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Office, Goldfields Hotel, Timmins noon mummon, Agent P0. Box 186 F. C. H. SIMMS, TIMMINS TOWNSITE C0., Ltd. LOTS FOR SALE 5.000% Real Estate and Insurance TIMMINS and SOUTH PORCUPINE . G. DICKSON Collections Made Timmlns Representative SOUTH PORCUPIRE At a meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Conservative Associa- tious ot' Timiskaming and Cochrane Districts 'held in Porquois Junction, September 28th.. 1917, the following resolution was unanimously carried :- That this (hunmittee fully' recognize the. crisis though which the Empire is passing at the present‘time, the im- pe'zitive need for the entire absence {of all forms of party strife and for the combined etToi't and united action of all loyal and patriotic citizens. Convention on October 24th. Reasons for Suggesting Hon. Mr. Cochrane. WISHWHMS Bill ‘ fflfl WIN-Iflf-Wflfl MA! That we regret that an election has been forced upon (‘anada by a body of men anxious for political power, with Sir Wilfred Laurier as their leader, who opposed an extension of the life of this parliament and who attempted to defeat the conscription ot' the man power and wealth of our fair Dominion. having no regard to the pledged Word of Canada to our boys at the front. that we would back them up to the last- man and the last dollar. That this l'lxeeutive has not power to seleet 111 111111li1late for the coming ele1-tion, as that is the prerogative of 11 t‘onvention regularly held for that purpose. That we 1'11110111111111111 that a (‘11111'1111- tion he held at; (.‘11l1alt on the 24th 111' (Iletoher. 1017. at 1:30 p.111. for the pmpose ot‘ nominating 11 “Win-the- \Var"‘ 11111111lidat1, 11 man who 11 1111111 he 11111111|1t11l1le to all l11\al 11iti71e11s ot this ’Distri1t. \\l111 1111111 “\‘1in-the-\\ 111" and “\\'i11-tli11-\\'111"‘ only as 11 mot- ive {"1111 this 11le11ttio11. and a man who would work in l1a1'11111ny with the ['11- ion Government shortlv to he 111111111111- 11111 hv 1\‘ir Hohert l (111d11n. That this l\e111t1\11 tirmlx helievse 'that the Hon. .l'1'1111l1 (,‘oehrane. Min- ister otf Railways and (,‘anals, should he 111111e11tahle as 11 l'nion Candidate in 'l‘i111iska1ui111.1'for the. following nota- lhl} 1111p1111111t 1'1111s1111szâ€"â€"- 'l."lh11t he is the sitting M11111h111' of this l.)ist1'i11t. and 11s s1111h has won the esteem and eontidenee ot' the en- tire Riding. ‘3. That his every net and deed sin1e the 1111tl11'1e1l; 11l.’ this U'ie'antie .st1'11g11le has been to assist in l11'i111.1'- 1111.1' it. to 11 s1111esstul termination. 3. That he has set aside all torms (1t 11111tv politi1s, and has exerted his 11'11ti1e energies in the. one direetion 111111. that of 11in11i111.1 the ' 111'. 4. That he has handed his resign- ation as a (ahinet Minister to the Prime Minister, the1ehy 11ll1)\\i1111' him. it' he so desires, to fill his 111111111 in the Cabinet by some 1111111 11hosen t'1'r1111 lthe Liberal ranks. 5. That he was and is an ardent advotate 111' 11111s111'i11tio11 111111 the \Iili- t111'vS111'\i1e1\11t. and has ne\111 dexi- ated one iota 1111 this \111'\ i11111111ta11t matter. (1. That he has 111l111i11ist111'e1l the l l | (3. That he has iltllllllllSlOl't‘ll the portfolio (if Railways and (‘anals in a strictly ruin-partisan manner, thereby winning the outspuken admiration at many Liberal Meni‘hers ut' the present Parliament. {crest in two sons already (Inches That he has :1 very personal in- in this war, having his only ms in khaki. nne nt' whmn has .V seen avtive service in the m "WWW macs That this Executive feels, in view of the reasons stated a‘bove, that in Timiskaming at least, there should be no election. and that the Hon. Frank Cochrane should be elected by accla- mation, or at least supported in the coming election by every patriotic and loyal man and woman, irreSpect- ive of their party politics. 8. That he was the first Member of any Governinent to take an active interest in the opening up of Timiska- ming. In accordance with the above re- commendation the Liberal Conserva- tive Association of the Federal Dis- trict of Timiskaniing have arranged for 11 Convention to be held in the Grand Opera House, Cobalt, October 24th.. 1917. at 1:30 p.111. to nominate a “\Vin-theJVar” eanditlate for this Hiding. Prominent "\Vin-theJVar” speakers will be present, and it is ex- pected that the largest Convention in the history of 'I‘ilnisluuning.r will be held. flflflflfllflflfl IN IHE flflVAl flVlNG Bflfll’fi Thousands have Joined the New and Thrilling Army and Naval Service g’ .. ' u JF**1WAW?§3 A“! ., -‘fll'y O. .‘_ ml unfit-«(65.1 Bishop, the ( anmlian miatm' “ho 'lms mm all the medals for vulur available in the British army, has milled antimi- timi Stl‘lklllgl)' lo the manner in \\'lll(’ll young Canadians have taken tn the new manner ol’ lighting, in the air. ('zmmlzi has svnt tn the war some of the finest air lighters (lcvolnpml in ievent \ezlis The. air serviees take only men under twenty-five years of age to train as pilots. These young men must he ot' the finest physical and mental type, aetive, alert, and un- usually intelligent. From (‘anada over one thousand of sueh young men have joined the. Royal li‘lying (‘orps as aviation (-adets in training and over live hundred and MW are otlieers in the lloyal Naval \ii Her- viee. the naval hraneh ol' the. [lying service. Besides this. 'three thousand Canadians have joined the Royal Fly- ing (‘orps as n'ieehanies, helpers, ete., the rank and tile ol’ the corps. It is said to he an eneouraging evidence of the spirit. of the ('an- adiau people that so many young (‘uchrnno is h» haw the atlvzmtugp of expert «lentnl sorvivv, [)1'. 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