language ▁school ▁instruction . ▁Other ▁Conserv atives ▁wanted ▁Me igh en ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁and ▁succeed ▁himself . ▁Me igh en ▁and ▁Fer g us on ▁cl ashed ▁on ▁the ▁convention ▁floor ▁after ▁Me igh en , ▁who ▁had ▁attempted ▁to ▁make ▁over t ures ▁to ▁Quebec ▁where ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁Me igh en ▁were ▁un pop ular ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Cons cription ▁crisis ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁proposed ▁that ▁Canada ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁war ▁in ▁future ▁without ▁there ▁first ▁being ▁a ▁refer endum ▁or ▁federal ▁election ▁on ▁the ▁issue . ▁Me igh en ▁raised ▁the ▁issue ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁convention ▁but ▁Fer g us on , ▁echo ing ▁the ▁views ▁of ▁many ▁English - Can ad ian ▁Conserv atives , ▁loud ly ▁den ounced ▁Me igh en ' s ▁position ▁saying : ▁" I , ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal - Con serv ative , ▁entirely ▁disag ree ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁rep udi ate ▁that ▁view ; ▁and ▁if ▁this ▁convention ▁cho oses ▁to ▁end or se ▁him , ▁I ▁will ▁dis soci ate ▁myself ▁entirely ▁from ▁the ▁convention ." ▁Fer g us on ' s ▁comments ▁were ▁received ▁with ▁a ▁round ▁of ▁bo os ▁taking ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁consideration ▁for ▁leadership ▁while ▁also ▁making ▁Me igh en ▁succeed ing ▁himself ▁un ten able . ▁ ▁George ▁H alse y ▁Per ley , ▁H . ▁H . ▁Stevens , ▁John ▁All ister ▁C urr ie , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁Premier ▁John ▁B