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State Senator Francis X. McCann (D-Cambridge) resigned Monday from his three committee assignments after he was passed over for leadership positions by Senate President Maurice A. Donahue (D-Holyoke...
...McCann, who has served ten years in the Senate, reportedly believed he should have been appointed either Senate Majority Leader or chairman of the Ways and Means Committee...
...might seem, therefore, that there is little to choose from between the candidates; but an examination of two more issues suggests otherwise. On the question of abolishing capital punishment, Campbell voted for abolition, while McCann strongly opposed it. The abolition bill, which was ultimately defeated by 16 votes in the House, reserved the death penalty for prisoners who kill guards or police officers while trying to escape. And the reservation was made by McCann. As he explained in a campaign debate he proposed this "ridiculous amendment" because "if you can't get what you want [in a bill], you louse...
Capital punishment, however, is not the main issue in the election. The issue that will win or lose the race for McCann-and it is the most revealing point of comparison between the candidates-is the Memorial Drive underpasses. In 1962, McCann sponsored the bill that directed the Metropolitan District Commission to build three underpasses or overpasses. During the last session of the legislature, Campbell joined Representatives Mary B. Newman (R-Cambridge) and William P. Homans, Jr. (D-Cambridge) in sponsoring three bills to delay construction until someone studied Cambridge's total traffic requirements. And although none of the three...
...McCann's motives in proposing the underpasses have never been made clear, least of all by the Senator himself; and he has answered criticism with indignant irrelevancies. Throughout the Memorial Drive controversy he has ignored the wishes of a sizeable number of his constituents. Campbell, in contrast, has listened to them and has actively sought official action. His responsiveness and determination, combined with his obvious intelligence, suggest that, with greater experience, Campbell may develop into one of the most valuable members of the Great and General Court. It is difficult to see any capacity for growth in McCann...