C.C.A. Wins Only Four Of Nine Council Places

An apparent split within the Cambridge Civic Association has resulted in the group's failing to gain a majority of seats on the Cambridge City Council. Tabulation of last Tuesday's ballots, announced officially last night, revealed that CCA candidates held only four of the nine Council positions, with the rest going to independents.

Immediate post-election speculation was that the results of the election may mean the end of the CCA and the Proportional Representation system of voting.

CCA candidates who gained seats on the Council are Edward A. Crane, Joseph J. DeGuglielmo '29, Mrs. Pearl Wise, and Hyman Pill. Independent members elected were Edward J. Sullivan, John D. Lynch, Thomas N. McNamara, Alfred Velluci, and Charles A. Watson.

Instead of the usual "vote the CCA slate" appeal to voters, CCA men Crane and DeGuglielmo ran their battles on a "vote No. 1 for me" basis. Political observers close to the campaign scene reported yesterday that opposition developed between a coalition of Crane, DeGuglielmo, and unsuccessful candidate Marcus Morton, and a Mrs. Wise-Bradlee F. Clarke faction.

Friction generated by the break is expected to be revealed more clearly when the new Council attempts to elect a mayor. If Mrs. Wise does not align herself with Crane and DeGuglielmo, the CCA is expected to have little to say about the selection of the new mayor.

CCA candidates fared no better in incomplete returns in the local School Committee election. Incumbent Judson T. Shaplin '42, assistant dean of the School of Education, did gather 4490 votes on the first unofficial count, to lead all candidates, but only two other CCA men remained in the running for the other five posts.