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12 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, November 1, 1965 Five Campaign Leaders Colorful On Platform By STEWART MacLEOD OTTAWA (CP)--If voters are apathetic about the current elec- tion campaign, it's difficult to blame the platform styles of the five federal leaders. Taken to- gether, they offer the greatest variety since invention of the three-speed gramophone. Tare sh wap ot hair. oved son, over his forehead and a crinkled grin on his face, telling his au- dience that a ype minister has a good deal in common with a football coach. Or Conservative Leader Dief- enbaker, one hand on his hip, the other jabbing the air, de- claring, "'I dared to stand." New Democratic leader Doug- las, his five-foot-two frame al- most hidden behind the rostrum, brings tears to some eyes with his impassioned plea for "social justice" in Canada. Social Credit leader Thomp- -speed son, speaking in a low baritone with few inflections, ern farmer . . . they said Can- ada was bankrupt. , . they said it couldn't be done." He glares, his face like granite. Mr. Douglas, Scottish-born ex- Baptist minister, usually spends the first 10 minutes of each speech telling jokes about Scots- men and Baptist _ ministers. "You can't hold a crowd until you start them laughing," he says, and there is no doubt about his success in that de- partment. Gently, the NDP chief steers his subjects toward more se- rious tracks, preaching of pov- erty, the domination of the econ- omy by big interests and the policies of his party. He ends on a highly-emotional pitch - that clearly moves his audiences. STRESSES SCANDAL Unlike Mr. Diefenbaker, Mr. Douglas makes only passing references to the integrity-in- government issue. The Conserv- ative leader often devotes a third of his speeches to the mat- ter, invariably beginning the same way: "It was on a night tells his audiences it's time toliive tnis--warm -- that Rivard be "responsible," to scrap "petty politics." And. in Quebec, Creditiste leader Real Caouette, face glis- tening with perspiration and hair askew, slices smoky air with both hands to denounce "Liberal conscription." Govern- ment denials do nothing to stem his flow. DELIVERY CHANGED The leaders haven't changed since the 1963 election, but ob- servers feel that the speech- making styles have. Mr. Pearson has ditched his prepared text, along with the fist-pounding and head move- ments that used to emphasize his words. Now he chats in an off-the-cuff fashion and his as- sociates like it. Mr. Diefenbaker, generally regarded as the last, of the old- time thundering campaigners, is even more so than in 1963. He came out fighting in this campaign and his condemning finger hasn't stopped pointing. "They are whittling away at Confederation .. they are ehiselling away at the monarchy . +» they forgot about the west- Voice Of Women To Picket Meets MONTREAL (CP)--A spokes- man for the Voice of Women Quebec said Sunday the organ- {zation will picket campaign meetings to be held here Tues- da* Prime Minister Pear- sou, aud Wednesday by NDP Leader Do and Conserva- tive Leader Diefenbaker. The spokesman issued a atate- ment saying the women's group "appeals to all national leaders to co-operate in developing methods of negotiations affect- ing national security and the peace of the world... ." asked the warden for the hose." Mr. Pearson says little about the "Rivard Affair' in his ma- jor speeches. He talks instead about na- tional unity, the country's eco- nomic progress, low unemploy- ment, the war on poverty and the desirability of a majority government. The prime minister is best when he is close to his audience --on a low dais as opposed to a high stage--and can chat in normal tones, In Orillia, Ont., one night he held 2,400 people in silent attention, talking in quiet tones about his reasons for seeking a majority govern- ment. "At long last it really sounds like Mike Pearson talking," said an aide afterwards. KEEPS TO LOW KEY | Mr. Thompson has never in- |dulged in dramatics. The for- |mer teacher ,chiropracter and 2 Major Fires Are Investigated ST. THOMAS (CP) -- Police and fire department officials were investigating the possibil- ity that two major fires during the weekend were started by Halloween pranksters. Fire broke out about 9 p.m. of|Saturday at the Marlatt Fuels and Lumber Ltd. yards causing about $200,000 damage. About half of the storage buildings in the yards were destroyed. Fireman Robert Brown was) overcome by smoke while fight- ing the blaze. He was given| VOTE Count HI oxygen at the scene, taken to | hospital and released atter| treatment. At about 12:30 a.m. Sunday,| firemen were called to the St. Thomas cemetery whete fire destroyed a garage and land- i equipment. Loss there Jury Convicts Ex-Policeman MONTREAL (CP) -- Gerard Proulx, former Montreal police sergeant, was convicted Satur- was estimated at between $7,500 and $10,000. | Police Chief Wilfred White-| man said he believed the cem- etery fire definitely was the work of vandals but he was un-| sure as to the cause of the lumber blaze. day night of complicity in a) $1,400,000 mail robbery in March, 1964. | A 12-man jury deliberated for) seven hours before bringing in the verdict against Proulx, 41,| for aiding bandits who hijacked a Montreal mail truck contain- ing $1,400,000. Eight other men are awaiting trial in connection with the spectacular robbery. Ethiopean Air Force trainer sel- dom raises his pitch. He speaks deliberately, always suggesting that politics be moved 9n a higher plane, towards the right. "It's time we had leaders of responsibility," he will say. "We should take a more posi- tive approach to the problems of the nation." In the west he wears a whip- cord jacket and 10-gallon hat; in the east, a conservative busi- ness suit, His speaking style is diame- trically opposed to Mr. Caou- ette's. The Creditiste leader, who seems to reach full pitch by simply walking to the plat- form, flays out at the govern- ment, corruption, high interest rates and "conscription" from the opening gun, Swinging arms skim over the microphones as he dances back and forth on the stage. His| throat becomes hoarse, his words faster and his gestures more dramatic. It leaves him soaked in perspiration at the end of an hour. DIEF SPEAKS LONGEST | It's much the same with Mr. | Diefenbaker. At the end of his) speeches, which have run to 92) minutes, the Conservative| leader will retire backstage to) dry himself and don a fresh} shirt. Mr. Diefenbaker speaks longer than the others. He sel- dom stops under 75 minutes, al- though he often gives the indi- cation of an earlier conclusion. "In conclusion," can merely mean a change in subject. Mr. Pearson can go from 30 minutes to an hour, and Mr.| Douglas generally sticks to a 50-| minute limit. At that point, he says, "my mental alarm clock) goes off." In story - telling, the NDP leader invariably gets the big- gest laughs. Most of the jokes are on himself and some clearly indicate that he isn't vain about his appearance. Mr. Pearson's best jokes are also on himself and he can get gleeful mileage by harpooning his war experiences. 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