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he man at the centre of the con- troversy surrounding Dr, Allan _ Sontersall's resignation as akville-Milton's candidate believes arty headquarters in Calgary has onged him and drawn the riding into ulent contradictions. David Andrus. who was to have run Dr. Somersall's campaign. depicted an ast-west split in Reform at the national evel. He said the suspicion harbored by western patty brass for eastemers played a key role in the Oakville-Milton fracas, which has seen the four senior riding executives quit, as well as Dr. Somersall. 1' In the wake of the departure, Milton's Richard Malboeuf, runner-up to Dr. Somersail in last September's nomination contest, has been acclaimed by the riding board to assume the candi- dacy in the upcoming federal election. Andrus also expressed disappoint- ment over what he saw as Dr. Somersall's attempts to distance himself from his would-be campaign manager. Reform Party executive member says allegation is sour grapes By ROB KELLY By ROB KELLY Special to the Beaver llegations by a former Reform AParty Member that there is an F' V east-west rift perpetuated out of the Calgary headquarters are "abse lutely ridiculous," says a Campbellville man on the national executive council. "I deny an east-west split entirely," said Maurice Carter, who is also chair- man of policy and communications for the party. Special to the Beaver Carter was responding to statements made by David Andrus. the former president of Reform's Don Valley West riding in Toronto Andrus was expelled from Reform in may. Andrus' relationship with Calgary soured because he backed John Gamble as the Don Valley West Reform candidate. Carter said Reform resisted Gamble’s candidacy because "it was alleged he had associated with neo-Nazis." Gamble was ousted hom bls Training for Life! St. John Ambulance , ttkr/lr-sire/l (ti; ah % 'tsi-uf,'),?" umped Reform Party campaign manager blames east-west split 19*) Oakville, Ont. L6K 2T3 (416) 844-4844 466 Morden Rd. tt201 use"; l W“? P te C. Watso y Men; CFP, 1sFoll hm “mm bmmms Luann) KM” (1yturiire Fashions for tatulldiin ail today (hyqpinlraatl only) 844-9113 Bairmwh the hard to it igure. cmmleted (011 ftdiod hr now that the has bringing Andrus] I! at? on bqurd to man. Dr. Allan Somersnll age his campaign. but relented in the face of strong support for the move from the Oakville-Milton board of directors. The presence of Andrus. according to Dr. Somersall, then riding president Rita Bucher and Andrus himself, threat- ened to drive a deep wedge between Dr. Somersall said in an inter- view last week that he had mis- givings about bringing Andrus Calgary and Oakville-Milton. Faced with a choice between losing Calgary's support entirely in the election campaign or dropping Andrus, Dr. Somersall said he decided to quit instead. Andrus indicated that Dr. Somersall never displayed any qualms about hav- ing him take over the reins as campaign manager. in fact quite the opposite. Reform when he "did not leave will ingly," Carter added. Subsequent to that, a move devel- oped to have Andrus manage former Oakville-Milton candidate Allan Somersall's campaign. The Mississauga bated physician, in an interview last week, said he was ner- vous about the idea, but accepted it because the then members of his riding executive committee strongly endorsed the plan. Eventually the issue caused a rift that saw Somersall. as well as four members of the executive committee, including riding president Rita Bucher, resign. Somersall said a confrontation brewed with Calgary over the Andrus affair that upped riding morale made him unwilling to go on. Caner said the tenor of Andrus' crit- icism "teeks of sour grapes." Andrus apparently had "his own private agenda" as to how Reform affairs in Ontario would be run, Carter Nobody volunteers to run a cam MAURIA CLINIC OF ELECTROLYSIS BEHRHVIENT PthlilMlltl I MSW: I MESTNIM PUllllWltl MAUREEN SCOTT Free Consultation ome Please fall for an appointment 329 Lakeshore Rd. E. Suite 102 Expires July 30/93 Vago m bmbined Experience are an independent Oakville finn specializing in 842- 7602 ISSUE HAIR REMOVAL TREATMENT pub Over 14 years FREE Value $21 l 845-8100 RACHEL MAILLE tl and da, to b1 Reform) "I think Allan was trying, in his way. to he on both sides of the fence at the same time," Andrus continued. "He wanted to have his cake and eat it too, He wanted to have me, but he didn't want to offend his growing relationship with (Reform leader Preston) Manning. "l offered to step aside, to work qui- etly in the background," Andrus said. However, "Allan knew what the reality w'as. He could not have me and keep the west happy." Andrus was subsequently expelled from Reform in May. The friction between him and Calgary developed due to his activities in his home riding of Don Valley West, Andres said. There Andrus was presi- dent of the riding association. a riding Andrus said he was "willing to help Allan He was like a breath of fresh air." However, "Allan had his own agen- da, to be the Ontario spokesman (for said. Given that Reform is a relatively new political entity, "it is inevitable that we would attract people like Andrus. "Sometimes I got the feeling that these people wanted to take over the Ontario wing of the party," Carter added. The expulsion of Gamble was not arranged by Manning. but agreed upon by the lS-member national executive council, Carter said. "He's a member of the executive council, just like I am, He TERRY COOKE DON CLARKE - The #1 Rated Public Course in Canada MANAGER It is the Semee After the Semee that Sets This One Apart. 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Andrus, who counts for- mer high profile Tory minister Michael Wilson as a onetime business partner, was also a Progressive Conservative before joining. Reform, and long a polit- ical activist. "Our riding elected a man not suit- able to Preston Manning," Andrus said simply "Manning didn't want Gamble Reform still has a bias between east and west. Anyone who comes along and is very strong seems to be dropped out of the party, if he's an eastemer," Gamble was also expelled. Andrus says he was victimized by the same prejudice, despite the fact "Preston (Manning) asked me to join" Reform in the first place. "lt's very basic to a person who believes in Reform, it's almost funda- mental, that decisions be made from the bottom up. They don't run their business that way. It's very top down, very does not run it. He does not bounce stuff on us.and say 'take it or leave it.' Reform growth in Ontario has "been fantastic" in the last two years, Carter said. 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