Word: cranes
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Edward A. Crane '35 yesterday received a surprise endorsement from Councillor Alfred Vellucci that permitted him to become Mayor of Cambridge on the afternoon's first ballot...
...Crane got the necessary five votes by holding his own and three other Cambridge Civic Association choices, plus Vellucci's vote. On the six previous ballots, Vellucci had voted for himself, and had been an avowed candidate for the post...
Immediately following a resolution to make the vote unanimous, Vellucci spoke at length explaining his decision to change--a complete surprise to most observers, reportedly even to Crane...
Since the first ballot last Monday, the Council has been deadlocked in choosing the man who will preside over it. Cambridge Civic Association Councillor Edward A. Crane '35 has gotten that delegation's four votes on each of the six ballots so far. The five independents, meanwhile, have split their vote amongst themselves in varying combinations, with no man ever getting more than three votes. There seem to be few indications that the situation will change at today's meeting...
Very early last week, there had been speculation by some CCA supporters, and corresponding misgivings on the independent side, that certain independents might switch their votes to Crane after the deadlock was firmly established...