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State Rep. Suzanne M. Bump (D-Braintree) said that Silber had called her and asked her opinion of his chances for winning the Democratic primary. Bump, a supporter of former Attorney General Francis X. Belotti, said she was not impressed by Silber's style, which she described as "philosophically rigid" and "dictatorial...
...think that John Silber is the kind of leader people will be looking to," she said...
State Rep. Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy), another Bellotti supporter, said that he had also spoken with Silber, and that the B.U. president was merely "testing the political waters...
...spokesperson declined to comment on Silber's political aspirations...
During his 18 years as president, Silber has been one of the most controversial figures in the realm of higher education, sometimes seen as a visionary, sometimes as a ruthless autocrat...