and ftntbfy its sincere sympathy in the which they have sustained." . ' It was proposed by Mr. T. K. and Seconded by the Hon. A, T. Nfttwjj that Mr Thomas M, Wilford shoM be appointed leader of the UUj| Party. This resolution was cfttti^dJ^ Mr. T. M. Wilford was born on 20, 1870, of Quaker parentage, and Jti is a son of Dr. J. G. P. Wilford. $£ was first elected to Parliament in Ink and he has held 'the seat continuMlljS since that time. He 4i&b been Mayor! of Wellington, chairman of the WeW* lington Harbor l?oard, cfiairman of tty"j Harborg Conference, chairman of mittees of the House of Repraw&ttp.'! tives, and a Minister of the Crown j*t* the National Government. He is tqif} miasioner.of linking funds for the osh( | of and one of the 3faw land trustees of St. John's AnriralsMhf Association. • -1