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...elected, DiCara believes he will join James Michael Curley and Francis "Sweepstakes" Kelly as the youngest members ever elected to the Council. He will be 22 by then. But he would be the youngest one ever elected at large since Curley and Kelly were elected while running as ward candidates. But DiCara is not playing up the youth issue...
...DiCara had been toying with the idea of running for City Council for quite a while, but didn't make the final decision until January 10 at a meeting of his "chief supporters." He will officially enter the primary June 14 with a statement at McKeon Post in Dorchester, but he's already passing around the navy blue campaign buttons. "Look, the people want them," he told roommate Henry Kettls a week ago. Kettle had started DiCara's campaign with a donation of one cent. Since then another $5 has been contributed, but DiCara has used...
...Council is made up of nine members elected at large. All nine seats are available this November, and since a number of top councilmen will probably get in the mayoral race against struggung incumbent Kevin White, DiCara figures his chances are better than usual. "I don't think any of those seats are safe," DiCara said Sunday, even though he expects four to six incumbents to run. He estimates that 40 persons will be in the September primary, with 18 going on the November ballot...
...have to finish in the first 12 or 13 in September to have a good shot," DiCara said. Like any politician, he refrains from talking down his chances, which he characterizes as "darn good, darn good." DiCara predicts that his success will vary directly with the funds he raises between now and July. The target is $25,000 to $30,000. "If I can raise that amount of money and can't win, well, that's pretty bad," he mused...
Enter Bill Guenther '72, who lives across the hall from DiCara. Last year people used to joke about the Quincy triumvirate of politicians-Guenther, DiCara, and Ki?by Wilcox '70. DiCara has chosen Guenther as his campaign manager. "He's one of the few people who can criticize me and get me to listen," DiCara explained Sunday. "That's damn, I mean darn, important...