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Illinois Democratic machine faces Walker challenge in 1972 race
Dan Walker, former Montgomery Ward executive, runs as an independent in the Illinois Democratic primary challenging the Daley-led Cook County organization. He pushes for debates with Lt. Gov. Paul Simon while facing off against Simon as the party nominee. The piece traces Chicago political bosses from Kelly to Daley and recalls Morris Sachs and Kennelly battles shaping decades of state politics.
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Illinois
Cook County
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Machine
Edward Kelly
Kelly
Patrick Nash
Ilinois
Democratic National Committee
Anton Cermak
Daley
Miami
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cermak
Helena
Otto Kerner
Dan Walker
Montgomery Ward Co
Adlai Stevenson II
Walker
Metropolis
Ohio River
Wisconsin
Paul Simon
Democratic Party
Democratic
Simon
Daley Organization
Ed Kelly
Richard Daley
Big Bill Thompson
Martin H. Kennelly
the Arty
Myor Kelly
Kennelly
Democratic Regular
Nash
Sachs
Morris B. Sachs
Lithuania
Herbert Paschen
Paschen
Richard B. Austin
William G. Stratton
Austin
U. S. District Court
Morris Sachs
Downstate
Stratton
Henry Horner
Horner
Lincoln
Washington
S.O.B
Kelly-Nash
White House
Erman Bundesen
Kelly Nash
Springfield
Bundesen
Hamilton County
John Steele
C. Wayland Brooks