Word: craning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...issue. Time is running out. Tonight, the organization's directors and officers--33 of them--will meet to tackle the most visible evidence of the split; two of the four CCA-endorsed city councillors, Mrs. Cornelia B. Wheeler and Thomas Coates, voted to make DeGuglielmo manager; the other two, Crane and Thomas H. D. Mahoney, steadfastly fought the change...
...past CCA presidents have asked that the association support DeGuglielmo's administration in the platform for next fall's municipal election. Such a statement would logically lead to the CCA's endorsement of Mrs. Wheeler and Councillor Coates alone; Crane and Mahoney would find it difficult to stand on a platform that praised a man they have damned for the past 14 months...
...that the CCA is getting into something it can't handle. Endorsing one side might permanently weaken the organization or even precipitate its demise. "All of us would feel uncomfortable if 49 per cent went one way and 51 per cent went the other," says one prominent member. Moreover, Crane still commands a strong following and a great deal of respect. He has been a powerful figure for the past 30 years, and the prospects of his regaining lost ground...
...unknown. Many people who followed the straight slate in the past are probably aware of the split and may change habits next November. The endorsement still has value, however, and most observers believe it is needed by three of the current CCA councillors: Coates, Mahoney, and Mrs. Wheeler. (Crane, it is conceded, can easily win without...
...stand on the City's most important issue, the city manager and the "progress" he is said to represent. They cite the appointment of an assistant city manager, the hiring of a new long-range planner, the consolidation of city health services as changes that should be encouraged. Crane's constant opposition to DeGuglielmo is pictured as childish obstructionism...