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...were nothing compared to the anxieties of winning the primary. Many good men fell by the wayside in the plethora of close intraparty races, and now all the pomp and excitement seems to zero in on Brooke vs. Tsongas, King vs. Hatch, Bellotti vs. Weld, where it once pondered Droney vs. Harshbarger, Twomey vs. Antonelli, and Shannon vs. the World...
...John Droney had held the office virtually unopposed since his appointment by then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy '40 in 1959. For the last three years of his reign he had suffered from a debilitating illness that hindered his ability to speak or walk without some form of assistance. Through the workings of his publicity-oriented office and the efforts of his highly-capable, highly-ambitious first assistant, John F. Kerry, Droney created the facade of an active crime-buster seeking another term...
Scott Harshbarger '64 had resigned from the Attorney General's office as Chief of Public Protection Bureau in mid-February and proceeded to county-hop his way into the hearts of those who either wanted change, knew of Droney's illness, or hated the annoying Kerry. He detailed comprehensive programs for the office, treated Droney's incapacity tastefully, and was the only county candidate to have extensive television advertising. As a result, Harshbarger was endorsed by virtually every major newspaper in Middlesex County, as well as the Boston Globe...
...wasn't until mid-day on September 20, hours after Ed King had left "For Boston" ringing in our ears, that the results finally came in. Droney had defeated Harshbarger by approximately 6000 votes and incumbency remained the not-so-easily assailable hurdle...
...incumbent Middlesex County District Attorney John Droney retained his office, holding a slim lead over Cambridge attorney Scott A. Harshbarger...