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'No show': Media claims that William Davis was the only qualified candidate for national Progressive Conservative leadership downgrade other contestants, reader says
'No show': Media claims that William Davis was the only qualified candidate for national Progressive Conservative leadership downgrade other contestants, reader says

'No show': Media claims that William Davis was the only qualified candidate for national Progressive Conservative leadership downgrade other contestants, reader says

Date4/25/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'No show': Media claims that William Davis was the only qualified candidate for national Progressive Conservative leadership downgrade other contestants, reader says.
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    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0042579F
      Fond farewell: Just a short two weeks ago Premier William Davis was feted at the Progressive Conservative leadership convention for his years of service to the party and the province
      Fond farewell: Just a short two weeks ago Premier William Davis was feted at the Progressive Conservative leadership convention for his years of service to the party and the province
      Darrell, Dick
      1/24/1985
      Jim Gillies, Progressive Conservative party candidate in the riding of Don Valley, is joined by Premier William Davis (left) and Gillies' wife, Betsy,(...)
      Jim Gillies, Progressive Conservative party candidate in the riding of Don Valley, is joined by Premier William Davis (left) and Gillies' wife, Betsy,(...)
      Bull, Ron
      10/1/1972
      Ontario Education Minister William Davis Must recognize the unique problems of Toronto schools, trustee Bob Orr claims in the above letter
      Ontario Education Minister William Davis Must recognize the unique problems of Toronto schools, trustee Bob Orr claims in the above letter
      Davis, William G.
      1/19/1971
      Pipeline to the top? Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Dennis Timbrell, left, tests a pipe and tobacco presented to him by supporters who (...)
      Pipeline to the top? Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Dennis Timbrell, left, tests a pipe and tobacco presented to him by supporters who (...)
      Davis, William G.
      3/9/1980
      Candidates' wives at the Progressive Conservative leadership convention gave no sign of fatigue after their weeks of campaigning alongside their husba(...)
      Candidates' wives at the Progressive Conservative leadership convention gave no sign of fatigue after their weeks of campaigning alongside their husba(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/11/1971
      Premier William Davis, leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, walks with his whife, Kathleen, from their car to the polling station in (...)
      Premier William Davis, leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, walks with his whife, Kathleen, from their car to the polling station in (...)
      Davis, Kathleen
      10/21/1971
      If there was a sure bet in the provincial election, this had to be it - the nomination of Premier William Davis as the Progressive Conservative to run(...)
      If there was a sure bet in the provincial election, this had to be it - the nomination of Premier William Davis as the Progressive Conservative to run(...)
      Davis, William G.
      5/19/1977
      Davis asks for votes. Campaigning in St. James Town for Roy McMurtry, Conservative candidate in the St. George by-election, Premier William Davis gree(...)
      Davis asks for votes. Campaigning in St. James Town for Roy McMurtry, Conservative candidate in the St. George by-election, Premier William Davis gree(...)
      Davis, William G.
      3/5/1973
      Wilson: 'Mr. GST'? Wilson out of race. He says he can't shake the tag of Mr. GST, so International Trade Minister Michael Wilson has decided not to enter the Progressive Conservative leadership race
      Wilson: 'Mr. GST'? Wilson out of race. He says he can't shake the tag of Mr. GST, so International Trade Minister Michael Wilson has decided not to enter the Progressive Conservative leadership race
      Stuparyk, Michael
      3/3/1993
      Emotional moment: Joe Clark and wife Maureen McTeer at the 1983 Progressive Conservative national party convention in Winnipeg where close to one-third of delegates voted against Clark's leadership
      Emotional moment: Joe Clark and wife Maureen McTeer at the 1983 Progressive Conservative national party convention in Winnipeg where close to one-third of delegates voted against Clark's leadership
      Clark, Joe, 1939-
      11/28/1986
      Premier William Davis may have shown himself wise in backing off from the energy tax, says one reader, but his administration hasn't been wise. Davis'(...)
      Premier William Davis may have shown himself wise in backing off from the energy tax, says one reader, but his administration hasn't been wise. Davis'(...)
      Davis, William G.
      12/21/1972
      A Chief Recruiter of Conservative candidates and top paid staff man of the provincial party, Ross DeGeer is one of six men on the campaign's executive committee. That's Premier William Davis looking over DeGeer's shoulder from one of the party's new yellow-and-blue posters.
      A Chief Recruiter of Conservative candidates and top paid staff man of the provincial party, Ross DeGeer is one of six men on the campaign's executive committee. That's Premier William Davis looking over DeGeer's shoulder from one of the party's new yellow-and-blue posters.
      Griffin, Doug
      8/12/1975