But he put his campaign on hold when he was indicted on drug charges, saying he would make a final decision by mid-spring.

A $3 million fund, the candidate said, would put his campaign "in the tall cotton."

This put the opponent's campaign in an awkward position; public denials of responsibility for the scurrilous flyers would be implausible.

"We felt it would take us more time than we expected to put our campaign together," he said.

However, Choi put his campaign on hold after Edison was placed inside the 6th district by the new Congressional redistricting map.

Mr. Boutros-Ghali subsequently put his campaign for a second term on hold.

Bild, the country's most influential mass-market newspaper, has put its campaign against the tax on hold for the last few weeks to focus on soccer.

"If you add the legs, you can put your campaign on turbocharge."

Because he has emerged so quickly, he has hired staff members and put his campaign in gear far ahead of schedule.

Mr. Torricelli, who was unopposed in the primary, has been putting his campaign into high gear.