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Decades of Service May End With Primary
Campaign volunteer Dorothy Boyd helps Peter Franchot celebrate his victory. "I'm humbled at the fact that I defeated William Donald Schaefer," he said.
(By Matt Houston -- Associated Press)
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And when asked about Owens, he said: "The toughest thing in this political game is when your friends turn on you."
Although he apologized for his most intemperate remarks in a radio ad near the end of the campaign, Schaefer seemed to backtrack on that yesterday.
"I don't apologize. I might be sorry I said some things, but I'm not going to apologize."
At times, he was the playful Schaefer -- the master of public relations who once captivated the Baltimore media by donning an old-fashioned, one-piece bathing suit and jumping into the seal pond at the city's new aquarium.
He paused repeatedly, freezing with his lips pursed (angry) or with his eyes popping (surprise) so the cameras could catch the expressions.
He feigned deafness when a reporter wanted to know whether Schaefer would get behind either candidate for governor this year.
He brought up Ocean City, where he has a condominium, several times with a twinkle in his eye. "This will be my last appearance until I announce in Ocean City," he said.
In recent years, Schaefer has been candid in his belief that he would leave his job feet first. "Like this," he once said jokingly, imitating a corpse by crossing his arms over his chest and closing his eyes.
Yesterday, the end of life seemed much on his mind. He said he would not have a tombstone -- he wants to be put to rest in a mausoleum next to the remains of his longtime companion, Hilda Mae Snoops. But if he did have a marker, he said, it would have only two words on it.
" 'He cared,' " Schaefer said. "That's all."
Staff writers Jennifer Lenhart and Lauren Wiseman contributed to this report.
