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...snow from their windshields. Ward heelers elsewhere rounded up the elderly, the infirm and even the West Madison Street derelicts and took them to the voting booths. In these and other ways, Chicago's 25,000 or so patronage workers-and many of their relatives-helped Richard J. Daley overwhelm three Democratic opponents last week and assure himself of winning an unprecedented sixth term in the general election on April...
...Giant Killer. He hardly needed such help. Even Daley's staunchest foes had to agree that he won on his popularity among the city's voters, not just because of the machine's tactics. The opposition had attacked Daley's age and frail health (he suffered a stroke last spring), the scandals of his administration, rising crime and deteriorating public schools. But most Chicagoans hold an abiding admiration for Daley and went overwhelmingly for the status quo. Explained former State's Attorney Ben Adamowski, a onetime critic who endorsed Daley this time: "When the ship...
Special Relationship. Along the way to renominating their man, Daley workers shattered the political fortunes of the token G.O.P. nominee for mayor, John Hoellen, 60, who was also running for re-election as the city's only Republican alderman. He was beaten, in part because the machine made a special point of turning out votes for his opponent, Eugene C. Schulter, 27, a real estate appraiser and protégé of the Democratic ward committeeman. Afterward, Hoellen considered dropping out of the race against Daley. Said the Republican: "If I can't be elected alderman...
...Daley appeared subdued after his triumph. "After this great victory, we must unite all the people of our city. I shall embrace charity, love, mercy and walk humbly with my God." Many Chicagoans believe that he will have to do all that and more if he is to deal successfully with Chicago's problems over the next four years. More important for the machine, he must also arrange for an orderly transfer of power to a successor. He is now 72, and this campaign was almost certainly his last hurrah...
Throughout his controversial career, Elijah Muhammad was the nation's most potent preacher of black separatism. Yet when he died last week at 77, he was mourned as a statesman. Proclaimed Chicago's mayor Richard J. Daley: "Under his leadership, the Nation of Islam has been a consistent contributor to the social well-being of our city for more than 40 years." A New York Times editorial noted his movement's success "in rehabilitating and inspiring thousands of once defeated and despairing men and women...