Wilson Discussed

After Simon left the room, discussion among those present took place. People from Victoria, expecially Caroline Massof and Joanne Tuffield, gave personal statements on why they supported Simon.

Again, Tony Stuart claimed that Simon "is in charge of the communists in Wellington", and that Simon wanted to turn NZUSA into a part of WMLO. However, Tony found little support for this belief.

Some more serious criticism came from Kevin Hague (Auckland President-elect) when he claimed that Simon's personality was "overbearing". Felicite Jardine believed that Simon was aloof and arrogant.

But clearly suspected personality difficulties were outweighed in the minds of the majority present, by Simon's overall ability to do the job. At 9-50pm, almost three hours after Simon's first speech to the meeting, the first ballot was taken.