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Editorial choice this time is between good and evil
The fifth ward aldermanic race pits incumbent Leon Despres, backed by Marshall Korshak, against Chauncey Eskridge. The piece argues Korshak and Dawson Keane influence threaten independence, urging Despres's re election to protect civil rights and ward autonomy amid tensions with Hyde Park and Sanitary District leadership.
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Ald
Leon Despres
Fifth Ward
Democratic
Marshall Korshak
Despres
Korshak
Paul Douglas
Springfield
Chauncey Eskridge
Eskridge
Democratic Party
William Dawson
Thomas Keane
Keane
City Council
Dawson
Democratic Committee
Party
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Seymour Simon
Simon
Hyde Park
Washington
Chauncey Esk
56Th Street
Woodlawn
Cottage Grove
Kenneth Campbell
Campbell
Real
Power Center
Sidney Jones
Keane-Dawson Alliance
Leon M. Despres