Leadership chance? I was talking about Falciano. Joe Saunders name popped up. This is from reliable sources.

Now if you are talking about Buffalo 1984, well Sam the Farmer told the Commission in 1983 that he was retiring in the next year or two, and would name a successor. He felt Buffalo would not have a repeat of 1974, and the Commission stay out of it. Big Paul took steps through Luppino for a peaceful transition. The root really stemmed from Todaro and Pieri kids, with Carmine wanting a strong ally in Buffalo. Persico was bringing tension to Buffalo. Eventually Big Paul and the chin backed up Sam the Farmer pick, Joe Todaro Sn.