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...challenge him for the governorship. He worried that three possible candidates for mayor might be less amenable than Wagner. They are: 1) Lindsay, who could always change his mind and run again, 2) Democratic Congressman Mario Biaggi, a conservative and much decorated former policeman, who in his Bronx office dispenses help to complaining constituents in the style of the Godfather, and 3) Republican State Senator John Marchi of Staten Island, an able conservative who is indisputably his own man. An overriding consideration: Rocky wants some control over city hall...
...figured that Wagner was the man most likely to stop Biaggi or Marchi from becoming mayor, corralled his caucus and rammed through an endorsement of Wagner. Rocky's road was rougher. He had to win over five New York City G.O.P. county leaders and their executive committees. Bronx Leader John Calandra had already denounced Wagner as "a moron." The other leaders more or less shared his view. But Rockefeller summoned all five to Albany, had high state officials work them over, and won what his spokesman (not the leaders) called "a great desire to support the decision." To Marchi...
...last, some G.O.P. county committeemen gagged at having the Wagner candidacy rammed down their throats. New York County (Manhattan) committeemen swallowed passively, but Kings (Brooklyn) refused to submit. So did Richmond (Staten Island). In rowdy Saturday sessions, however, Queens and The Bronx gave their support to Wagner. Rocky and Rose had won, but not overwhelmingly. Still, it was only the first inning of the game, and Wagner had yet to say firmly that he would play ball...
...fighters, working for promoter Sam Silverman, were George Green of the Bronx, N.Y., and Jose Pagan Rivera of Lowell. One member, dallying over his apertif, said the fight was a "smashing success." Rivera took the decision...
...with an issue," Horovitz once said. But instead of writing a play, Horovitz chose to write a novel this time, and this choice shows his concern with form. Horovitz again contradicts himself by centering the novel on himself rather than a social issue like fear (The Indian Wants the Bronx) or racism (Morning). Cappella is an autobiography; Byron is Israel Horovitz. Both the fictional Byron and the real Horovitz were born on March 31, both have a wife and three children, and, foremost, both are authors...