DEAR ABBY: In 1949, I ran for county supervisor in Sangamon County, Ill. I campaigned vigorously, calling on hundreds of voters, as I was aware that my opponent, a socially prominent lady of wealth, had held the office for many years and would be hard to beat.
On election day, my common Midwestern horse sense overcame my chivalry, and I voted for myself.
Next morning the Springfield newspapers carried the startling news that I had won by a margin of a single vote -- 6,334 to her 6,333. -- BOB GUYMON, SACRAMENTO, CALIF.