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The Political Ring
The race for the seven
seats in t b e Municipal
Council will provide the
community with the most
spirited contests since
1948 when the Liberal
Party challenged the Pro
gressive Guide in the
most h eat e d political
fight to da‘e.
Few persons took seri
ously the announcement
made several weeks ago
by James O’'Bryan that
he would run for the leg
islature. On Wednesday
night, however,the former
OPS Information Director
came out as candidate at
large, thus offering com
petition to Henry Richards
and Omar Brown,who are
seeking re-election from
that district.
O*Bryan has teamed up
with Oswald Harris, who
isseeking his sixth termas
member of the Town Dis
trict. Both are leaders of
the Progressive Guide,
who have now wi hdrawn
from that political organi
zation. Both are also
members of the Democra
tic Club, which several
months dgo announced its
intention to enter local
political contests. l
_ Cruncilman Henry O,
Creque, who now reßre
sents the Country Dis
trict, has also entered the
at-large fight, and his
principal target is Brown.'
Whether both will co n
tinue the bitter exhanges
o: the past weeks remain
to be seen.
The odds, of course,fav
or th- incumbents. Julius
Sprauve, who con rols all
butafew o St. John
150 votes, is expect
ed tothrow them
in the direction of Brown
and Richards. But Creque
and O’Bryan believe that
there ar- enough peoplel
who desire a change to
give them a fighting
chance. By teaming up
with Har:is, O’Bryan ex
pects to attract the votes
of all of Harris’s support
ers.
Harris will have a tough
fight to win re-election.
Percival Reese, who is
running with Earle Ottley,
has wide support among
those people who work
for wages dueto his vigo
rous fight in their behalf
over the years. He came
close to winning in 1950,&
many predict he will win
easily this time. George
E. Audain is the fourth
town candidate.
‘Puerto Rico Notebook
By Julio Francis tidwards
The Credit Association
for Production made the
largest loan so its mem
bers, during 1951-52, than
at any other time during
its 18 years of functioning.
It was $10,728,714, which
amount is larger than that
of last year by $325,491.
The Lawyers College
here will honor the three
new Supreme Court Jus
tices (recently appointed
by Gov. Munoz Marin)withl
a banquet at the Condadol
Hotel, to which the Exe
cutive, his cabinet,and the
Resident Commissioner
have been invited.
The new Justices ar el
Attorneys Benjamin Ortiz
The Home Journal
(until rccently Speaker
Pro-tempore of the House
of Regresentative); Dist.
}Court udge Pedro Perez
Pimentel, and Jaime Sifre.
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