Adlai E. Stevenson III has persuaded another son of a famousDemocrat, Michael J. Howlett Jr., to be his running mate in anindependent campaign for governor and lieutenant governor, partysources said yesterday.
The two reportedly agreed yesterday to be a team if Stevensonwins a federal court suit he hopes will salvage his gubernatorialbid.
Howlett, an associate Cook County judge, is the son of a formerIllinois secretary of state who racked up huge victory margins infour state campaigns before his political career crashed in a 1976thrashing by Gov. Thompson.
Howlett, 37, may have to surrender his judicial post to joinStevenson's campaign. He was appointed to the bench in 1983.Without party slating, he was nominated in the March 18 primary forelevation to a full judgeship.
Howlett was supported in his campaign by Mayor Washington and byHouse Speaker Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago), a key strategist in theStevenson campaign.
Stevenson's running mate in the primary, Sen. George E.Sangmeister (D-Mokena), lost to Mark J. Fairchild, an obscurefollower of extremist economist Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr.
Stevenson followed through on his pledge not to run withFairchild when he renounced his nomination one week ago.
He also filed a federal court suit that he hopes will knock downa state law that required independent candidates to have filednominating petitions by last Dec. 16 to be on the ballot Nov. 4.
U.S. District Court Judge James B. Parsons has indicated hewould rule on the suit by May 16.
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