Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 18, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free june 1968 17 Jor Gensch has Edge in Provencher Hattle by Barry came staff Mark Smerchanski million Aire former la and onetime aspirant for Manito Bas Liberal leadership has chosen a rough Road Back to political once regarded As the natural heir apparent to the provinces Liberal Leader Gil Smerchanski is hoping to use the vast Provencher Riding to springboard Back into the fore front of Manitoba and he could very Well succeed were it not for one enormous hurdle that stands squarely in his solidly entrenched Veteran progressive conservative my for pro veneer in the last War Ner in spite of the Confidence that appears to be oozing from the Liberal Campaign Headquarters in this revamped Jorgenson must be conceded the ing to retain a staunchly Liberal area for the conservatives because of a personal Appeal that seems to Cross All party and even though redistribution was not kind to he has proved in the past that logic and statistics Are very rarely the entire answer in by a he should be in great trouble in the coming election because of elected in 1965 with Bare majority Over his Liberal opponent of Only this time Jorgenson will have to win without the help of the tory stronghold he formerly held West of the red River in the Altona in place of the old chunk of Friendly he has been handed a vast slice of new territory that runs from the Tran Canada Highway North to profile of a Riding Edge in the race Here at Jorgenson not Only has 11 years of experience in the House of com Mons to his credit but he has also assiduously cultivated his constituency in the built up a fund of expertise in the prime area of concern to Point just South of Berens the new Riding includes portions of the former Boniface and Springfield rid Ings neither of which were helpful to the conservative voters scattered among a dozen Vieages and sparsely populated mining there int an Urban poll in one time widely mooted for the agriculture portfolio in Diefenbaker he never quite lived up to his earlier but the Farmer businessman from Morris has nevertheless made a significant contribution in the Field of he was chairman of the agricultural caucus of the conservative party in the last parliament and from 1960 to 1963 he was parliamentary Secretary to a 1 v i n agriculture during the Diefenbaker for the elections he has succeeded in winning a seat that had an unbroken record of 53 years of Liberal representation before he appeared on the his margin of Vic tory was never very Jorgenson has consistently sur prised the predictors by manag multiple pricing of drugs rapped Halifax up the Nova Scotia pharmaceutical society is supporting a move by the Ca Nadian pharmaceutical association to eliminate multiple pric ing of drugs in attempts to bring Down prescription drug at a meeting monday of the provincial society annual con president Nunn urged provincial pharmacists to adopt a concept in levying drug he involved a service charge by the druggist plus the actual Price of the the constituency Only two and More than in the whole area North of the Tran Canada Jorgenson is a relative unknown despite the vigorous Oneman Campaign he has tirelessly conducting in the past while at first glance the prospects for the tory Veteran would appear an examination of the 1965 election results give cause for some taking into account All the polls which now com prise the new Provencher the 1965 election results give the conserva Tives a vote majority Over their nearest if the 1965 vote were to be repeated this the result would be As follows for the for the for the nip and for the social credit Jorge sons detractors Are Quick to Point out his weakness in the North and the act that the Southern area of the Riding is represented in the provincial House totally by it also must be pointed out that most of the new area in the North of Provencher is solidly conservative in the Manitoba but despite the apparent Lead Jorgenson would seem to it is nevertheless easy to see Why Smerchanski Liberal team is confident of neither the new democrats nor the so reds appear to have much Ofa Cha Nee in i out of respect in the memory of Frank Coward Mikkelsen Coward Ltd will close at 12 noon june 1968 your Money earns on term deposits Foran term one to five years guaranty Trust company of Canada federally incorporated and capital and Reserve deposits in excess of 430 Portage Avenue 9422586 the nip old Harry suf Fering from a double mis while it is True that the nip rolled up Large gains in the former Springfield it is also True that much of that vote was a personal vote for the capable de like schreyers Appeal Cut across old party loyalties and it is b 1 a k e k n o x s mis Fortune that his Campaign Date is showing no signs of cashing in on schreyers widespread pop a publisher from grand he was late off the Mark to Start and his Effort has never really left the ground in the new democrats Are abominably weak in the old Southern portions of the where they have never developed an even halfhearted if the Outlook for the new democrats is the prop sects for the social credit candidate Are Likely even unlike the the so reds do not even have a Core of strength to build in their showing throughout the Riding was uniformly the social credit cause appears to have Only one Eavor Able present Able appearance and literacy of their Loren a professor at Pauls College at the University of Reznowski has a string of degrees and is currently working on two doctoral in English literature and one in sacred his pitch to Date has been classic social Call for debit free Money and a pledge to end the vicious monopoly of the country credit it will probably Appeal to the Small pockets of sacred support in the constituency for some seems to be entered i la but All the signs would seem to indicate that the Only real threat to Jorgenson will come from the former Liberal la is running hard in the constituency and appears to be concentrating in the Northern particularly Pine Beausejour and he has been blanketing the area with repeated advertise ments in the local papers and his Effort received an added boost in the last two weeks from the the Carillon news published a poll of residents in Steinbach which claimed to give Smerchanski a 15 per cent Lead Over the tory and the because Jour Beaver added a similar Roll which also gave the Liberal a slight there is not doubt that he can pick up a considerable following in the sizable ukrainian population and he should be Able to take advantage of allegiance French speaking communities appear to be giving prime minister if he can also Cut into Jorge sons strength in the South and the traditional tory strength among the indians in the he stands a Chance of upsetting the the one criticism that has been levelled at Smerchanski that does appear to stick concerns the charge that he is a hoisted on the Riding from Winnipeg he has been moving recently to neutralize this at tack by pointing out that he has As much connection with the Riding As Jorge sons Home is in also outside the and the farm he owns i Elizabeth is actually run by his on the other does run a number of business in the chemical Spring but the final reckoning will have to await the night of june when the voters of pro Bencher will decide whether they like to see Smer Chanski once again take a place in the forefront of Manitoba is Sass v tumblers i b5sj8 Jess t go go tumblers go great boating at the cottage at backyard barbecues picnics parties with gasoline Purchase these wild new Thermal tumblers Are a a bold Gay swirling there different and exciting As modern As this and the Only place you can get them is your a service the Cost just each with a Delight your serve hot or cold drinks in these new and Lively go go a special a Start collecting your set today ;