The-Leader_1972-12-14

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The March race for Freqport Mayor, two seats on the Vllla^ Boani and
WlUage ^mU^e has ^ u n wmt Fr^p&sVa oldest pc^lttcal proiiis the f n b ^
Pms^, ohcftstng Ite sliite of i ^ h ^ in a ItowHjr teM© that saw mai^ i»m©r
membe^ l«ive to torai a mm pmxp, Urn Suburban ftirty. Yet anotherisar^.
ItoitedResidentsofFreeportmel Treasurer'spodUoato Btoomby
default Iqr incoiTKify marking
theNdtal.
Usg§ IhT, a l ^ ^ i Tnista
whoffl^nm apta tti March to
after we went to press to dect
lkeb> ExecuUve BoanL
The neit candidate tm
i^^port M i ^ chosoi l^ Om
fillage Pai% 1 ^ b^ pieh»l ^ a
©roup headed, by a man 4who !f*^_S?^V?*!!*???*^.°^
Icnoi^ the KP' jSb ^ I i ; m^ ^ offfcal dale headed by Allen
A WtiY SmMt CHRISnil^ PARW. mm^ ehll^m tRim die
yidted Oeielwri Pt&vf Center for Uving tn Roosevelt viera tfie guests
of the Fieeport Bks Saturday for a bowling Oirttimas Party at Free*
pOTi Bowl where 40 vohint^ and IS Eito aided #te liilldren m
tey bowM and Iriter had tedi. Eadi diHd rwelved a t m ^ from
the Bks. SlHiwn ate ilks momd Ruler Jehu PiirdotM, Youii Chair-min
Bob Levhie, Co^alrman Billy Latour, leading Knight Steve
Rowland, Emuiie Roy Pricor Chaplain Ed V^m, Secretary, Jack
Qmnn. aiff l&iwp, Al lARdw, Pm Emoted Rider and Tnimm Ooof
Wbm, BQW^aidrnianAlNitpeea«NuiM^ (nirttfiown are Pm
mmad Ruler and Trui^ l^neent Mhtano and YouA CcHnminm
member Eddie AmfersonK Center Aislstant Director of Recreation
mm ZaffM md e^fldran Mieiiele Lege« Pisnkie Brecdano and Karen
Lmbert. the Uto expr«»d pslitu^ m M Corul^ Itoager irf
Fr^iort &m0,1m his cmperadon. (LEADER Phottil
Beiuiingtoii HDIisiiig
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^M-:of-Mb#'Wte -iS'-fraw'tf
m^BiBg^Mim^^a tomm, we
^idOat ttie Fkceport^iatd of
peetbig: Wednesday
IDKAW* «® <» vo^-wi
whether or not to grant a tax
abate»ient on the pti^eitr- The
^»^ey, the ¥Ulage's Jead«r for
: It j ^ r s , w% i^en sMng im
^WfMmt rwi i ^ ln for tt».pitt
jlMit would v l te ttie P r e d ^ ^ of
:;tl» P0liticcil:liDdy:that had snp-
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"Tpn^ig >iiia^«|^9ii;'haiii4i^.#.^.
^u&ilgin df'lSS W m. Smei fOOT
persons were eligible to vote and
the fears that Village empl^e^.
^ncemed about losing t h ^ Jot^.
wmM swamp Qie e l e e ^ t^
wUng for the ^ e e n ^ MsA,
proved unfounded since the itf-iicial
electloh nster diows the
names of mily IS full-time, imid
Village empl^ees who par-tfe^
ted In ^ clos^ MM
^^on.
Mayor Sweeney and his run­ning
mates were opposed by the
Party's official slate and their
names did n^ appear on the
printed baltot im imich nmmb^v
ixffire asked to "check the b^^"
and deposit, unsigned into the
ballot box. According to the
oirrent Party Presldatt hm
Bloom, wim wm runn^ for
l^^mirer on the irfficial ^te,
Sv^eney's ttete did mA es^mtr
mi ttw offlcial ballot because the
Party's coiistitution requires that
every candidate submit his
request for ptacem^it in
luimlnation by submilling a
written retp^t within a mti^
period. Mayor Sweeney met this
requirement while his running
mates did not. (Mayor ^mmmy
tas since tirid Tlffi LEAO^ ttet
he would Mve to ^ ^ i tt»
OmstttaitfcHi but it was hte un>
derstani^ng that this ruling stood
for^:andidat^ for public office -
wot within tte Party.)
While the printed ballot
repeated the office to tm MM lo
allow for write-ins opp^lte ttie'
position (and a box lo be
diedked). many, notab^JiliiQfor
Sweeny who tM p a ^ ml a
M of hte i»^Males, imOt.m^
e^ion to Ite fact that mt W
oinfBdates wa? listed wider
"Offtelal Nominees*^ white seven
wvite4n qMOfs flar VP ai^M^wed
Bernhardt rannii^ for the
Pr^drattlal iptt. which Is
be^imd lo. hai% lien leady to
Stiroprt Orr*s canAdaciy tm
Bfoyor. A fdkfiLlnsieb. Thomas
^Ml^^ldsei ^okeJn Cavor <d[ the
Elected with Sweeney ^cre:
Executive VP Gus Hoppe.
Executive Secretary Monnan
Sehmeling, Treasurer Joe
'^dalucm, R^ording ^^i^ry
Dorothy Storm, and VI% Bob
Burger, Jim Clark, Mark
Domowne, Paul l*ff, Renry
^Clat^ msA ten ite. *
ByMo^if iti^s clear tel ttie
^^age P a # eould not tol ttie
rift that had li(^a.anpffirant.for
seye'rMliiQMmlhSAE
•'^^iBii#='^io~-be5:ii«H»edl'l#-'
iK>.ibe iQp^i^ aod^li iQi
'fiai;:'i«i^Kiiaii--4ii.=^^Mt --'^vs^it-.
Board seat, mni^ned sflenL
Calling himself "the world's
worse political prophet,"
^ 1 ^ ^ ^ iirid TWE LEADER he
h^ no ^ra iMfw tt» ^te w)uld ^
bnt Ine was, of tmam, "very
satisfied" and tlurite his win can
be CfRitributMl grbaUy to the "old
lime Ptety roa^i«a who came
back." The first priority,
Smmem^ raM, wmM be to open
up te^rty to new m^nbers m
it had been closed to prevail
Sweeny supporters from voting.
He ate plans to reoi^nize the
Aiteini^rative ^mmlttee and to
call a meeting of di^ict oip-tali^,
conmittee m@!nb««, etc.,
so as to "close up the raidts and
pick niuninees which will truly
nptmsmA Uve ivead ^lectrum ^
minoum^ t^linhalimitf 1 Imf
political group, the Mtau-ban
J^rty. ItuB • m^t, Alte Ber-nharat,
John Daly. Al Orino,
John DtHiovan. Perry Fischer.
Thomas Land^^. Prank Smith
and Lou Btem. were ^taei by
their wivm, Ed Yamin, Mr. and
Mrs. Raoul Lui^sa. Mr. a ^ Mrs.
Leo Canalize, and Mr. and Mrs.
John Mack as organizers.
Betw^n then, the ti^t do
mm, or taive in tte pet.
represeirt the Villain's amlng
Board, Parii Qimmission, iewer
and Sanitotion Board and
Housing Authority.
When asted lo commit m Uie
fmrmation irf iie new pmip.
Mayor Swe^iey expre^ed
surprise aiytng, "I thon^it they
would tie active al the Village
Party Nominating Committee
meeting in Jaimary. Tk^ have
(f^^nued 00 P^e M
Fr^prt Board of fhi^ees bra hi each ^ , te VP i ^ woe
giai^appnivdtailH^ilistead followed W the Tr^ii^r's
TORii mdding ^ip»^sor rad> ^Itlon. It was highlf eon-
Hemps^id T^own Supervisor c^aUe, Wmmey pointo out.
that an imeoUghteiied write-in
CDwitlimedeitfigBD f voter could Iwve given the
PROTOttP FOR CASIiiO BTWEET. Shown Is the model of the
ttSNwtt lowidnMiMi fiomiiluc nidcli ifovtloper Jtefhur Lndiw iiMies
to w a affile iftiitftfie'piiiraiftriiiotef^iMrtmwttrtw^Hni
md poii. T ^ pboiD showi'i^ni from ^M OMHI wrfl^to honom
•ino 9mm fioniap.' No decMon H lb whittw the
peffmR^ tfw oommiciioii wHI be frMitad IMS been
bir tfia fiMBOft Zonbui Board flf Anoeyt.