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\promise to offer. He desired no 'public hearings by the commission during the campaign, but the en--| 'gineers and jstaff could go on with | . |their work. Such public hearings became nothing more or less than political propaganda. Liberal Leader Hay agreed with Mr. Ferguson's contention. "We Liberals are not concerned about the future of Hydro, because we{ have absolute faith in Hydro,'" he .claimed," and added his plea for anl absence of public hearings. ---- After all this the Premier reiter-- ated his previous promise, and add-- ed that he would consult with the Inquiry Commission Chairman and see if hearings could be suspended, or, at least, have no more hearings than were absolutely necessary. Mr. Drury refused to be pinned down further. If the House lasted «x week or ten days more it wouldl be impossible to have a June elec-- tion, and the election would have' to go over till fall. He could not undertake to stop commission hear-- ings till fall. Later Mr. Dewart said his pur--| ]pose would be served if the House | Ipromgued this week and the Pre--| 'mier carried out his promise. Mr.] IDrury gave the assurance that if| 'the House prorogued this week or | the middle of next week the elec--| tion would still be in June. The| motion was withdrawn. Sixteen Liberal Candidates. So far in this campaign sixteen Liberal candidates have been nom-- inated. They are: Windsor--Major J. C. Tolmie, Presbyterian minister, Windsor. Kent West--R. L. Brackin, bar-- rister, Chatham. Welland--R. Cooper, miller, Wel-- land. Lincoln--Thomas Marshall, hard-- ware merchant, Dunnville. : Halton--Leroy Dale, barrister,i Georgetown. | Y¥ork North--J. M. Walton, real :state and insurance agent, Aurora. Durham --West--W. J. Bragg, farmer and apple exporter, Bow-- manville. Hastings West -- Col. E. D. )'Flynn, barrister, Belleville. Lennox--Doctor J. P. Vrooman, medical doctor, Napanee. .: Stormont--J,. W. McLeod, Coun-- ty Clerk, Mille Roches. Grenville--Arthur Conn, farmer, Oxford Station. Parry Sound--R. Reece Hall, farmer, Parry Sound. Muskoka--H. E. Rice, publisher, Huntsville. Sault Ste. Marie--J. A. McPhail, barrister, Sault Ste. Marie. Niagara Falls----Doctor Snider, Nilagara Falls. Russell--A. Goulet, general mer-- chant, Bourget. The Conservative nominations number fifteen, and the Govern-- ment nominations total nine. | ommmmmnmanmmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmmemy |