City Still Without Mayor as Council Ballots Deadlock

Round-robin voting by the independents and abstentions by the Civic Association-endorsed members prevented the election of Cambridge's new mayor at the City Council's meeting last night and ended the session in a deadlock in less that one-half hour. After five futile ballots, the council voted to adjourn until next Monday.

The council majority of five independents could not agree on one of their number of the mayoralty. At a pre-meeting caucus at the Hotel Commander, they decided to vote for each other to demonstrated the unity of the group. The minority of four CCA members voted a solid "present" 24 times in the six ballots.

"I'm mystified," said CCA-Councillor Joseph A. DeGuglielmo '29 after the meeting. "The independents can't agree, but I don't know what they'll gain by their present tactics," he added.

The CCA group will meet this week at the home of neophyte councillor Mrs. Pearl Wise in a effort to agree on a choice for mayor before the next meeting. Councillor Thomas M. McNamara, cited as their most likely choice, will be under heavy pressure this week from the other independents--all supporters of Edward J. Sullivan--to go along with them.