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Happy to Sée Losses by NDP Says Defeated PC Candidate Cecil Fielding, the Progresâ€"itelephones rang and new figâ€"|said. He aftributed the success sive Conservative candidate who|ures were posted, much to the|of Prime Minister Trudeau to ran well back in a field of three|growing disillusionment of the|an image created by the news in Nickel Belt riding, said he|two dozen workers in the room./media. was ‘"happy to see Canadians| Deéfeat seemed all too sudâ€"| Active in Progressive Conserâ€" return to the twoâ€"party line by|den. ~ vative politics since 1942, Fieldâ€" turning their backs on the soâ€" An indication of supporters‘|ing said he is not going to give cialistic New Democratic party.|confidence â€" prior to the reâ€"|up. "I spent 10 years in the boxâ€" "I for one am very happy that|turns coming in â€" was a sign!ing ring and won two Northern socialism has been kicked right hangmg.on a post which read: (Ontario‘championships. I‘ve got in the teeth," he said in a quiet| ‘Today is the DAY. We can and|up from the mat many times to jprivate room in the Nickel|Will win with an all out effort.|win. I am still a fighter,." . Range Hotel, minutes after he|Today we will pick up .1,000| . (In 1938 and 1989 he won the left the committee rooms downâ€"|Votes with our solid work.‘": |Northern Ontario. light and stairs, â€"well aware there was no|, At 9 p.m., about five minutes |featherweight boxingchampionâ€" chance of victory. before Fielding emtered the|ships.) 6 uds sick !| Fielding said he would contiâ€" almost quiet committee reom, it| ‘During the day Fielding visitâ€" i & t »» |was Fielding 2,904, Fawcett 6,315ed the 30 polling stations scatterâ€" nue to ‘"fight, hope and pray d S d thr ut the riding, some to keep socialism out of Canada, | 204 Serre, 7,092â€" * i on smep d hoine uo wa "The NDP camie from Europe|KEEPS CHEERFUL 2t the committes room at 7 ;fiiea:ztd?vlvne?i%nm'i‘%lgfific%en; Fielding patted backs of supâ€"/a.m., and soon éfter 9 a.m.. votâ€" radicals now want to come in‘t’o porters, offered handshakes with|ed with his wite Elvi at poll 42 our country. _ a smile that brought a grin or|in Waters townhip. _ _ _ _ a Tt smile to a few solemn faces.| Supporters ‘and campaign T don‘t care whether the DeOâ€"|Minutes later he went up to his warkers drew. praite from the ple go Conservative. or Liberalprivate room on the fourth floor |defeated . Rielding,â€" especially just as long as we get rid of the [of the hotel. « Jamie Wallace, campaign coâ€" socialistic element," sald the| "T‘m a little bit surprised at|ordipator, .and . Joe ‘Lapalme, two â€" time polifical Toser .withiM |the mentality of the voters," he|campaign manager. eight months. .. â€" > LOST LAST FAEL Last October Fielding lost out in aâ€"provincial élection attempt in Sudbury, East.. |_ There was nothing in the Conâ€" {servative camp.in Nickel Belt ‘to cheer about last might. Fifteen minutes after the polls closed déféat hy a large marâ€" gin seemed likely., The first tabuâ€" (lation posted in the comminittee l:(:om was at 8.15 p.m. with 10 ‘votes for Fielding compared to ‘Serre‘s 57 and Fawcelt‘s 44. ! . The gap increased steadily as