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Fifth ward politicking gets louder in Chicago race
Alderman Leon Despres charged that rivals Alderman Thomas Keane and Alderman Kenneth Campbell seek to capture the fifth ward to gain control of the city council and the Democratic party. Despres warned of a citywide stranglehold and possible influence over mayoral leadership, as a February aldermanic forum highlighted school integration tensions and party infighting.
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Leon Despres
E. Soth
Chicago
Despres
Thomas Keane
31St Ward
Democratic Party
Richard J. Daley
Kenneth Campbell
Keane-Campbell Clan
Keane
Chauncey Eskridge
E. 56Th
Fifth Ward
Campbell
Holman
Nick Melas
E. Soth Place
Sanitary District
Black
Armstrong
Raymond Spaeth
Spaeth
Ald
Melas
Marshall Korshak
Everett
Nixon
Witwer
The
Herald
Louis Mitchell