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Horsham Labour Party fights back
The Horsham Labour Party has sent a circular letter to all local Labour Parties throughout the country describing the refusal of the National iaxecutive to endorse Ernie Roberts as candidate for Horsham as ‘intolerable.' The letter is signed by the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer and maintains that Ernie Roberts was chosen after the proper procedure, had been carried out. It also says that they have bcen informed by the National Agent that the xecutive ‘is not required, pndp the constitution, to give any reason for its refusal of endorse= ment.' The ends by saying that it upholds the right of constituoncy parties to solect their own candidates. iiaximum support should be given to the Horsham Labour Party in its campaign which could v ry well become the spearhead of the fight for democracy in the Labour Party. Lenton Labour Party opposes Morgan Phillips plan
At its last meeting, the A.G.M., the Lenton ward Labour Party passed a resolution opposing any attempt to interfere with the present system of having an annual Labour Party conference. It is of the opinion that such alteration would strike at the basis of Labour Party democracy. Comrades will remember that in an interview with the Observer, some weeks ago, liorgan Phillips pioneered the idea of replacing the annual conferunce with a biemial one. The resolution is to go to South Nottingham constituency Labour Party. Central Nottingham Young Socialists for Labour Party democracy
At its last meeting the Central Nottingham Young Socialists adopted in principle a resolution for the aanual conference of the Young Socialists calling for more democracy in relation to the approval of Parliamentary candidates. The exact text is to formulated at its next moeting.
The Tribune article on the adoption of Price Jones and the rejection of Denis Hobden is to be duplicated and circulated.