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...fouth time in ten years, it has taken a political deal to elect a mayor of Cambridge. After two fruitless weeks of balloting, Councillor Edward J. Sullivan backed into the mayor's chair after he had persuaded fellow Councillor Thomas M. McNamara to climb off the political fence and into the Sullivan camp. Next week, Sullivan will appoint McNamara chairman of the Council's Finance Committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: While Cambridge Burns | 1/17/1956 | See Source »

After the first six ballots for mayor taken over the past two weeks, independent councillor Edward J. Sullivan is in the lead with four votes, one shy of the necessary five. The fifth independent, Thomas M. McNamara, has consistently withheld his vote from Sullivan in hopes that he himself may become mayor. The four Civic Association councillors have abstained in the voting thus...

Author: By Ernest A. Ostro, | Title: Clashing Factions Block Selection Of City's Mayor | 1/16/1956 | See Source »

...group will meet this week at the home of neophyte councillor Mrs. Pearl Wise in a effort to agree on a choice for mayor before the next meeting. Councillor Thomas M. McNamara, cited as their most likely choice, will be under heavy pressure this week from the other independents--all supporters of Edward J. Sullivan--to go along with them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: City Still Without Mayor as Council Ballots Deadlock | 1/10/1956 | See Source »

Sullivan and his supporters have been seeking McNamara's vote all week, but he will definitely not support Sullivan, he said last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Councilors Doubt Meeting Tonight Will Elect Mayor | 1/9/1956 | See Source »

Four independents supported Sullivan at last week's meeting, but the fifth, Thoman M. McNamara, voted for himself to cost the council's top vote-getter the mayoralty. The four Cambridge Civic Association councillors voted "present" last week and plan to do so again today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Councilors Doubt Meeting Tonight Will Elect Mayor | 1/9/1956 | See Source »

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