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ConServativeS in. the riding. His distant
cousin, Elston Cardiff,"-'won the„ riding: in
1940 and held it until 1965 when McKinley
won his first election.
• Pther -candidates seeking the nomination
were Bruce' Shaw, 37, principal of tlae
Seaforth District High School and former
diayor of Exeter, Barry Jolviston, 35, of
Helyrood, a -farmer and reeve of Kinloss
;Township and Mason Bailey, a 54 year old
real estate salesman from Blyth.
The nomination Ineeting was the first in .a
lopg time that the ConservativeShave had to
select; a Candidate.. Bob McKinley; the . 50
year old Zurich area`chicken farmer that had
a stranglehold on the, riding since 190,
'surprised party faithful announcing his
- BY JEFF SEDDON
`Huron-Bruce Progressive'. Conservatives'
Selected a 45 year OM. Brussels area fernier
'to replace the retiring Bob McKinley'Jan.
uarY. 8' in a croWded•nomination meeting
in Brussels.
Murray Cardiff, a 45 year Old firmer from
R;. R..1 Ethel, was chosen on the first ballot
over Broce Shaw, Barry Johnston , and.
Mason ,Baifey. . ' •
Cardiff von' an. easy victory grabbing over,
half F f the 610 . eligible votes. "from. Pc
association Members in Huren-Bruce,. More
than aoribitni the votes cast for runner up
Bruee Shaw. Cardiff reeeived 331 Votes
while Show received 142; Johnston 75 . and:
ns
KinloSs reeve Barry Johnston told Huron-
Briice Progressive ConservatiVes continuity
of fuel supplies in the coming decade will be
the number one concern, when he made his
nomination speech at the PC , nomination
convention January 7.
Johnstonsaid, to hitnthe-exeiting part of
igrienIture in the next: decade the
extraction of alcohol from corn and sugar
beets and Methane .gas from manure.
Johnstone pointed out 'money ~'spent on
foreign aid wOuld be better spent at home on
an eXperimental plant to produce a workable
energy sourceliere in the agricultural, rich
Huron-Kruse riding-K=
I am sure you, would sooner pay $2 a gallon
for fuel someday and- be guaranteed a
supply," said Johnston.
The Bruce County farmer indicated
another concern of the riding „rotas • the
retention of a strong, agricultural industry.
:'This means retaining the family farm
whieh will enSnre a continual food, supply at
a. Talistic cost,"' he said. •
johnstoneLadvocated a higher_priority_be
placed on -agrieulture when the Canadian
delegation attends the GATT. talks' in
Geneva. He also•stressed that more subsid-
iiitiOn of interest rates on Farm Credit
Corporation loans is necessary if young
people are to remain on the farm,
The economics of farming tell us new
young farmers will not long stay on the farm
if burdened with• 15 per cent interest rates
said Johnston:—ry -•. •
He made the observation that national
unity and national security , will be the
political footballs" of the future, and told the
delegates that the nation's railways must be
upgraded to improve on the weaknesses of
4 the "Mickey Mouse" system in place now.
He said if Western farmers cannot get their
grain to port it is bad for Ontario farmers as
well, .„, ,
WAITING FOR 'THE COUNT., Three of the four. PC nomination candidates
wait for the final tally as ballots- are being counted at the'nominitiOn,meeting
in the Brussels, Morrik,and''Grey COmmunity, ,Centre on Tuesday night. The
candidates are (left to .right), 'the eventual winner, Murray Cardiff of; RRI
,Ethel; Barry Johnston of 11:113 Hplyr094'Brue6 .CountY and Mason Bailey of
life and • big labour'which leaned toward
Socialism. •
Shaw Said he felt the '80s would see the
resolution of energy problems facing Canada
and thc world adding the country would have
to resist temptation-to, gobble up its greatest
resource, rich agricultural land.
Johnston , adniOniShed the government
opposition for bringing about the election
"=claiming it was unnecessary, He said the.
Conservative budget was realistic and was
needed for Canada:. He said consump-
tion and pricing were necessary to guarantee
suppl0 pointing out tharmoney spent on
foreign aid ;May be better. Spent at home
working on alternative- energy Ithuices. He
• also said' more money was needed for farm
Credit and that the country's rail lines
needed upgrading over the "Mickey Mouse
system" in use now,
Bailey told the, meeting tail incentives
were needed to encourage small ibusiness,
He said proper, taxation polity would
encourage initiatiVe and ,discou,rage indo-
lence". He said government should promote
the establishment of fobd procesSing plants
for this riding because of the area's massive
_food production •ability. He added that no
-longer could Canadiaiis take ''cheap food
and cheap fuel',' for granted claiming "one
way or another no matter Wirt party .is in
power if we want fuel We're aping to have to
payfor it or someone else Will get it'.
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Bailey 17. - retirement. McKinley cited personal reasons - (ExpOsitor photp).
More than party suPporters crowded for leaving• politics. He !did not, attend the '
into the BrUsSels7Morris-Grey community nomination meeting. .
centre for the nomination', more than half of Cardiff had by fir the shOrtestnnotnination
them' spectators. ' ' speech telling supporters this riding needed:
'The, Cardiff name is not new to old guard- , government attention in its main indUstrieS,
tourism, fax-Ming and Making use, of
shipping . facilities, primarily Lake Huron
ports >
ShaW told the Meeting the. Candidate for
the riding Would have to. be. Someone oware •
s ene
-of the interests of both rural and -urban
communities. He said ,Huron-Brace was •
Unique in that it was almost half urban 1 and 'YOU BET -'10:t.TRI.;iFE .
half rural and,:that OttaWa would have to be IT CAN PLEASE GlyE1
made aware of the special needs of this'area, • CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY He said the area would have- to be safe- ; . • •
guarded from the affects of. big business
which swallowed up small enterprises, :big e concern -
governinent which affected everyone's daily.
Johnston criticized the ,opposition parties
for bringing down the government- and
causing an electiOn at this tiMe; He said
common sense tells us an electiOn is not
necessary.
Johnston called the Clark goVermrient's
• budget "realistic" ,saying it would slow or
stop deficit.spending and encourage conser-
vation of fuel. _
The budget, according , to Johnston, was
giving the farmer selling his land a tax break
and would .begin to pay back the national
debt, • Pr" -et