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5 E;. . Goff finishes second ‘*When you‘re the incumbent the election is over the day it is called. I can‘t change my record or image one way or the other. All I can do is inject a little spirit into the campaign. For the incumbent the dye is cast." he said. explaining the lowâ€"key campaign was a deliberate move "In some ways that‘s what the leadership race of. the NDP is going to be about. Some people are saying Max doesn‘t have ambition. Max prefers not to be the leader." he said. adding he will do what will best serve the interests of the country. Back to the subject of the ridmg which gave him over 21,000 votes, Max saidhe wasn‘t worried one way or the other even though he expected a closer race from PC canâ€" didate Glenn Carroll. £ According to Saltsman the NDP will have to go back to the drawing board and redefine the meaning of democratic socialism. ,‘We‘ve accomplished what we set out to do in the 30‘s. & problems at that time were very real but they were erent kinds of problems. Somebody now has to sit down and make an analysis of the society we now live in. "I‘ll be staying on until the voters decide," he said, adding: ‘‘There‘s no safe seat for the NDP. Not even here. . I think Mr. Lewis will retire. I‘m a reluctant poliâ€" tician andâ€" 1 know what the leader goes through. Obviousâ€" ly I‘m going to have to think about it (the leadership of the party). I don‘t want to."‘ **People know they are living in the greatest country in the world. The issue was stability and there was a tremenâ€" dous dissent over the NDP‘s defeat of the government. Despite the apparent anger in our society the anger wasâ€" n‘t very deéep. People wanted parliament to continueâ€" we all want a stable parliamentary situation and not an elecâ€" tion â€"every year and a half. That‘s the message of this election." a Saltsman said before Monday he had a feeling the Liberâ€" al:.xlere going to return with a majority government. The issug, he said in effect, was none of the things the politiâ€" cians or the media were discussing. ‘‘Okay, you want that interview? Then let‘s find a quiet place," he said turning to leave the room. . A dozen handshakes later he found a room off the main lIway. When the door shut it was evident this was the ist quiet moment he had had all day. ‘I expected a closer race. After the last election I felt I couldn‘t go on anymore. It was a personal decision but a lot of things change in a year and a half," Max said as he lit a cigarette. "I guess I realized I couldn‘t slow down â€" I had to go on, get involved. I‘m as happy as hell in poliâ€" tics!"‘ he said with a grin. h wl o People were slapping him on the back. Congratulations were coming from all directions. One man spilled his cofâ€" fee on Max‘s short sleeved, open shirt.. Max jumped. but said nothing. * Saltsman had just won Waterlooâ€"Cambridge by close to 7,000 votes but to look at the man it wasn‘t evident. Max looked tired. ‘One of the party workers arrived with a sandâ€" wich and a beer. He refused the beer but made short work of the sandwich. â€" By Don McCurdy Max Saltsman stood silently, his eyes glued to the teleâ€" vision in the far corner of the Steelworkers‘ Hall in Camâ€" bridge. NDP leader David Lewis had just officially lost his Toronto riding to political unknown Ursula Appolioni. He shook his head in disbelief. The Waterloo Public Library recently initiatâ€" ed a program for the youngsters. Called Storâ€" ies on the Lawn. the program will be a weekâ€" ly feature. For a pictorâ€" ial look at the first sesâ€" sion see page 17. 119TH YEAR NO. 28 Saltsman victorious Waterloo Chronicle Inside Alexander _ Graham Bell‘s invention is 100 years old this summer and to commemmorate the event the Chronicle features a â€" somewhat nostalgic look at the past on page 23 The small band of campaign workers were glued to the televisions in the rooms above Sweitzer‘s Shoe Store on King St. in Waterloo when Goff returned from an interâ€" view. His face was beaming in obvious delight after hearâ€" ing he had amasged over 13,500 votes. Despite the heat he looked calm and‘eollected. In the lapel of his seersucker jacket he sported a white boutineer,. much like the one Trudeau displayed in 1968. Smiles were evident. Everyâ€" one was ecstatic over the Liberal gains nationally. And Brian‘s second place finish was almost as good as a win when compared to the last Liberal candidate‘s showing. It‘s been one hell of an experience. And I‘ve learned a lot meeting so many different kinds of people. There‘s a lot of people in this riding with a lot of concerns. T‘ll probably seek the Liberal nomination next time around but that‘s four years away and four years is a long time. I was surprised tonight because in the past few days I‘ve had visions of gloom. I guess I was just tired and it was the end of the campaign. I just expected the worst to happen. If Right about now Goff and his wife are at a cottage "near Bancroft ° sorting out the campaign which saw him come out of nowhere to better PC Glenn Carroll. ‘‘We were actually shooting for second place although we certainly wanted to win,"" Goff said. "It would have taken a real trend to change the voters in this riding to give us a win. I‘m very pleased and not ashamed in the least. The odds were definitely against us but we fooled a lot of peoâ€" ple." I‘m very grateful for the support of this riding. It‘s alâ€" ways good when it‘s all over and I‘m very grateful. It‘s alâ€" ways a surprise when that many thousands of people will go out and vote for me,"" he said. adding he thought Brian Goff ran an excellent campaign. ‘"Brian is a good candiâ€" date." "I was generally surprised by the Liberal swing but I don‘t seem to be effected by a Liberal swing or any other swing. It does show you there are people that still vote party. â€" _ ‘"Joe Surich (Sattsman‘s campaign manager) has done an absolutely remarkable job and his predictions are being borne out,"* Max said, relating Surich‘s belief that the Libâ€" erals would do much better both nationally and in Camâ€" bridge and that Max would do as well or better than in 1972. to allow people to make their decision on the basis of his record over the past 10 years. 1 e e e 2C NOTE EBC iTEGIRUCTO P easily outdistanced his rivals to capture yet another term in Ottawa a strong candidate for the leadership of the NDP . . A tired Max Saltsman checks election results at the WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1974 WATERLOO, ONTARIO _« PRICE 10 CENTS *2t%, The other candidates, Social Creditist John Long and Marxistâ€"Leninist Richard Rathwell received only token support in the riding. Long had slightly better than 200 votâ€" ers supporting him while Rathwell gained less than 100 votes ‘‘Disappointed yes! _ But the best organization was whooped by something beyond our control in this riding. Let‘s work towards a final victory. We had a beautiful plan and a beautiful organization but this loss was not the defeat of that organization." * Carroll thanked his wife and the people who helped during the campaign but it was evident he had no intentions of givâ€" ing up. _ For Carroll the loss perhaps spells the end of any federal political ambitions. He had lost to Saltsman by a sizeable margin in 1972. ‘‘Okay. so we‘ve got a national sweep against usâ€"we‘re still the best organization in the. country. Once the crying is done we‘ve got to concentrate on keeping this fellowship together for the big fight four years hence." S_teelwo:ker;' Hall in Cambridge<Gailt). Saitsman Under the direction of John Mansfield theâ€" PCs ran a strong campaign. perhaps the most impressive of the lot: But it was to no avail. Although shocked by the final tabulation,. Carroll reâ€" mained calm. There was no bitterness evident during the planned victory party at the Highlands Tavern in Galt but a great many people were shaking their heads. The Conâ€" servatives were expecting a very close race with Saltsâ€" man. A close second was perhaps the worst expected. Carâ€" roll ended only a handful of votes short of Goffâ€"but the talâ€" ly was far behind the winner. the election had of been two weeks ago I would have been alright. It‘s been a long hard road to beat down theâ€"tradiâ€" tional Tory vote in this riding. And it‘s paid off. We have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of at all. I was pretty disappointed with the Cambridge portions of the riding (Goff ran a distant third in Cambridge) but Waterloo was very strong and the Kitchener portion of the riding fanâ€" tastic,‘‘ Goff said. explaining much of the credit should go to campaign organizer Herb Epp and manager Dave Macâ€" Donald. ‘‘To go any further than that I‘d probably ofâ€" fend a lot of people. They were the main ones and they deserve recognition. ‘"The whole thing was tremendous. We‘ve worked hard to prove there are Liberal votes out there to be had! " L?j ) um . Mr. Saitsman is expected to be 14,290 copies delivered by carrier every Wednesday in WATERLOO se +4 Â¥ip