When you are the first Republican mayor of your city in three decades, and, what is more, Democrats there outnumber Republicans 8 to 1, it behooves you to run, at the very least, a shrewd re-election campaign. Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk has been doing just that, and last week he won 56% of the vote in the nominating primary against Millionaire Democrat James M. Carney.* Perk took office two years ago, succeeding Carl Stokes and changing the tone of city hall from soul food to sauerkraut. To unseat him, Carney, an attorney and...
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