The Nation - News from May 6, 1986

Adlai E. Stevenson III announced in Chicago who would be his running mate in his independent bid for governor, saying he wants to defeat the supporters of Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. “and everything they stand for.” Stevenson picked Cook County Circuit Judge Michael Howlett Jr. to complete his ticket. Stevenson resigned the Democratic nomination for governor after two supporters of LaRouche won nomination as lieutenant governor and secretary of state in the March 18 primary. Stevenson also said Northern Illinois University teacher Jane Spirgel would run for secretary of state as an independent.