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...blustery day last fall that State Rep. George Keverian '53 (D-Everett) met House Speaker Thomas W. McGee (D-Lynn) on Reverse Beach and told the 9-year monarch of the State House that he would challenge his leadership this coming January...
Today, almost 11 months and a primary election later, Keverian, a former ally of McGee, appears on the verge of overthrowing one of the most powerful men in the state. As a result of last Tuesday's primary elections, which showed widespread support for pro-Keverian representatives, the Everett Democrat can now claim 73 firm backers, just eight shy of a majority in the 160-member House...
...triumphant Keverian last Thursday trotted out the names of his supporters, calling the bluff of McGee, who said he still controls a majority of the legislators, McGee has not produced the names of his supporters and has not challenged Keverian's list...
Since 71 of the names on Keverian's list are Democrats, a majority of the 130-odd member House Democratic Caucus, McGee is clearly on the defensivee in the Speakership fight. McGee, to have any chance of winning, would have to break the old tradition of nominating the Speaker within the Democratic Caucus and make a floor appeal to the tiny Republican contingent...
Though Democrats hold a vast majority of seats in the legislature, the ideological make-up is strongly centrist. Senate President William M. Bulger (D-Boston) and House Speaker Thomas W. McGee (D-Lynn) are considered centrist, if not non-ideological, and liberals like Sen. George Bachrach (D-Watertown) and Sen. Jack H. Backman (D-Brookline) have little influence on policy matters...