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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune CAMPAIGN 2000 Friday, June 16, 2000 A23 CIRCUIT CITY. Introduces Gore Names New Campaign Leader Commerce’s Daley to replace Coelho, whoresigned citing health problems THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “I'm happy with the way we turned things around. . But Ijusthit a wall. My health comesfirst.” CINCINNATI — Al Gore named Commerce Secretary W: Da: ley to take over his presidential campaign Thursday in the second major makeoverin a year, replacing Tony Coelho whoresigned cit-*~ ing health problems. Tony Coelho, Daley, son of former Chicago’ MayorRichard Daley and brother of the city’s current mayor, is a Onhis resignation from Gore’s political insider with ties to both campaign President Clinton and Gore. Daley a is a household namein Hlinois, a presidential battleground. e shuffle opens a seat in the Clinton Cabinet with just seven monthsleft in the president’s term. There was no word on who would replace Daley, whois to step down July 15. Coelho, 58 on Thursday, was credited with injecting discipline into the campaign after a rocky start and helping Gore to the Dem- ocratic nomination. But the former California lawmakerhad become a polarizing figure as well. “T'm happy with the way we things around.I'm pleased with the progress we made,” Co- elho said in a telephone interview from his hospital bed in suburban Washington.“ButI just hit a wall. My health comes first.” He was hospitalized Monday night with stomach pains and was still being treated Thursdayfordiverticulitis, an inflammationofthe colon. Coelho also said his longtime symptoms of epilepsy had worsened this year and doctors had told him he needed to lessen his workloador, better yet, quit the campaign. Hewill undergo tests in hopes of ruling out cancer. in six weeks, and fight and take off whatever time I needed.” Gore thanked Coelhofor securing a key AFL-CIO endorsement and leading is campaign to a tremendous primaries.” once the inflammation recedes in his colon, Coelhosaid. The Bush campaign used the occasion both to express concern ra Cofiho and deliver a dig at “We wish [Coelho]: well and hope his health improves,” said Bush spokeswoman Karen Hughes. “I wonder whether naming a new chairman involves yet another reinvention ofthe Gore cam- paign. Which Vice President Gore will campaign next week?” In recent weeks, Coelho's hard- nosed managementstyle had worn thin with campaign aides. And a State Department investigation into his role in a U.S. pavilion at the 1998 exposition in Portugal had cast a shadow overhistenure. With the primaries won and polls showing Gore trailing Bush, the campaign'spolitical center had shifted to the vice president’s message team, led by Carter Eskew. Some Democrats had beenpredict- ing that Coelho would soongo. Democratic consultant Tad De- vine was recently elevated in the Gore high command to mediate between Coelho and opposing fac- tions, a shift that appeared to dilute Nextel ei IN-1 phones Coelho’s influence. But both Coelho and Gore aides said Thursdayhis job had been secure andhe left for health reasons only. Coelho said Gore and his wife, Tipper, urged him to “stay ctory in the After helping Clinton win the White House in 1992, Daley was promised a Cabinet post that Nextel has the power to keep you connected in more ways than one. didn’t materialize until the president’s second term. From outside the administration, Daley helped «—_}—_ digital wireless phone Get clear sound ‘quality and bbuitt-in fraud protection‘onthe Nextel nationwide network engineer the passageof the North American Free Trade Agreement and was rewarded with the Cabinet post after Mickey Kantorleft Commerce. 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Daley, who chaired the 1996 Democratic convention in his na- 400:2 minutes tive Chicago, had been frequently consulted by Gore and Coelho and had already begunparticipating in convention planning meetings for Features menu-driven ‘operation and 4-line alphanumenc this summer. Aides said Daley will probably display plus icons. ISOOPLUSTWIN actively campaign for Gore, a role Connectiorr minutes the low-profile Coelho did not handle. for °69per month Openly Gay Prosecutor Loses GOP Re-Election Bid ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON,S.C. — A prosecutor who was the first openly gay Republican to hold office in the South narrowlylosthis re-election bid in a GOP primary. David Schwacke, who soughta third term as solicitor after acknowledging in 1997 that he was homosexual, lost to formerfederal prosecutor Ralph Hoisington on Tuesday by 255 votesoutof 29,915 cast. 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