Word: ackermann
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When the Election Commission finished counting council ballots late Saturday night, the following candidates had won election: Walter J. Sullivan (Ind.), Alfred E. Vellucci (Ind.), Thomas W, Danehy (Ind.), Edward A. Crane '35 (CCA), Barbara Ackermann (CCA), Daniel J. Clinton (Ind.), Robert Moncreiff (CCA), Thomas H. D. Mahoney (CCA), and Thomas Coates...
...unlikely combination, but let's say you voted "number one" for Sullivan, "number two" for Peace and Freedom Party candidate Cynthia F. Kline, and "number three" for incumbent councillor Barbara Ackermann. Thus, your vote would be counted for Sullivan in the first round and, since he met the quota in that round, perhaps drawn and placed in Miss Kline's pile. Since she was a weak candidate (pulling only some 250 "number ones") she would soon be eliminated. Your ballot would then go to Mrs. Ackermann's pile, and rest there, helping her to meet the quota...
...first five in the initial returns-along with incumbent Barbara Ackermann (sixth with 1780 votes) and School Committeeman Daniel J. Clinton (seventh with 1626-seem fairly sure of electionas the City's complicated system of electing strong candidates, eliminating weak ones, and redistributing their votes wends its way for the rest of the week...
...their first choices are eliminated. Likely as not, those ballots-however many of them are thus marked-will ultimately end up in the pile of Barbara Ackerman, (CCA), one of the current council's strongest supporters of rent control. Unless the vote for splinter control candidates is unexpectedly strong, Ackermann's base of "number ones" among more liberal City voters should give her more than enough to make it on the council again...
This ability to get along with so many different kinds of people isn't necessarily a blessing in Cambridge. For instance, Francis has the endorsement of the Cambridge Civic Association, the local good government society. In the Brattle Street area where City Councilors like Tom Mahoney and Barbara Ackermann get their votes this endorsement is a help. But down in East Cambridge, the home of Al Vellucci, CCA is a dirty word...