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0ON. RICHARD BURPEE HANSON,minister of trade and commerce, in the Royal Alexandra hotel on his arrival, the night before the opening ofthe Conservative convention in this city, inNovember, 1927. He, as a delegate from the capital city ot New Brunswick, Freuericton, was an outspoken Bennett man. And two other New Brunswick delegates, who stood beside him, now both dead, were of the sameframe of mind. - j - -According to the New Brunswick press, Mr. Hanson s appointment as successor to Hon. Harry Stevens is a curtain lifter tomnrp political changes in New Brunswick Itis stated in this quarter that Dr Mac*late of . tbe pensions and health portfolio, will become the next lieutenant-governor of the province. The present occupant of that office, His Honor General Hugh H- Mac-I^ean, was a consenting hold-over, by alengthened term, and will now be replaced Hon. R. B. Hanson by the veteran doctor from St. John. There is a senate vacancy in the province, and with it Is coupled the name of Thomas Bell, M P. for St. John County and Albert. There was, It is said, some sort of an understanding that Dr. MacLaren’s retirement was due early in 1932 and that Mr. Bell would be his successor.Mr. Bell in now one of the members of the commission investigating prices. His senatorial appointment is forecasted in New Brunswick to antedate dissolution of the present parliament. . , , ?:-/•* - - - , • • •In the coming election Mr. Hanson s parliamentary experience since 1921, his platform forcefulness and popularity, as shown in the elections he won in York-Sunbury in ’25, '2d and ’30, will be available In greater measure. He Will easily rank as the leading figure of the province in his party’s advocacy. He is a strong party man, and an experienced and eloquent speaker.His capacity in current affairs found expression when he was chairman of the committee on national railways and shipping. Last session he was chairman of the banking and commerce committee. It was the time of the decennial revision of the Bank Act and the creation of a Central Bank for Canada. His services in both connections were re-ardeS by . ofmoved and seconded by members nf differentpolitical vieT.«. *......Mr. Hanson’s degree in law was awarded him by Dalhousie university. He has beenmayor of his native city of Fredericton. He Is in his middle flf’ins and Imbued wbh the* specal vigor, associated with the open air life of the forest and stream by an ardent hunter and fisherman.• • •His quite expected entry into the Bennett cabinet recalls . that there have been fewchanges in that body since its formation inthe autumn of 1930. Hon. Mr. Rhodes came in as finance minister in its second year, re-lieving the premier, who meantime handled the complicated machinery of that department. The Nova Scotia man’s former portfolio of fisheries is now in charge of Minister of Marine Duranleau. When Senator Gideon Robertson died his portfolio of labor was taken by Hon. Mr. Gordon and merged with his other cabinet duties in connection with mines, immigration and colonization. The second change of cabinet personnel occurred on Hon. Mr. Ryckman's death, when Hon. R. C. Matthews succeeded him as minister of national revenue.In New Brunswick federal and provincial policies do not always run along parallel lines. The provincial elections now Impending there, with Messrs. Tilley and Dysart heading the government and opposition forces, respectively, will, however, engage the watchful eyes of both Messrs. Hanson and Bennett as sons of the province.The preliminaries of the provincial fight, still regarded as some months off. already goto nhnu- thnt n memorable contest ia in the
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Winnipeg Tribune
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Mon, Nov 26, 1934
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