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his hands and knees and coaxed and pleaded with them to run against my good friend, the Speaker of the House here.

J. Russell Driseoll: Is this a repeat? I heard this yesterday perhaps the record is stuck.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Mr. Speaker, no, I will tell you why I am go- ing over this again. My good friend from Third District of Prince is asking me quest- ions about this cheque and I would like to put him straight because I know that his party, the Opposition, is going to catch heck about it from him, because I know he doesn’t like this. He didn’t know things like this went on.

Henry W. Wedge: Would you allow me a question? I would like to get it cleared up. Did you check with the Department of Agriculture to see if there is some program that supplies registered seed for grain and things?

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Mr. Speaker, I don’t think the man that got votes for this cheque, checked with any Department, only the Minister of Agriculture at that time and that wasn't “Honest Dan” or “Dauntless Dan" because he wouldn’t do anything like that. It was A. B. MacRae that did it.

Henry W. Wedge: No, but what appropriations did it empower? There must be an appropriation for this or the Department wouldn’t pay the money out. We would like to get the thing clear. Did you check on what appropriation it came out of? As- sistance to the grain farmer, did you check on this? We have to get to the bottom of

this.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Well, the way I look at, Mr. Speaker, that I think there must be a mistake in this cheque. It should have come from the Conserv-

ative Organization. Henry W. Wedge: That would have been all right.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Oh, absolutely, sure; because there was quite a bit of Conservative Organization money spent up in my district.

Henry W. Wedge: It was $15.00 and we should investigate it.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: I know you should have investigated it. You should have investigated it before it was sent out too.

Henry W. Wedge: That’s two months liquor, that’s a pretty expensive vote. Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Well Sir, I don’t think you buy too much and as far as I am concerned I have not bought any for fifteen years.

Walter R. Shaw: Honourable Gentleman, could I ask you a question? Where did you get this cheque? How did you come to get this cheque?

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: How did I come to get this cheque, Sir? This cheque . . . wait until I have a drink of water. You heard me tell about listening on the telephone and when it comes to an election, I am gretty sneaky. (Laughter) This cheque was mailed out to the man that Mr. Rooney ought the oats from for the vote and the man that received the cheque was given, he wanted to get this cheque cashed. and he knew that the Conservative Government was on the way out and he was scared that there wasn’t going to be any money left.

Walter R. Shaw: Oh, I’m sure.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: I will answer it. I am coming to that Sir, don’t get all worked up and I will get there.

Walter R. Shaw: I am not all worked up but you are.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Well anyway, this man wanted to get this cheque cashed and so another man gave him $15.00 the amount of the cheque and that is how I got the cheque, Sir.

Walter R. Shaw: Pardon me again, the man that gave the money for that cheque was a close associate of a high member of his Government and he gave it into your

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