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PREMIER WANTS DECISIVE
VERDICT
Campaign Nearing End
Only three days now remain for tho
completion of tho Legislative Assem
bly campaign before polling dny on
Saturday. Numerous meetings have
uccn arranged for tonight, tomorrow
ultfht, and Friday night.
Tho leaders of tlio principal parties
are appealing to tho doctors for a
»C!a.'Ve vo""cf' n/i they consider thnt
a return to tho Parliamentary con-
nltlons operating before the (itssoIu
Hon would bo dotrimentnl to tho Stato.
n ». ?,5ht 11,0 promlor (Sir XVII-
leM nal 1rron>' ,n a "Pencil nt Caul-
held, asked tho people to elect a Labor
h,?f if"1. Lt,Iley rcil,ly wanted ono,
hut if they did not ho urged them
to show unmistakably that they wan-
ted a non-Iabor Government.
I'REMIER AT BRIGHTON
Speaking In conjunction with tho
SWlrt,1,1" Macfnrlnn) at
w Vl ni DrlKhton- tonight, Sir
MoPherson will omphaslse
the need for n eloar verdict. Ho will
call attention to tho necessity for
careful handling of tho finances, and
.ask the pooplc to Judge whether. In
tlow of his services nt tho Treasury
ror seven years (1517-23 and 1528-
-J). when ho nevor had a deficit, he
"n mi'.'"1"" t0 bo trusted with respon
sibility now.
Iho hopes of Ministers are rising
as to tho likelihood of tho Katlon-
u lists and Country Parties combined
?t'i at Jp",51 a hare majority
(33 seats), which would mean a net
gain of three seats compared with the
last House.
Moderates of tho Labor Party per-
slst In thdr forecast that the party
will come hack with 30 seats— two
more than was hold In tho Inst As
sembly — but their arguments con
cerning scats In excess of 28 are still
not convincing.
Tho silent unattached vote Is
puzzling tho leading members of the
parties.
Labor Secretary on Poll Prospects
The secretary of the Victorian
Labor Party (Mr McNamara, M.L.c.)
said today: "Wo will gain at least five
to seven seals, In addition to holding
nil our present seats. Wo have re
ceived most encouraging reports front
the electorates."
Miss Mny Ilolman. M.L.A. (XVost
Australia) Is actively assisting the
Victorian Labor Party In Its cam
paign. Last night Miss Hohnnn ntl-
drcsHod a mooting at Camperdown.
Tonight she will speak at Colac. She
will address a woman's meeting to
morrow at 2.30 In the Easondon elec
torate In support of the Labor candi
date (Mr Drakoford).
(ther reference, in Page 16)
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