Chicago Alderman Ends Mayoral Bid, Warns of ‘Machine’
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CHICAGO — A black alderman dropped out of the race for mayor Thursday, warning of a return to “machine politics” unless blacks can agree upon a candidate to oppose the son of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley.
In announcing his withdrawal, Alderman Danny Davis predicted that Cook County State’s Atty. Richard M. Daley, son of the legendary political boss, would “without a doubt” win the April 4 mayor’s race unless either Alderman Timothy Evans or Mayor Eugene Sawyer, both of whom are black, drop out of the race.
Davis gave his support to Evans, who was the leading black candidate in a recent newspaper poll. Daley is considered the front-runner, based on recent polls. Sawyer, Evans and Daley square off in a Feb. 28 Democratic primary.
On the Republican side, former Democratic Party Chairman Edward R. Vrdolyak was expected to file nominating petitions on Monday. Vrdolyak has boasted that if he can draw 70,000 white ethnic votes to the ballot, he can torpedo Daley’s chance for victory.
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