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...JIMMY CARTER'S bandwagon hits bumpy terrain, the 86 delegates Chicago's Mayor Daley holds in the name of Illinois Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson '52 begin to look increasingly significant. The vision of taking all those delegates in one fell swoop by choosing Stevenson as his running mate, must loom very large in Carter's mind as he creeps towards the 1505 votes needed to nominate...
Carter operatives give the uncommitted delegates no rest. Either they or the boss are constantly on the phone to them. The candidate also paid a two-hour call on Senator Adlai Stevenson III, the Illinois favorite son who, along with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, controls 92 delegates. There has been talk of a Stevenson vice presidency. Though Stevenson, who has been reading everything about Carter that he can find, does not agree with the Georgian on every issue, he believes that "Carter is clearly in the ballpark...
...Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois; and Jayne Ann Carr, 30, an Illinois assistant attorney general. Before he resigned last July after four years as U.S. Attorney for northern Illinois, Thompson had successfully prosecuted several big wheels-and many smaller ones-in Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's Democratic machine, plus former Governor Otto Kerner (see below...
...Charlotte, N.C. (see following story), then spent several days at home in Plains, Ga., phoning scores of Democratic union leaders, members of Congress, Governors, mayors, state and local party chiefs. Among those he wooed were Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss, former Chairman Larry O'Brien, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, New York Governor Hugh Carey and Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton...
...sentiment among liberals: "It is more resignation' than enthusiasm. They've stopped resisting." Some Democrats want Carter to win more primaries before coming out for him. Others are playing hard to get, even though there is no indication that Carter is willing to make any deals. Daley is thought to be willing to trade his endorsement for a promise from Carter to choose Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson as his running mate. New York Mayor Abraham Beame wants Carter to spell out what he would do as President for financially hard-pressed cities. To make it clear that they...