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Wed nes day. March reth ' i f/t H . : NB 1./ VA JUH « } \ J e m; * t & tW. E. N. Sinclair Says He t x * Exantanst; t Never had intention of Re-- signing Leadership In the lLLegislature yosterday, W. ©. N. Sinclair, Liberal Leader, gave further denial to the story that he was to resign his post. and that he would boe succeeded by Hon. G. N. Gordon of Peterboro', * Only Newspapor Tale, I "Newspaper stories.'" said Mr.| -- Sinclair, rising before the orders of | the day were called, "help sell ncws-' papers. Tite more. unlikely the story the better the sale. Monday papers usually sell slower than those on other days of the week,. The Teloegram of yesterday had to have a big story, and it chose myself." "Hooray," gibed the Conservative ~! benches. 4 C o "~It simply states," said Mr. Sin-- I clair, unruffled, "that 1 am to re-- !Iinquinh the loeadorship of the Lib-- |eral Party. Jt then.states there' is ! no likelihood of my retiring. In \the latter statement it is absolutely ; correct, Its reason is that the party hbhere are enthusiastically supporting '! me, and I am glad to know it has : correctly stated the situation. Nothing in Rumor. "Let me say to The Telegram that |there is nothing to the rumor of my ;l'erirmnt,-nf. I have never given it any consideration. The Liberals of Oniario are saiisfied with me, and the work I am doing for them." "So are the Conservatives," gibed Premier Ferguson. "As long as the present happy conditions exist," continued M Binclair, "there is no reason for any change in leadership. When -- a change is desirable the Liberals of Ontario will make it, and The To-- ronto Telegram will have no vote,. I hbhope this statement settles the mind of The Tclegram and the Con-- servative party, and gives them the assurance that I pronose to remain *« in my present position. The Lib-- erals never had any notion that--I proposed to abandon a work which was giving considerable concern to the present Government." &