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RIPON CQ·NTENTS Politics 1 - 5 Commentary 5 - 7 Duly Noted 7 - 8 OCTOBER 15, 1974 VOL. 10, No. 20 50 CENTS Abrams, was selected over Rockland law puts a limit on the amount a can POLITICS: County District Attorney Robert Mee didate's family can' contribute, so the han, for the right to challenge popular Carey campaign has had to repay the BEPORTS Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz bulk of Edward Carey's loans and is in November. Arthur Levitt, the ven now feeling the tight money squeeze NEW YORK erable state comptroller who was the that all candidates are feeling this year. only statewide elected Democrat dur Carey will definitely prove to be New York Democrats appear to be ing the Rockefeller reign, did not have a more difficult - -if not impossible - on the verge of ending 16 years of Re primary opposition. man for Republican Governor Mal publican rule. The potential disaster As the New Yorker writer Andy colm Wilson to beat than Howard is' endangering the entire Republican Logan has observed, all the winning Samuels would have been. Wilson, ticket, including an incumbent senator Democratic statewide candidates fought who assumed his new position af.ter and attorney general who were consid hard to get organization endorsement Nelson A. Rockefeller resigned 10 ered unbeatable only weeks ago. for their campaigns, failed to get the months ago, probably knows more A poll by Long Island Newsday and endorsement, then ran against "ma about state government than any other the Gannett newspaper chain shows the chine" candidates, won the primary person, having served as an assembly GOP with a 49-28 percent handicap in anyway, and thereby laundered their man for 20 years and lieutenant gover the gubernatorf'al race and leading by own organization credentials. Observed nor for 15 years. Both Wilson and only a 39-32 percent margin in the Logan: "It seems clear that, at least Carey are Irish Catholic, but Carey senatorial contest. Although the Dem from now until after the election, the has a first lien on this. group since they ocratic lead for governor has recently Democratic candidates' theme will be are generally Democratic. In mid eroded somewhat, the strength of the their independence of the party or October Carey appeared to be the Democratic ticket appears likely to gatlization, whose endorsement each frontrunner, but Wilson campaign sweep in a Democratic State Assembly one of them, including Clark, tried strategist (generally old Rockefeller and sweep out a few veteran Republi very hard to get. Meanwhile, the regu professionals) hope that !heir satura can congressmen. lar party leaders, most of whom by tion radio and TV r:ompaign will push Accentuating the new political turn late summer were freely allowing their Wilson ahead in the final days. out is the Democrats' ability to reverse district captains to support Carey, may The Wilson campaign is an unlikely their usual fortunes. They have an eth not be as dismayed as had been adver candidate to become the 1974 political nically and geographically balanced tised over the fact that the Democratic version of "The Waltons." A more ticket that has the full support of all candidates for governor and lieutenant likely comparison could be made to the factions of their often chaotic party. governor came up through their party "Sonny and Cher" show without Cher. The state's voters in the September 10 organization instead of being rank Wilson, an unknown and colorless Democratic primary rejected the candi outsiders such as Samuels and [en conservative, has moved sharply to the dates officially designated by the Dem dorsed lieutenant governor candidate right, meanwhile trying to paint the ocratic State Committee back in June. Mario] Cuomo were. However, there Carey-Krupsak ticket into the far left. Brooklyn U.S. Rep. Hugh Carey de may be no truth to the rumor that the Wilson's harsh rhetoric on crime in the feated the early favorite, former Off whole thing was rigged and had been streets is designed to appeal to the Track Betting Corporation president planned that way all along." predominantly Catholic, blue-collar Howard Samuels, by a surprisingly Carey's victory can be attributed in New York City Democrats for whose wide margin. Upstate State Sen. Mary large measure to his brother, Edward, loyalty Carey is fighting. Wilson's Anne Krupsak beat her two male rival the president of the New England managers are counting on Nassau to become ·the state's first woman Petroleum Company. The excess of one County Executive Ralph Caso, the candidate for lieutenant governor. Syr million dollars in loans and contribu GOP's candidate for lieutenant gover acuse Mayor Lee Alexander produced tions the Carey campaign received from nor, to attract suburban and Italian less-than-lackluster campaign and was the congressman's wealthy brother votes. The governor's chances rest on defeated by former U.S. Attorney Gen helped finance a blitz of TV commer winning Republican and upstate sub eral Ramsey dark for the Democratic cials that turned Hugh Carey into a urban areas with a plurality greater senatorial nomination. The aggressiye household name within a period of than a half million votes while losing Bronx Borough president, Robert three weeks. The state's new election New York City by a lesser amount. The state's senior senator, Jacob K. Buffalo area district. be because the Democratic candidate, Javits, is expected to. be successful in Also in tight upstate races are U.S. former State Sen. Richard Leonard, is his bid for a third term. Nevertheless, Reps. Barber Conable (R) and Carle a dynamic candidate. Ramsey Clark, with his image as an ton J. King (R). Conable is being op Leonard is· not such a candidate and honest man who is not afraid to speak posed by the vice mayor of Rochester, is now handicapped by the repudiation his mind and who refuses contribu Margaret Costanza, who has hired pro of Manchester Union-Leader publisher tions over $100, has proved to be a fessional political advice from Canada William Loeb, whose endorsement in stronger opponent than originally and is getting substantial labor help. the Democratic primary probably pro thought. Attorney General Louis Lef The conservative and aging King made vided Leonard's margin of victory in kowitz is another progressive Jewish a weak primary showing against a the three-way race. Republican from New York City, who young GOP moderate; he now faces Loeb was particularly successful at will benefit from sizable Democratic Rensselaer County Treasurer Edward kingmaking this year. As he editorial crossover voting. "Ned" Pattison (D), whose county ized after the election: "On the whole While Javits and Lefkowitz seem job is being abolished in January. Pat it seems to this newspaper that the confident of victory, the other progres tison amassed 43 percent of the vote voters showed great and good judg sive Republican on the ticket, former against King in 1970. ment in their selections of the various Rochester Mayor Stephen May, is un Two other vacant Democratic seats candidates to oppose each other in the likely to unseat Comptroller Levitt. should remain Democratic. Former final election on Nov. 5th." Translated, However, May's expected loss is not U.S. Rep. Richard Ottinger (D), who that means the voters did as Loeb likely to hamper his political future, gave up a House seat to run for the wished: renominated Thomson over since he is young, attractive, and in Senate in 1970, is seeking the seat be moderate State Senate president David telligent. ing vacated -in Westchester County by Nixon; awarded Leonard the Demo The state's congressional delegation former Republican Ogden Reid. In cratic gubernatorial nomination over will undergo its most extensive turn Buffalo, former Erie County Controller two, more liberal candidates, and nom over in years. In New York City, con Henry Nowak is a popular Polish inated David Banks (R) to succeed servative and powerful Brooklyn U.S. Democrat in a Polish Democratic dis U.S. Rep. Louis Wyman (R) in the Rep. John J. Rooney (D) has retired; trict now represented by a Polish Dem 1st C.D. GOP primary. Banks was the Carey's seat will probably be assumed ocrat, Thaddeus J. Dulski. The Re most notable example of Loeb's p0- by Democrat Leo C. Zefferetti, the publican candidate, Lackawanna Mayor litical imagination; he defeated former president of the Correction Officers Joseph R. Bala, -is also Polish; but he's Governor's Executive Councilor John Benevolent Association. Two other not a Democrat. Bridges (whose late father was a sen Brooklyn congressmen, Frank Brasco The State Senate is likely to remain ator) and former State GOP Chair (recently convicted of receiving bribes in Republican hands, but the State As man David Gosselin. from the Mafia) and Bertram Podell sembly should swing Democratic, de Banks, who is distinguished only (who just pleaded guilty in another pending upon the magnitude of Wil for bis endorsement by Loeb, now faces bribery case), are to be replaced by son's loss or win. Manchester attorney Norman D'Am former U.S. Rep. James H. Scheuer Should Wilson lose but the Repub ours, who won a three-way Democratic (D) and State Assemblyman Stephen licans maintain Assembly control, most primary. Solarz (D), respectively. Ul'state, the politicians believe that Speaker Perry Loeb was disappointed by the voters dean of the delegation, Republican Duryea would become the state's un in the state Democratic Senate primary; Howard Robison, is retiring, as is U.S. official Republican lea:der. First, how they nominated former State Insurance Rep. Henry P. Smith III (R).