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Well, as it turned out he was right. He didn't make a statement. He had supporters working for him and they won in the Committee by two to one. I was, again, very proud of the way he handled that. He made a statement after that he was willing to work with others who though they supported him or not, on issues, that he was not going to carry over any personal animosity. These are things he was doing and saying on his own, and I sat back and watched him with admiration. Then the primary--no, the actual vote was yesterday. Yes, 7th of November and he won because he really had no opposition in the Republican candidate.

The nomination in that case tantamount to victory. The Democratic nomination.

That's right. The Democratic nomination. He is going to be sworn in today, this afternoon for the unexpired term, and then in January he will have his full term. He wants to make a contribution. He's serious about his desire to make a contribution to the community in the area of housing, and education, training for youth. I think he is going to do everything within his power. The other thing that I admire about him is that he doesn't feel that he can just jump in. He is preparing himself. He has had discussions with [Mayor Ed] Koch and I learned Monday that a number of people in the community were opposed to the fact that he not only had discussions with Koch, but last week endorsed Koch. His explanation is, “Look, he has to work with the mayor on issues.” He also made clear to Koch that if they differ he's going to state his differences, but he hopes that they