Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Mass Caucus '74, organized by members of the Americans for Democratic Action and other liberals, in recent years has been an effective spokesman for the liberal wing of the party, even though it has no official standing in the Democratic Party...
Guzzi gained the endorsement of the Mass Caucus '74 when Boston City Councilman Lawrence S. DiCara '71 and State Rep. John A. Businger of Brookline withdrew after the second ballot, on which Guzzi had received 48 per cent of the vote while DiCara had 44 per cent and Businger four per cent...
Harrington, former head of the New England Organized Crime Strike Force, won the caucus endorsement on the third ballot by garnering more than the required 60 per cent of the vote. Harrington had led on the two previous ballots, receiving 47 per cent of the vote on the first and 57 per cent on the second...
Harrington will face substantial opposition in the September 10 primary. He will be opposed by former Lt. Gov. Francis X. Bellotti, who did not participate in the caucus. In addition, Harrington will have competition from several of the caucus participants...
...members of the committee almost jumped at St. Clair's bait. Such liberal Democrats as Father Robert Drinan of Massachusetts, California's Jerome Waldie and Michigan's John Conyers Jr. wanted immediately to issue subpoenas for every bit of evidence that Doar was seeking. But Chairman Rodino called a caucus of the committee's Democrats and urged the hotheads to cool off. There would be plenty of time to issue subpoenas, he argued, once the White House intention to cut off all further evidence was totally clear. Meanwhile, the committee staff was awaiting a chance to examine...