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From: outer@utcsrgv.UUCP (Richard Outerbridge)
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Subject: The Liberal Leadership Convention
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Date: Sun, 17-Jun-84 14:58:01 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 17 14:58:01 1984
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Overture
	Trudeau made a magnificent speech Thursday night, counselling 
the heart not be forgotten need the mind prevail.  On Friday the candidates 
spoke, Johnston, Turner and Chretien last, Trudeau witholding applause until
the last had finished speaking.

Prelude
	Before voting starts, Alan Macheachern enters Turner's box.
	After voting ends, MacGuigan is deserted.

Fugue
	First Ballot Results
	--------------------
	Chretien: 1067
	Johnston:  278	IN
	MacGuigan: 135	(to turner)
	Munro:	    93	(to chretien)
	Roberts:   185	(to chretien)
	Turner:	  1593
	Whelan:     84	(to chretien)

	Needed:   1718

Johnston, by staying in, assures Turner's win - but is only following Turner's
example at Trudeau's convention.  Johnston says he is trying to force a third
ballot; Chretien pleads to be allowed to go one-on-one against Turner.
"... you know me, I love tough situations" says Jean.

Turner wins on the second ballot, with 54.5% of the vote.  Chretien gets 40%,
and Johnston takes 5.5%.  The defeated candidates are martialled onstage to
meet Trudeau, who like Johnston is wearing a white suit.  Martialled, that is,
except for MacGuigan, who is hiding behind Turner hoping to make an entry on
his coatails.  Only when Turner stops for a press conference on the steps of
the stage is Mark flushed out to face the music (and a broadly grinning 
Trudeau) by himself.  Turner is asked if Chretien has a place in his cabinet:
 "Of course" he replies - his first commitment about cabinet positions.

It's possible Trudeau stayed neutral to the end - there were two spoiled
ballots on the first vote, and one on the second.  After Trudeau had
congratulated Turner, he apparently asked for an introduction to the Turner
family: they were trotted up, presented to Pierre, and then introduced to the
crowd while John made laughing noises in his throat at the podium.  A nice
parting touch.  Chretien's last words were "Good luck bon chance!"

Turner's victory speech was good, if only because I heard him come alive for
a few moments near the end of it.  To me Turner can sound as though he's
dictating a memorandum to file when he talks.  He only looked at the CBC's 
camera once, to promise we would feel secure and confident.  I was hoping 
for trusting and hopeful, but Turner's a realist.

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