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Three weeks ago State's Attorney Gutknecht got himself off the spot by releasing records confirming that Paschen's welfare fund had indeed been used for political purposes. Democrats stepped up pressure on Paschen to get off the ticket for "the good of the party." Stubbornly, the treasurer held out. Said he time and again: "I'm running...
Flowers for the Sick. Paschen fought back. He went on radio and TV to say that the fund had been used solely for welfare purposes, e.g., flowers for the sick. Besides, he argued, his predecessors had established similar funds and nobody had objected. In any case, he abolished the fund and ordered its $14,000 balance returned to the banks...
...Senate Banking and Currency Committee began to investigate, as did federal and county grand juries. Other newspapers moved in. Rapidly, Paschen's troubles were becoming double trouble to his sponsor, Dick Daley, and to the Democratic machine. Not only was their campaign case against the Republicans slipping away but Democrat John Gutknecht, up for re-election as Cook County state's attorney, was in for trouble himself if he tried to protect Paschen. Democrats feared that the county treasurer's trouble might even hurt Illinois' Adlai Stevenson...
Doing the Right Thing. Last week the roof blew off. The Sim-Times disclosed that Paschen had failed to account for a $4,000 contingency fund. Reacting swiftly, Gutknecht subpoenaed Paschen to appear before the grand jury. That brought Dick Daley down with both feet. Said the mayor flatly: "His running would be injurious to the entire ticket. I hope he does the right thing...
...Paschen did. He withdrew "to make sure that the issues this fall are clear in the public's mind." This week Dick Daley...