Word: dixons
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...state observer, it may appear the Democrats have the advantage--Alan J. Dixon, who holds the coveted office of secretary of state, is running 20 per cent ahead of his Republican challenger, Lt. Gov. David O'Neal. But if Dixon wins the Senate seat, Gov. James R. Thompson will name his replacement--and the new secretary of state won't be a Democrat...
Indeed, a lot of Democratic party members probably would have preferred that Dixon not run for the Senate--a Washington politician doesn't have that much clout. Not only are Democrats likely to lose the jobs under the secretary of state's office (despite the merit system), they are probably losing one of the few Democrats popular enough statewide to challenge Thompson in 1982. With the party itself weakened by internal squabbling in Chicago between Mayor Jane Byrne and State Sen. Richard Daley, Dixon's timing seems less that stellar...
Each candidate has cultivated his party's traditional constituency. Dixon, a career politician, has received large contributions from state employees and from labor organizations; O'Neal from the Republican National Committee and Chicago businesses. O'Neal is also endorsed by several right-to-life groups and by the STOP-ERA interests, headed by Phyllis Schlafly of Alton...
They share several other traits, too. Both were wunderkind; Dixon was elected to the state legislature in his early 20s, and O'Neal began his politicking by winning the race for sheriff in a heavily Democratic county. Both favor free markets for farm produce and more mining of soft Illinois coal. Both call American foreign policy "indecisive...
Squabbles over campaign fund sources and candidate character have occupied a large part of this election. The Chicago Tribune last month disclosed that O'Neal charged the taxpayers for more than $62,000 worth of flights on state airplanes that his campaign should have covered. a supervisor working for Dixon admitted shaking down drivers' license applicants for contributions...