Labour Senate Candidates
The ballot for the selection of the three Labour candidates at the next Senate election has been concluded, and as a result Mr. Ike Smith (secretary of the central branch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Politics & elections, 1912
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Carmarthen District By-election. Mr. W. L. Williams Re-elected
LONDON, Thursday.--The by-election for Carmarthen--rendered necessary, by the appointment of Mr. W. Lieweliyn Williams, the sitting member, to the position of Recorder…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Socialist Successes. at the German Elections. What Strengthened the Vote. Friendly Attitude to Britain
LONDON, Thursday.--Herr Molkenbuhr, secretary of the German Socialist Party, and a member of the new Reichstag, addressed the Birmingham Conference…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Labor's Parliament. Press Not Admitted Conference Begun Yesterday. Health Resolution. Fixing Prices
About 200 delegates gathered at the Trades-hall yesterday morning to attend the opening of the New South Wales Political Labor League Conference…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Double-Tongued Senator. Senator Pearce in Parliament gives the Lie to Senator Pearce at Broken Hill
SPEAKING at Broken Hill in support of conscription, Senator Pearce is reported to have said: Their Labor paper had published his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Beaten. German Election Finals. Socialists on Top
BERLIN, Friday Evening.—The Potsdam seat in the German Reichstag has been won by Herr Liedknecht, a Socialist. His victory was all the more notable…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Australian Elections. Nomination Erroneously Accepted. Additions to the Commission of the Peace
ADELAIDE, Friday.--At a recent meeting of the councilor the Justices' Association the following motion was unanimously carried:--That this council expresses to the Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dog Whip in Parliament
A free fight on a large scale broke out in the Austrian Parliament one afternoon recently, as a result of which many M.P.'s had to be taken home in cabs, their clothes betas torn to ribbons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The German Elections. Socialists Exulting Over the Victories. Kaiser Insulted by Municipal Council. Berlin, Friday Night
The red-flag victory at Potsdam is all the more notable because Herr Liebknecht was recently in prison for 18 months for circulating anti-militarist propaganda…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Candidate's Vow
Mr. W. P. Griggs, the defeated Conservative candidate for the Romford Division of Essex, has made a vow that he will not smoke, dance, or play cards again until either a Unionist…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Labor's Parliament. a Full Day's Work, Law Reform. the State As Tin Buyer. Nominations for the Executive
The Political Labor Conference held three sessions on Saturday. Apparently delegates had made up their minds to live the strenuous life --for one day at least--and, though they were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Peace Vote. Recent German Elections. War Taxation
Under the British system of party government Ministers stand or fall as the will of the people is declared through the ballot box. In Germany, however, though policy may be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →German Elections. Socialist Victories. Berlin, Jan. 26
The "red flag" victory at Potsdam is more notable because Herr Liebknecht, who has been, elected, was recently in prison for 13 months, having served the sentence for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →United States Presidency. Democratic Nominations. Champ Clark and Hearst Candidates
WASHINGTON, Sunday.--Mr. champ Clark-- member of the 53rd (1893-5) and 55th to 61st (1897-1911) Congresses, and minority leader of the House)--announces his candidature for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Painters and Decorators. Election of Officers
As the result of the ballot in connection with the Painters and Decorators' Society, the following officers have been elected:--President. Mr. T. Torning (re-elected):…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protestant Conference. State Parliament Criticised
Delegates of the Federal Protestant Defence Association Council conference met yesterday at the Royal Society's rooms. Dr. Dill Macky, president, was in the chair. The conference…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Military Cadets. Successful Candidates. Melbourne
The Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, to-day made available the list of successful candidates. Among those applicants for admission to the Royal Australian Military…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The German Elections
Of the many parties and sections of parties that go to make up the German Reichstag, none have made such headway of recent years, and none gained so largely in numbers as the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →German Elections. Final Figures
An analysis of parties in the German Reichstag gives the following results:— Government: Centre, 93; Conservatives, 56; Poles, Anti-Semites, Alsatians, Hanoverians,…
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