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Both Cadzas and Hogan recognized that they had achieved their major objectives, regardless of what the final returns showed. They had developed a strong political organization and political base in Allston-Brighton. While running poorly in other areas around the district, Hogan had won his home ward by 1000 votes over McCann and the other major contender in the race. Cambridge School Committeeman David Wylie. During the campaign Hogan had developed a strong nucleus of 150 workers who were now loyal to him. Further, Hogan had proven to the political pros that he could run a first-rate campaign...
Hogan, who lives in Eliot House and Aliston-Brighton, began active campaigning last may and his continued daily since then. His campaingn is based largely on his contention that McCann has not gone out to meet the people of the district. As a senator, Hogan would try to provide the same kinds of services to constituents that Wylie tends to categorize people as blue-collar and white-collar without treating them as individuals...
Hogan's campaign is being run largely by volunteers from his neighborhood in Brighton. He and his volunteers are making a major push to bring out a large vote in Allston and Brighton stressing the point that the area has not had a state senator in 15 years. In some ways Hogan's campaign in similar to the one run by Larry DiCara in Dorchester during last year's Boston City Council race...
Hogan charged last week that McCann had offered friends of his $1000 to enter the race to try and split the vote in Allston-Brighton. McCann replied to the charge by demanding that Hogan bring his evidence, if he has any, to the proper legal authorities...
...latest rumor is that there are only 10 genuine law enforcement agents on the entire Fuzz squad, the rest consisting of concerned townspeople. If that's so, then one might be better off simply mailing a check to Project Turnabout, Brighton, Mass., and waiting to watch the Killilea Club play the South Boston Chippewas. At least there, there is truth in packaging...