Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 25, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday Juni 25, 1968 Campaign sidelights conservative Leader Stanfield to two Young tory supporters on an Oshawa onr., Street monday but the Squirrel on the boy s shoulder does t appear to be interested in the pc Leader. Diet takes it easy n election fact Sheet dominate race by the Canadian press facts and figures in today s Gen eral election at stake 264 commons seats one fewer than last parliament be cause of redistribution. Candidates 967-263 for each of the liberals conservatives and new democrats plus 71 credit stes 31 social creditors .14 communists and 62 others. Voting hours 9 . To 8 . Cd. Eligible voters approximately up from in 1965 election. About in Public funds plus an estimated or More by the parties. Standings at dissolution liberals 128, conservatives 94, nip 22, cred Iniste 8, social credit 4, Independent 2, Independent conservative 1, vacant 6, total 265. Ballot deliveries Tricky business Yellowknife . Up its Tricky business delivering some Federal election ballot boxes to Remote settlements in the Northwest territories Canada s largest constituency most deliveries to Remote settlements scattered across Square Miles Are made by Parachute from Low flying aircraft. The Rou Tine goes something like this the aircraft goes in Low Over a settlement an assistant opens the plane door and drops out the package taking care not to follow it. Suction created by the open door could easily pull out a person not Well secured inside the plane. By the Canadian press the 1968 election Campaign May go Down in history As one in which. Nobody Coull even faintly recall what the issues were. Style has predominated in this contest to such a degree that the electorate May remember Only How the party leaders spoke not what they said. In 1957 and Liberal was the Issue. In 1962 and 1963, it was conservative in i s m a n a g e in 1965, it was the Liberal record again and the attempt to gain a parliamentary majority. In 1968 what one Canada this would have been a splendid Issue except All the leaders were in favor of it prime minister Trudeau Ham mered away at this theme but that was because he was running a double Campaign one against anti federalist forces in Quebec As wee As against fhe conservatives and new demo cratic party. Conservative Leader Stanfield and nip. Leader Douglas repeatedly tried to raise the Issue of the National Economy. Both said Liberal mis management had resulted in galloping inflation fearful inter est rates and incessant in creases in the Cost of living. But or. Trudeau declined to go along with tvs subject As an Issue. The conservatives would like the Economy to go bad but unfortunately for them it is going he said. Or. Stanfield said Canada s governor general does not Dis cuss policy. Or. Trudeau for governor general was his suggestion. The prime minister maintained he would not make old style election promises As he said his opponents were doing. We Are making promises if you Call promises or. Trudeau said. Promise or policy or. Tru Deau said he would establish a Marshall Aid plan for under developed Canada and distribute the taxes of the Rich provinces to help the poor ones. He also said there a comprehensive study of urbanization and new Federal Finan Cial help for the planning and development of Urban regions. Or. Stanfield said a govern ment led by him a guaranteed annual income for the aged and disabled and tax Relief on High mortgage rates. Or. Douglas said higher in come groups should Bear a bigger share of the tax Burden. He also would raise the old age pension. All these promises or policies appeared out the surface at least to affect the voter Little. He seemed More interested in getting out and taking a person Al look at the party leaders and other candidates at enhance at political Rales was at least As big As at any time in Canadian history. Prince Albert sask. Up last time John Diefenbaker suffered personal defeat in a Federal election was 12 years before his latest opponents were born. Tuesday s vote comes after a quiet Campaign for the former prime minister and progressive conservative Leader. For the first time in 15 years he has confined his orbit mainly to Prince Albert the constituency that has Given him majorities of More than in the last four contests. His daily easy paced main Streeting has been broken Only by an occasional foray to some Prairie Riding to assist in the Campaign of a Friend or Loyal supporter. His opponents this time Are Liberal Phil West and new Democrat Allan Hartley both 30. Or. Diefenbaker who lost to the late prime minister Macken Zie King in 1326, is bidding for his 10th consecutive Victory Al though he insists that he never campaigns. The 73-year-old chief s idea of non campaigning is to Rise at . For a brisk double time walk before breakfast and get to bed shortly before mid night. Relieved of his former responsibilities he is free for a daily hour or two of Mai Streeting on Centre Avenue and afternoon visits to a residential area or Rural District. Of there s or. Diefenbac someone says and instantly a crowd gathers. He signs autographs swaps local anecdotes with an old timer exchanges pleasantries with a Driver who pulls to the curb. Where Are you he asks two women on a Street Cor Ner. How is they stammer their answers shyly apparently surprised that or. Diefenbaker would bother to talk to them. After his Early breakfast the chief retires to his Motel suite for a close Check of the news and the 15 to 25 letters in the Early mail. The letters come Fri a across the country asking advice or favors offering encouragement recalling incidents of his Politi Cal life. Of i answer every one i never or. West a lawyer and or. Hartley executive director of the Prince Albert John Howard society Are wooing the eligible voters with door to door campaigns. Both Are Newcom ers to Federal politics. The bae game is a Little Dif Ferent i. West says. He sees or. Diefenbaker As just the member for Prince Albert not a National figure. He argues that Many non conservatives supported or. Diefenbaker in past campaigns and Points to last year s provincial election in which the five rid Ings encompassed in the Federal constituency returned three nip members and two Liber als. Or. Hartley is looking for sup port of the National medical care plan which Saskatchewan enters july 1, and preservation of the family farm. John Diefenbaker Phil West Allan Hartley tory Liberal or l i her a tory Calgary up a new Breed of political animal has cropped up in conservative Liberal or Liber Al conservative. Ray Breard conservative candidate for Calgary South inserted newspaper advertise ments Esting More than 400 of his supporters. After the ads appeared the Telephone to Pat Mahoney s Liberal Headquarters began to ring. About 20 persons said even though their names appeared in conservative ads they were. Ready liberals. The conservatives said they got some of the names from a list of paid up tories for 1968. One of the names was that of Roy Jennings finance com Mittee member on the Maho Ney team. But he is a paid up member of the Calgary South conservative association. Len Pasichny works for both Nick Taylor Liberal candidate for Calgary Centre and or. Breard. He said he did not mind his name being used in a conservative and. Foreground Parisienne sport Coupe. Background left Grande Parisienne sport Sedan. 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