Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 27, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Win nifty 1-Kte a rfcs thursday june 27, 1968 1st negro halted sweep Hamilton ont. Up the same Federal in 1957 elected Canada s first woman Cabinet minister tuesday elected Lincoln Macauley Alexander first negro my. Or. Alexander handsome 46 year old lawyer and former col lege football player won Hamil ton West for the progressive conservative party in a gain from the liberals that kept them from sweeping Hamilton s four Ridings. Defeated by Liberal Joseph Macaluso in the 1965 Federal election by less Ihan votes or. Alexander kept Campaign ing and tuesday the Effort paid off As he brought the traditionally tory Riding Back into the fold by 268 votes. I Hope my Victory will give other people Faith that in can Ada anyone can win no matter what his race Creed color or Alexander said. 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Look into also today also door and window co. 545 Arlington St. Phone 775-2481-82 the negro member from Hamil ton West but simply the Mem Ber from Hamilton the last time Hamilton West voters were excited by the conservatives was in 1957 when they elected Ellen Fairclough who served in the conservative Cabi net As minister of citizenship and immigration and later As postmaster general. The first negro to win a seat in any legislature or parliament in Canada was Leonard Braith Waite 44, elected to the Ontario legislature in 1963 to represent Toronto Etobicoke for the Liber als. During his or. Al expander argued that Issue s and not personalities were the important thing. Bui he attracted1 Young work ers and credited them with his Victory tuesday. I hear there is a certain Cha Risma that floats about he told an audience after his Victory and i m. Supposed to have a this magic May have attracted the 500 Young workers who inspired us and gave us vigor to carry he said. Although or. Alexander took the Lead from Liberal Thomas Beckett right from the Start and never gave it up his Victory was in doubt until a returning officer double checked the re sults Early wednesday. Last Chance of values at the red River sex featuring Moffat ranges refrigerators washers dryers and dishwashers Liberal Trade in allowances on your old Range. Well pay the sales tax As an exhibition Bonus. You May get your appliance absolutely free. This Moffat Range has surf Ace burners that will give you whatever degree of heat you want from simmer to you get a wider Choice of Burner and you always get a steady even heat. Infinite heat switches spill proof cooking surface for easy cleaning automatic clock with minute minder appliance outlet variable Broil control automatic High Speed oven preheat removable oven door for easier oven clean ing porcelain enamel finish inside and out s storage drawer Many other features. Reg. 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Stanfield did t seem to excite the born in Toronto the son of a West Indian railway Porter or Alexander came to Hamilton in 1940 and enlisted in the Craf where he spent three years As a wireless operator. When he was discharged he went to my master University and later to Osgoode Hall in Toronto to be come a lawyer. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1953 and was made a pc in 1966 Lincoln Alexander youngest my 22, did t expect to win Yorkton sask. Up Canada s youngest member of parliament said wednesday he did not expect to win when he started campaigning May 1 As nip candidate. Lome Nystrom 22, overcame a deficit in the redistributed Yorkton Melville Riding to defeat incumbent conserva Tive James Ormiston by votes to or. Nystrom said in an inter View he plans no specific pro Grams As a freshman my but will carry with him to Ottawa keen interests in agriculture and foreign affairs. Born on his family s farm near Wynyard the Young member can look Back eight years to recall when he first be came interested in politics. At 22, he is two years younger than senator Hazen argue when he was first elected to the com Mons in 1945. The former my who became a senator in 1966, bad been described As the youngest my in Canadian history. Or. Nystrom a student in political science at the University of Saskatchewan s Regina Cam pus says he plans somehow to Complete the two courses required for his Bachelor degree possibly this summer. He is missing a required French course and one optional course. For the time being the Bache Lor my will take a few weeks off to rest from the seven Days a week Campaign he has waged for eight weeks prior to the election. He said a major aspect of his Campaign was door to door and farm to farm visiting for up to 18 hours a Day. Or. Nystrom said there Are three reasons Why the conservatives lost their hold on Saskatchewan giving up six seats to the nip and two to the Liber als. One was the nip Campaign the second was voter reaction to Liberal Premier Ross Thatcher s increased taxes and medi Cal care insurance utilization fees announced this Spring. The third was conservative Leader Robert Stanfield s Lack of popu Larity in John Diefenbaker s Home province. Or. Nystrom a teacher turned University student said one definite influence on his in Terest in politics came from family Friend George h. Castle ton a Saskatchewan my from 1940 to 1958 for the Kcf now the nip. Mrs. Cast Teton substituting Tor her husband who has been ill for several weeks proposed or. Nystrom s name for the nomination. Lor me Nystrom turning Point at Kamloops Ottawa up Liberal strategists say they believe the turning Point in the Feder Al election Campaign occurred at Kamloops on monday june 3, about 5 prime minister t r u d e a u held an outdoor rally at a sports Field at that hour. At least turned put the figure at in a City of about a rally of the same proportions in Montreal or Toronto would have drawn the liberals later were Happy to get about at noon in downtown Toronto. The Kamloops Caribou seat was held in the last Parlia ment by Davie Fulton 52, for Mer conservative Justice min ister. Or. Fulton had a plurality of votes in the 1965 election. Liberal Len Marchand turned this into a plurality of votes for his party tuesday with a few polls still unreported. Or. Trudeau had come the previous Day from newfound land where his reception was Cool As the election results proved. Kamloops gave him a real lift. After Kamloops he really a Liberal organizer said. 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