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Article: Dixon's defeat raises prospects for reluctant Williamson
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- March 23, 1992
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Last year, Kenilworth lawyer Richard S. Williamson flatly
rejected an invitation to run for the U.S. Senate.
Williamson, 42, didn't think it was the right time to make his
move. He also thought that Sen. Alan J. Dixon (D-Ill.) would be
nearly impossible to beat. But when Illinois House Minority Leader
Lee A. Daniels and other GOP leaders approached him on the eve of the
filing deadline, Williamson gave it more thought. President Bush,
Senate Republican Leader Robert J. Dole (R-Kan.), White House Chief
of Staff Samuel K. Skinner and Gov. Edgar also urged Williamson to
lead the '92 Illinois GOP ticket.
Though it looked like a long shot, Williamson decided to roll
the dice. Following ...