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...balloting, the Independents had divided their votes at one time or another, between virtually all the men in their group, with no man at any time receiving more than three votes. The Civic Association Councilmen, however, had voted as a group, with all four votes going to different CCA men on different ballots...
...present, a critical factor in the contest is a group of four councilmen backed by the Cambridge Civic Association, popularly known as the CCA. This "good-government" reform group has controlled the City Council for the past four years, and has, in past elections, opposed most of the other present Councilmen...
Reelected for two-year terms are Edward J. Sullivan (Ind.), Joseph A. De Guglielmo '29 (CCA), Edward A. Crane '35 (CCA), Thomas M. McNamara (Ind.), Hyman Pill (CCA), John J. Foley (Ind.), and John D. Lynch...
Speculation over the next mayor of Cambridge brings two names prominently to the fore. One is popular Marcus Morton, CCA-endorsed, who left public office in 1945 after serving two years on the City Council and was just reelected. The other strong candidate is Watson himself, who controls the pivotal vote on the nine-man body. Election of a newcomer to the Council as mayor would be unprecedented in Cambridge Plan E government...
Former City Councilors W. Donnison Swan and Chester A. Higley, both CCA-endorsed, were defeated by Morton and Watson...