Article: A `hands-on candidate' maintains aura of calm

Timothy C. Evans, the alderman who wants to be mayor, is a novelty on the Chicago campaign trail.

Instead of swagger, you get cautious statements doled out in a measured cadence and the politeness of a Southern gentleman who somehow stumbled into a brawl.

When a reporter asks what could be a needling question about endorsements not coming his way, Evans smiles and says: "As you can see, we are not worried about any endorsements."

No doubt he knows how to fight, but his style of campaigning differs from that of his mentor, former Mayor Harold Washington.

Take the typical campaign day, like Sunday, when Evans made the usual tour of churches in search of captive audiences and a ...

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