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CONVENTION NOTEBOOK Learning from 1983 How do you compare the federal scene with the provincial one Apparently the provincial Tories have learned something from the national convention held In June of 1983 BramptonGeorgetown MP John McDennid said In 1983 the delegates only had one earpiece to listen to transmissions but the deafening noise sometimes made It Impossible to do so This time around the different camps banded out a complete headset with two earphones to help in hearing he said The Colliseum turned out to be ideal because there much more room to spread out people In the adjacent buildings Mr McDcrmld said McMurtry was tops How did one delegate view the speeches Friday evening at the CNE colliseum Sheldon felt Roy came out on top with the number of good points he made but especially In his delivery Her candidate Frank Miller was second choice because he conjured kup thoughts of stability and how to get the country moving again she said Mr Larry Grossman was my number three choice his delivery was good But be spent too much time telling us why we should be Tories rather than why he should be the leader she said Dennis Timbrel I mustered a fourth place finish according to Mrs Sheldon because he was bland There has to be some fire in the party she Standoff perspective John McDcrmld PCBrain ptonGeorgetown was delighted in his role as an observer to the provincial PC leadership convention a standoffish perspective and you have various chances to assess what going on he said He said it was the first time since that be been involved with a leadership convention When the federal Progressive Conservative held their leadership convention John McDennid was a key figure in running Joe Clark campaign He was thoroughly enjoying himself but had mixed reelings about seeing Premier William Davis step down A plus factor was that be felt it would be possible to sit down and chat more With the former Premier once he In retirement Psychological warfare between ballots Continued from Page At him Mrs Sheldon said Even before the re sults of the second vote were out both Grossman and Miller supporters were out wooing delegates They were saying Dont you want to be with the winner Sheldon said People were calling him a loser Timbrell the minute they heard the first vote she said We became fully sure of a win when Grossman won the second ballot because Miller only needed to win and Grossman needed almost twice as many to win Mrs Sheldon said Wooing Timbrell dele gates she would use the same technique and if the delegate hesitated at all you knew you could work on them mn Sheldon said At that point in time nobody talking policy just talk winner Miller zip phrases she said The day that began a 10 a In the coliseum and ended there at mid night left Mrs Sheldon with the flu bug She even survive through Mr Millers acceptance speech From her bed in Speysldc she told The Herald her bet Is on a spring election likely in early June Mrs Sheldon dldn think the provincial party would wait til the fall when a municipal election Is due Leadership 85 PC There were lots of local laces walking the Progressive Conservative convention floor Saturday Including Hal tonBarling ton delegate Bert Arnold of Georgetown riding candidate Peter alternative Dave Kentner Elaine and ber BramptonGeorgetown MP husband John delegate Ab and delegate Barry Qnian Herald photo SECTION A T HERALD Wednesday January 30 IMS Page Grossman supporter hangs on Herald Staff Larry Grossman had Halton Burlington delegate Pam Johnston vote all the way Mrs Johnston of Georgetown was one of the few local delegates not supporting Progressive Conservative candidate Frank Miller Saturday 1 always felt Larry would make It the first ballot and I was not surprised at all that Roy McMurtry got 300 votes Mrs Johnston said But I was surprised that Frank picked so many of McMurtry after the first ballot She said she had no regrets about not following the pack and sticking with Grossman Mrs Johnston said she read every leaflet that came into her nans from the four leadership contenders and met with them at least three times each Concern about having a good representation of youth In the party was one reason she went for the yearold Grossman Youth arc the future and what the party to build with She said most of the Miller camp were older people and with the ballot It was largely older delegates that went to Miller from the camp I wonder If we won lose some of the youth vote Mrs Johnston worried with Miller as the premier designate now She still feels strongly about Grossman and Is disappointed he lost by votes The guy Grossman has reduced our deficit 30 per cent In one year Mrs Johnston noted He has a lot of ideas for more research and development for the universities and colleges and more spending for high technology I think that s important We have to keep up Speaking with other delegates during the three days of the conviction Mrs Johnston said she found people opposed Grossman because they thought he was too smart and outspoken To me that doesn make sense she said If Grossman had lost in the first ballot Mrs Johnston said she would have gone with Roy McMurtry Our camp was really hyped up which gets to be emotionally draining she said My arms ore sore from the banners but It was Esteem will increase Halton Burlington delegate Sheldon predicted Frank Miller win as Ihe new Premier of Ontario But she heaped words of praise on candidate Roy McMurtry who had to withdraw after the first ballot The man who will win the most from the convention is Roy she said His level of esteem w increase within the party J TRENTON DENTURE THERAPIST 2 Man St Georgetown 5pm Weekdays Evenings Saturdays by appointment Not two weeks before the Progressive Conservative leadership convention did Monica Oswald make op her mind as to which candidate she was going to support Frank the premier designate now got her vote Monica was selected delegate and her husband Ray by of the riding Long distance isnt always a bad feeling Who wants to pay a longdistance telephone charge just to clear up problems with the Ministry of Health and Welfare The region is asking the federal ministry to install a toll free telephone number for Halton Hills residents Health and Welfare administers the Old Age Security Guaranteed Income Supplement Spouse s Allowance Canada Pension Plan and the Family Allowances programs Although there are two Health and Welfare offices in the region one is In Burlington and the other in Oakvllle The office is the primary office and is responsible for serving the entire legion However the Oakville office only has a local telephone number which means that Halton Hills callers must call long distance Although there is a provincewide toll free number to the Scarborough office this office t deal with Canada Pension inquiries Oakville office staff say that when a distance caller Identifies they re calling long distance staff ask them to hang up and call them back to minimize the cost of the phone charge Communication course Are you having dlfflculturlea relating or communicating with your teenager spouse supervisor or colleague If so the creative communication skill develop ment course starting Feb at Georgetown District High School may solve your problems tall Mr at tor more information A happy Frank Miller watts patiently Ugh op In stands as workers on he floor work at changing Ibe minds of then- fellow delegates Herald photo The activity on the floor of the coliseum at the can be seen by this shot taken from photographer perch near he centre of the arena Herald photo Sorority adopts a Haitian child The members of Phi would like to thank everyone who supported them by buying tickets for their Christmas lie The draw was made by Mr Smith the man of Miracle Food Mart The prize of a food voucher worth was won buy a George town Resident Our anonymous winner generously donated the vouchers to charity We thank him for his kind gesture which enabled three families to enjoy a Merry Christmas We would also like to thank those who attended our fashion show earlier In 19M The proceeds from these two events enabled us to sponsor a child from Haiti and to donate to various local chart lies Our adopted child Is ten years old and comes from a family of nine Half population of Halt Is under 16 and a high percentage of them suffer from We have had a number of interesting pro grammes this year These have included teaming to be more self assertive a slide show and talk about Malaysia a stress test and a talk on astrology More topics are planned for Ihe remainder of the year Clothing and food were provided by the Delia Beta era for distribution at The Exemplfer Christmas The sorority has been busy raising will be providing tote funds through garage bags for the children at and a craft auction to the Georgetown hospital support our community The cultural evenings projects The chanter have been very interest members have driven and challening Malorwtabrd local artist gave a talk on the art of making porce lain dolls Our theme for the year Is to paint a Living Masterpiece so the members have deal gned their programmes to create a greater awareness of ourselves and those around us girls and their husbands recently yed an evening of cards at the home of Sue and Pete Socials both with and without boys have been planned for the spring If you think youre paying more than you need to for car insurance with Stale good coverage Bui moat yougatlut far service you Cfm ROBERT TAIT INS AGENCY LTD 174QuelphSt 877 ABC hold workshop Dear Sir The Association for Bright Children Is inter est In contacting teachers mentors artisans and prates who are Interes ted in leading workshops for exceptionally bright children and parents in Halton this spring Workshops will be offered at five levels Preschool Primary Junior Intermediate and Parent and all ses sions are to be held In Georgetown and Burlington on April 13 April April 37 and 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