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RIO GRANDE
TPA Award Winning Newspaper
Ten Cents
Vol. XXXII
No. 47
Thursday, September 5, 1974
Rio Grande City, Texas
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By Lloyd A. Van Nest
We should not despair because the election results of May 4th did
not change. There is still hope that the leaders of a progressive and
well meaning political faction will completely destroy the New
Party as an effective power unit.
In the aftermath of the election contest, the victories of May 4th
are forgotten. Let us not forget that the candidates supported by
the United Groups held on or won new offices.
I/et us not forget that the United Groups won with the candidates
for County Judge, District Clerk, Justices of the Peace, a majority
of the precinct chairmen for the Democratic Executive Committee,
the Chairman of the County Executive Committee and the office of
the County Treasurer. The victories May 4th were amazing, but
brutal and disasterous for the New Party.
Even the leader of the New Party suffered a resounding defeat at
the polls - Guadalupe Villarreal eliminated Randall Nye's hope to
become the Democratic County Chairman, however, the defeat
was also the result of an investment by outside interests in their
efforts to gain control of the county. The people spoke against the
in the acts of dictatorship.
Remember that the anti-New Party members have spent
lifetimes and generations fighting the corrupt system of the County
and at last there have been some successes. However, no citizen
believing in true democracy can ever spare vigil against the
crimes committed in the name of "El Jefe."
We are beginning to catch up with the times and with the feeling
that each citizen should be independent of any man who would
enslave them for a measly "20 pieces of silver." Unfortunately
there are men who would devise ways to enslave us in order to
preserve their power.
Remember also there are evil and corrupt men in the county who
would flatter us and at times side with us in expectation that we will
join them and the henchmen running the county. Remember the
snake that tempted Eve Beware that there will be evil doers who
will try everything to weaken the support of the group that escorted
the New Party to defeat this last May. Already New Party agents
are at work trying to do just this. We cannot fall to such cheap
flattery and false patronage.
And remember that our spirit to fight the foes of a clean system
of government is always strong for wherever free men gather there
is peace of mind, security, and concern for our fellow man. And it
stands today, the government of Starr County is immoral and in-
decent because those men of that party are intent to destroy men
rather than help build their character and gentleness.
Election contests cannot give victory. Victory must be won by the
sweat and work of all men in a campaign. The worst thing a good
man can do is sit back while the corrupted politician takes ad-
vantage of the situation. The blame cannot be placed on the
politician because a real politician wreaks with ambition and
dishonesty. The blame for bad government rests us the citizen who
says you find it done everywhere" - but there is a difference
between politics and corruption - and we have blatant corruption
in Starr County.
But now there is hope. The victories of the United Giou,^
the men of tyranny and oppression has confirmed that the citizenry
wants change, but they want change in a positive, progressive
direction. In their minds lurks the question "Why elect a new man
to office if he will be corrupt as the last one'.'" It is a good question.
The men in office must change, BUT THE SYSTEM MUST ALSO
CHANGE. When this happens, we will find renewed spirit in
freedom and liberty The May 4th Democratic primary election
results prove the people want change iri the system And we agree.
Pet Contest To Begin
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The election contest involving
the Ixi Grulla precinct chair-
man's race would be continued
Wednesday pending the
decision of the Elias Aguilar
and Virgilio Guerra to appeal
the election vote decision of
Judge O P Carrillo.
Moises Gutierrez defeated
Gil, the New Party
for Democratic
Eliazar
candidat
Precinct ( hairman in La
Grulla. by a two vote margin
and after a post-election
recount of the votes
Should attorneys appeal for
Aguilar and Guerra, the
Gutierrez-Gil contest would l>o
postponed unlil further notice,
however, if there is not an
appealed field then the precinct
chairman contest will begin
Wednesday. Septoinlxr l
FOOTBALL PRACTICE - Coach Gomez of the Rio Grande High School Coaching Staff
instructs one of his players in the proper defense methods. The Ralttlers will meet the
Sharyland football team on Rattler Field this Friday at 8:00 p.m.
Election Contest Over;
No Changes
The election contest involving
allegations of illegal votes and
dubious voting came to an end
last Wednesday when Judge 0
P. Carrillo rendered his rulings
on approximately .'500
challenges presented by the
attorneys for Elias Aguilar,
Virgilio Guerra and Juan
Erasmo Saenz. Attorneys for
the United Groups candidates
were John Pope III, Glenn
Ramey, and the Morris Atlas
law firm from McAllen.
The New Party contenders
were Jose Hinojosa, Fernando
Salinas, and Amando Pena
They were represented by
Randall Nye and Arnulfo
Martinez.
'ii.e attorneys for Aguilar,
Saenz and Guerra presented
approximately 200 challenges
and only about .'i0 were deemed
illegal by the judge. The at-
torneys for Hinojosa, Pena, and
Salinas presented about 100
voter challenges and about .10 of
those were termed illegal votes
by Carrillo.
No upsets in the election
resulted from the contest.
However. Aguilar, candidate
lor County Clerk, did add about
votes to ins tally There was no
noticeable vote tally change for
l iuena who ran against Pena
lor the post ol Democratic
l>i ecinct Commissioner. Saenz,
ran against Salinas for the
-jet Clerk s position, was
he greatest loser in votes in the
ontest Of an estimated
otes that gave him victory in
May, the challenges cut his
margin to a slim 4 vote margin,
but giving him the victory over
Salinas
At one point Wednesday night
Saenz supporters feared the
loss of the District Clerk's office
to Salinas. And in some quar-
ters, it was believed that some
of the United Groups challenges
in effect damaged Saenz's vote
majority
The rulings were the
culmination of three months
recesses, testimony, and
allegaV his of Mexican voters,
disabled voters and non-
residents voters who cast their
votes in the May I Democratic
IYimarv in Starr Counts
Ramirez On Council For TV
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ROMA — Dr Mario Ramirez
of Roma. a former
vice-president of the Texas
Academy of Family
Physicians, has been appointed
a member of the national
advisory council for Feeling
(iood," a new adult television
series on health
The scries will premiere Nov
20 on the 250 stations of the
l*ublic Broadcasting Service in
prime evening time This is the
first program produced for
adults by the Children's
Television Workshop creators
oi Scssme Street
[)r Ramirez a resident of
Roma is also vice chairman of
the national Committee on
Health Care of Poor (CHCOP)
of the American Medical
Association and Texas state
chairman of CHCOP
Feeling Good CTW's first
venture into adult television,
was characterized bs the coun
cil chairman l)r .) Robert
Buchanan of Cornell Lniver
sity. as "probably__the boldest
single attempt at mass health
education ever attempted by
the media Kleven priority
topics will be treated in the first
season
In This issue:
Duval:
A trouoied Dukedom
Meeting Sel
Quarterback ( lub Meetir
Tuesday, ft 00 I M on i
of the Bank
Everyone is invited
Support your football tea
Rattlers Meet Sliarvlaiitl Friday at 8 p.m. at 1?{
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Van Nest, Lloyd A. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1974, newspaper, September 5, 1974; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194475/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.