Editing Richard M. Daley (section)

=== Second campaign for mayor: 1989 victory over Eugene Sawyer ===
{{Main|1989 Chicago mayoral special election}}

On November 25, 1987, Mayor Washington died in office of a heart attack. On December 2, 1987, the [[Chicago City Council]] appointed Alderman [[Eugene Sawyer]] as mayor until a special election for the remaining two years of the term could be held in 1989.<ref name=Fremon>{{cite book |last=Fremon |first=David K. |title=Chicago Politics Ward by Ward |publisher=Indiana University Press |date=January 1, 1998 |page=343 |isbn = 978-0-253-20490-5}}</ref> Daley announced his candidacy on December 6, 1988, saying

<blockquote>Let's face it: we have a problem in Chicago. The name-calling and politics at City Hall are keeping us from tackling the real issues&nbsp;... I may not be the best speaker in town, but I know how to run a government and how to bring people together.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/06/us/daley-entering-chicago-contest-for-mayoralty.html | title=Daley Entering Chicago Contest For Mayoralty | date=December 6, 1988 | access-date=December 1, 2012 | author=Johnson, Dirk | newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name=commentary/></blockquote>

[[Rahm Emanuel]] worked for the Daley campaign as a fundraiser,<ref>{{cite news |title=In Chicago, A Political Dynasty Nears Its End |first=Cheryl   |last=Corley |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/05/13/136240147/in-chicago-a-political-dynasty-nears-its-end |agency=NPR |date=May 13, 2011}}</ref> [[David Axelrod (political consultant)|David Axelrod]] as campaign strategist, [[William M. Daley|William Daley]] as chief strategist, and [[Forrest Claypool]] as a campaign aide.<ref name=conduct/> Among four Daley campaign appearances on a Sunday shortly before the primary was a rally of [[Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America|Polish Highlanders]] at 4808 S. Archer Ave.<ref>{{citation |title=Daley, Sawyer Campaigns Shift Into High Gear; Mayoral Rivals Crisscross Neighborhoods |date=February 20, 1989 |first1=Joel |last1=Kaplan |first2=Dahleen |last2=Glanto |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/02/20/daley-sawyer-campaigns-shift-into-high-gear/ |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> In a videotaped television newscast, it appeared that Daley said, "You want a white mayor to sit down with everybody." Sawyer said he was "shocked." Daley explained, "It was my standard stump speech. I'm not maybe the best speaker in town, but I have never used the word [white]."<ref>{{citation |title=Bernardin Calls For Racial Harmony; Mayor Candidates Praised |date=February 24, 1989 |first1=Jack |last1=Houston  |first2=Mitchell |last2=Locin |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/02/24/bernardin-calls-for-racial-harmony/ |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> That Friday, the campaign watchdog group CONDUCT censured Daley and commended Sawyer for his "rejection of racially inflammatory comments."<ref name=conduct>{{citation |title=Group Censures Daley For Disputed Comment |date=February 25, 1989 |first1=R. Bruce |last1=Dold |first2=John |last2=Camper |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/02/25/group-censures-daley-for-disputed-comment/ |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{citation |date=May 27, 2010 |title=The "wet mayor" legend, a timeline from the news archives |first=Eric |last=Zorn |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2010/05/the-wet-mayor-story-a-timeline-from-the-news-archives.html}}</ref><ref name=stoopidest/>

Daley defeated Sawyer in the primary.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/01/us/daley-wins-primary-in-chicago-mayoral-vote-is-racially-divided.html | title=Daley Wins Primary in Chicago; Mayoral Vote Is Racially Divided | date=March 1, 1989 | access-date=December 1, 2012 | author=Johnson, Dirk | newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> In the 1989 general election, Daley faced Republican candidate [[Edward Vrdolyak]], a former Democratic alderman who had opposed Mayor Washington, and [[Alderman]] [[Timothy C. Evans]], the candidate of the newly created Harold Washington Party. Daley won  the general election on April 4, 1989.<ref>{{cite news | title=Daley Elected Chicago Mayor | date=April 5, 1989 |author1=Peterson, Bill |author2=Edsall, Thomas B | page=1 | newspaper=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/05/us/daley-wins-as-mayor-of-chicago-ending-six-years-of-black-control.html | title=Daley Wins as Mayor of Chicago, Ending Six Years of Black Control | date=April 5, 1989 | access-date=December 1, 2012 | author=Johnson, Dirk | newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> Daley was inaugurated as Mayor of Chicago on April 24, 1989,<ref name=daleys22>{{cite news |title=Richard M. Daley's 22 years as mayor |date=April 30, 2011 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/04/30/richard-m-daleys-22-years-as-mayor/}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Inaugural Address |first=Richard M. |last=Daley |date=April 24, 1989 |url=http://www.chipublib.org/cplbooksmovies/cplarchive/mayors/rm_daley_inaug01.php |publisher=[[Chicago Public Library]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=10 Memorable Moments Of Mayor Daley's Reign |url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/05/13/10-highlights-of-mayor-daleys-reign/ |first=Adam |last=Harrington |publisher=CBS Chicago |date=May 13, 2011}}</ref> his 47th birthday, at a ceremony in [[Symphony Center|Orchestra Hall]].