Arg ente uil ), ▁Robert ▁Man ion ▁( F ort ▁William ), ▁Charles ▁C ah an ▁( St . ▁Lawrence — St . ▁George ), ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁D ray ton ▁( Y ork ▁West ), ▁Charles ▁William ▁Bell ▁( H amilton ▁West ) ▁and ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁Tol m ie ▁( V ict oria ) ▁were ▁also ▁nominated ; ▁Gut hr ie ▁defeated ▁Man ion ▁and ▁Stevens ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁ball ot ▁to ▁become ▁inter im ▁leader ▁and ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition ▁until ▁a ▁permanent ▁leader ▁was ▁chosen . ▁The ▁c au cus ▁also ▁recommended ▁that ▁a ▁leadership ▁convention , ▁the ▁party ' s ▁first , ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁choose ▁a ▁permanent ▁leader . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Richard ▁Bed ford ▁Ben nett , ▁ 5 7 , ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Cal g ary ▁West , ▁Al berta ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁in ▁Me igh en ' s ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁government ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Conserv ative ▁party . ▁ ▁Hugh ▁Gut hr ie , ▁ 6 1 , ▁MP ▁for ▁Well ington ▁South , ▁Ontario , ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Liberal ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁Liberal - Union ist ▁supp orter ▁of ▁B orden ' s ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁government ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada . ▁He ▁continued ▁in ▁cabinet ▁under ▁Me igh en ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Milit ia ▁and ▁Def ence ▁( 1 9