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Above all, the campaign style brings home again the ex-Governor's Italian origins. He chatters in the language effortlessly, whether praising the bambinos of a young immigrant mother or joking lustily with a Sicilian metal-worker. This week, as he forayed the factory districts of Lawrence and Lowell, he spouted "cara mia's" with increasing frequency, erasing the forbidding image of Republicanism and becoming just plain "John...
...January, when Volpe announced for the Republican nomination, he focused his attack on Governor Peabody. It was then an issueless campaign, centered on the unconvincing slogan of "Bring Back Volpe," for the ex-Governor privately admires Peabody for his plans for constitutional reform. The rise of Francis Bellotti, however, has handed Volpe concrete issues, as evidenced by the new Republican campaign posters: "Volpe--A Man You Can Trust...
...Suffolk County grand jury continues to grind out indictments against government officials, Volpe presses hard at the honesty issue. He established the Crime Commission which started the indictment ball rolling. Only one of his appointees as Governor, Warren Giles, was ever indicted, and his name was forced upon Volpe by a balky Governor's Council. The ex-Governor contrasts this record with what he terms "Bellotti's shady dealings." In this way he hopes to exploit the widespread conviction among independent voters that Bellotti's defeat of Peabody represented a victory for the forces of corruption within the Democratic Party...
Volpe feels that the question of state constitutional reform, though a highly sophisticated issue, may decide the election. Having hedged for several months, the ex-Governor has finally come out strongly for House Bill 3000, which would transfer the statutory powers of the Governor's Council to the Governor. A constant hurdle to firm executive leadership, and frequently a den of corruption, the Council has drawn fire from nearly all of the state's independent political organizations. Bellotti, who several years ago advocated abolishing the Council, now says that he "could live with it." This stand may cost...
Last week's Columbus Day parade indicated that Bellotti may also lose much of the typically Democratic Italian vote. The ex-Governor outshone his opponent as they marched together through Boston's East End, a Democratic and Italian stronghold. Many young woman and children chanted "Volpe, Volpe," and a few broke police lines to besiege the GOP candidate with hugs, kisses, and flowers. Later in the week, Volpe also seemed popular with Lawrence's Italian laborers. As one textile worker said, "Both candidates real nice, you know Italian. But I take Volpe, I think, he so nice...