Harold Daoust was a likely candidate to succeed Chupka, and he wanted the position. However, he had a drinking problem which had made him a different man than he had been in earlier years. In earlier years he would have been a good person for the position. His drinking habits at the Canadian Conferences personally antagonized Watson, and Watson did not support him for Chupka's office. The only reason Daoust got any support to succeed Chupka was on the basis of loyalty due to past favors; and the vice presidents who found themselves forced to vote for him in these circumstances were embarrassed by it. Pollock himself realized Daoust was no longer the best man for the job and supported Sol Stetin instead.
