Word: maher
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Right now Thomas Coates is tenth and William G. Maher eleventh, but in the redistribution of votes in the next two days Coates could finish ahead of Mayor Daniel J. Hayes Jr. or Cornelia B. Wheeler who stand ninth and eighth
...nine incumbent councillors finished in the top eleven in yesterday's count. Alfred E. Vellucci was fifth, Thomas H. D. Mahoney sixth, Bernard Goldberg seventh, and Cornelia B. Wheeler eighth. Mayor Daniel J. Hayes Jr. ran ninth, followed by Thomas Coates and William G. Maher...
Perhaps the biggest surprise in yesterday's returns was the weak showing of incumbent Maher. He finished third in the last council race, but slipped to eleventh in yesterday's count...
None of the majority five can feel as secure. Maher finished third in the last election, but his showing was largely due to number two votes from Sullivan backers. Since Maher and Sullivan are now on opposite sides of the split Council, this source of support will probably not be as fruitful this time around...
...However, Maher has played up his opposition to the anti-Vietnam petition to every person within shouting distance. This should give him enough support to make it onto the Council again...