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CONANT'S USE ]SOME LIBERALS OF POLICE CARS ARE OPPOSED l INQUIRY TOPIC : TO EXTENSION t | | | Entries in Log Found Seve'ral Plan VYoting in Names of His Wife SAg"'";fR "'g"j""'e on and Son, Roger Conant | econg Reading Motion | F & Use Of Provincial Police cars by 'I'l'le bill to' extend the life of the Premier Conant when he was At-- Legisiature is slated to make its torney--General, and by his wife second appearance in the House and his son, Roger, was under in-- Monday afternoon. It was learned TLE3 "'n'\t:'vday,,bnf""' the I'ub!x'c yesterday that a recorded vote on Accounts Committee of the Legis-- y o 4 lature. A log for the year April second reading will find Harry 2, 1941, to March 31, 1942, showed Nixon and other Liberals voting 360 entries in the name of Mr. against it. Conant for cars used and two The extent of the opposition to entries each in the names of Mrs. the measure within Liberal ranks | Conart and Roger Conant. In the is reported to have rhanged almost ' then Attorney--General's name one from hour to hour. Mr. Nixon, who | entry showed a station wagon ab-- will contest the leadership at the sent three weeks and cars in use party convention this month, toldi from two to six days on other oc-- the recent Liberal caucus that he ; casions. Destination of cars in Mr. would oppose the bill in a House Conant's name were given as Osh-- vote. Farquhar Oliver, former Wel-- awa, his home, in a number of in-- fare Minister, is another who, it is stances. said, will vote against the Govern-- Opposition Leader George Drew, ment. It is believed there are about questioning Inspector E. Hales, in six other members on the Liberal charge of the police garage, elicited side who are prepared to do like-- the information that police chau{-- wise. feurs had at times driven the Co-- Unless there is a last--minute nant car. At Col. Drew's request of-- change of plans, the Progressive ficers who had driven the cars will Conservative forces will oppose the be before the committee Monday bill. A united Opposition bloc, plus morning to explain the cars' desti-- anywhere from half a dozen to a * nations, The committee was told dozen anti--extension Liberals, may that cars in Mr. Conant's nams. result in a slim majority for the biil while ordered on his authority, had if the Liberal attendance in the been used by others on departmen-- House at the time of the vote is not tal business, such as delivering up to the mark. press roleases. Premier Conant declined to make Arthur W. Nicol, secretary to the any comment on the extension bill, Attorney--General, said cars had refusing to say when it was pro-- o been used on inspection trips by posed to call it for second reading. Mr. Conant in connection with the Approached when the House ad-- work of the Civilian Defense Cr,_am- Journed yesterday afternoon, the mittee and the Voluntser Civil Premier shied away from any ques-- Guard of which he was chairman. tion concerning the bill, but from He said he ordered cars on 1two another source it was learned that occasions for Mr. Conant which the likely day for second reading is were driven for him by Mrs. Co-- Monday. nant. He did not know what use Those who profess to be "in the was made of the station wagon know" say the extension measure between Aug. 4 and 25, 1941, or of will pass second reading. They point cars over week--ends. to the fact that 95 per cent of the Colonel Drew asked for a check Liberals at the last caucus voted for on mileage for the station wagon an extension, and it is their belief| for the three weeks and for other that the proportion has not changed! extended trips and for particulars |to such a degree as to imperil its | of Provincial chauffeurs driving Mr. lpassagp. i Conant's private car, kept in the garage. . An entry showed a car leaving | the garage March 26, 1942, for Ni.« | agara Falls, on authority of Mrs. | Conant. had been driven by J. E. |\Cook, a police driver, with Mrs. Conant as passenger, Inspector Hales explained. Possibly au-- thority had come from Mr. Conant R to get the car and pick him up. | .\ _ He told the committee gasoline on out--of--town trips was bought on credit on an identification card at any of the larger companies. Asked if he had any explanation of Roger Conant's having a car out all night, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. to March 28 at 10 a.m., Inspector Hales said "it would be on his father's authority."