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...today's council meeting, the CCA block will continue to abstain, CCA-endorsed Councillor Edward A. Crane '35 said last night, in order to give the independent majority "another go at electing the mayor." If they fail, Crane added, the CCA block would cast its four votes for one of their number, probably Crane himself or Joseph A. DeGuglielmo '29, and give some independent a chance to resolve the issue by supporting a CCA man. Crane doubted however, that any independent would vote for a CCA...
...years ago, a similar deadlack developed, to be resolved only by the CCA block supporting an independent--John J. Foley--after 160 fruitless ballots had been cast. In 1948, thousands of ballots were cast before Thomas J. Neville was finally elected mayor in late April...
...council majority of five independents could not agree on one of their number of the mayoralty. At a pre-meeting caucus at the Hotel Commander, they decided to vote for each other to demonstrated the unity of the group. The minority of four CCA members voted a solid "present" 24 times in the six ballots...
...mystified," said CCA-Councillor Joseph A. DeGuglielmo '29 after the meeting. "The independents can't agree, but I don't know what they'll gain by their present tactics," he added...
...CCA group will meet this week at the home of neophyte councillor Mrs. Pearl Wise in a effort to agree on a choice for mayor before the next meeting. Councillor Thomas M. McNamara, cited as their most likely choice, will be under heavy pressure this week from the other independents--all supporters of Edward J. Sullivan--to go along with them...