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...computers broke down last night, and consequently, the campaign headquarters of many Massachusetts candidates agonized late into the night over their heroes. But Lew Crampton himself--Republican challenger for state treasurer against 14-year Democratic incumbent Robert Crane--stepped into his Harvard Club headquarters with a polite smile on his face, losing...
...this time, Brooke had conceded, and ABC had picked King to be the next governor of the Commonwealth. Though the green blackboard in the basement of the Commonwealth Ave. Harvard Club boasted the Newton-Boston returns--3555 for Crampton, 3372 for Crane--Crampton reported that the computer-tally break-down stalled the real story, and the story really was that Crampton was behind, by his own estimate--"about 21/2 or 31/2...
Crampton acknowledges that much of Crane's support is derived from "old line traditional Democrats," and Frank feels that, on top of this, Crane will gain much support from his primary spar with Boston City Councilor Larry DiCara...
...Crane benefitted from that primary," Frank said. "People thought that he was unfairly treated by DiCara." Still, Crampton is very much on the attack in this campaign. In addition to saying that Crane's State Lottery is spending more money on itself ($13 million) than it is sending back to the cities and towns ($12 million), Crampton has accused Crane of mismanaging the state treasury bureaucracy into obsolescence. He says Crane hasn't kept up with automation, and that consequently, "the state is losing $5-8 million annually by running its treasury like an old Charles Dickens counting house...
...here we have a race that shapes up, in many people's minds, as the old fat cat vs. the progressive challenger. Crane stands on his record and many votes of confidence and lots and lots of corporate and political backing as evidence of his competence. And somehow, Lew Crampton needs all the help he can get. "It's up to the voters," he says...