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...people able to practice the New Politics successfully, ran an effective campaign, especially in the western cities which had been plagued by high unemployment rules. He was Framingham by 600 votes, Leominster by 1900 votes, and Fitchburg by more than 3000 votes. These three cities, along with Waltham, Newton and Brookline, provided Drinan with his 8000-vote margin of victory. Drinan, by once again attracting an army of volunteers, by making himself highly visible in the west, especially Fitchburg where he set up one of his campaign headquarters; and by employing his $150,000 campaign fund judiciously, not only scored...
...pace began to pick up at Drinan headquarters. The results from Waltham, which Linsky had hoped to take, showed Drinan winning by 2000 votes. Immediately after the Waltham returns were posted, McGovern launched into his concession speech and everyone turned toward the television sets. The crowd remained quiet until McGovern said. "We do not rally to the support of policies that we deplore, but we do love this country and we will continue to beckon it to a higher standard." Everyone cheered. As soon as McGovern finished speaking, Drinan emerged from seclusion, strode to the front of the Tiara Room...
Drinan, a 51-year old Roman Catholic has narrowly carried the three major towns in the eastern part of the district Newton, Waltham and Brookline...
These three towns as especially Waltham and Newton me considered to be Drinan's strongholds. In 1930 when Dinan's defeated John McGlennon and Philip J. Filbin in a three-way race Waltham Newton and Watertown as formed for 56 per cent of Drinan's total vote...
...district, which includes Harvard Square and much of Cambridge, also takes in Belmont. Waltham and parts of Allston and Brighton. McCann's main opponent Cambridge School Committeeman David Wylie, ran 2237 votes behind the incumbent, in unofficial returns. Two years earlier Wylie lost to McCann by 1800 votes. McCann seems certain of re-election as he faces only token Republican opposition in November...