In State polities the piece de resistance is the Convention Bill, in support of which the present Government was returned to office. A reform in the State constitution is urgently needed in more than one direction, a more extended franchise for the Upper House, and x reduction for memibership in both are the two most important points with which the Convention will have to deal. The Government have added another member to their party this week, following on the election of Mr. Deegan for Melbourne East. Mr. Boyd was recently returned by a large majority for Melbourne City. This is the electorate recently represented by the Labour member Findley, whose expulsion for weeks ago was for} the time the talk of the hour; and even now to mention the word "loyalty" toa Labour member has much the same effect asa red rag ona bull.
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