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...parties, cops, sheriffs deputies and state legislators behind bars. Thus the U.S. Attorney for northern Illinois acquired a reputation as imposing as his 6 ft. 6 in., 200-lb. physique. Now the Republican candidate for Governor, Thompson, 40, leads Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's hand-picked candidate, Michael Hewlett, by such a margin that some Democrats fear their entire ticket may be doomed. Thompson's lead could deny the crucial state to Jimmy Carter...
...have something to say about that once he fine tunes his vaunted Cook County organization. But in four different polls, Thompson has been ahead by margins ranging from 15 to 24 percentage points, and even Daley may not be able to narrow that sufficiently. On the campaign trail, Hewlett, 62, who established a good record as state auditor for twelve years and as secretary of state since 1972, has come across as a buffoon. He once said "F-you" to a television reporter-on camera. He also offered up a straight line to Thompson by criticizing his foe for taking...
...Hewlett has myriad other problems...
Jowly, at least 40 Ibs. overweight, "He looks, talks and walks like Daley" as Thompson delights in putting it. The Daley "old pol" image is not greeted downstate or even in the suburbs with the ecstasy it still engenders in Chicago. What is more, Hewlett won a bitter primary battle over Governor Dan Walker, a Daley foe, and the wounds are still festering. Another internecine war-Daley's futile attempt to oust black Representative Ralph Metcalfe from Congress-has provided Thompson with a bonanza: angry Metcalfe backers now serve as volunteers for the former prosecutor. A Hewlett snub...
Carroll also said last week that Hewlett Packard had not felt it had been "done in." However, the Hewlett-Packard official contradicted this, declaring, "We were shocked, frankly." Carroll also denied that the Texas base of Datapoint had been an element in its choice by Wyatt, who was born in Texas and lived there until coming to work for Harvard...