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TEXAS DEMOS
As Senator George McGovern swept to an easy first ballot victory in his quest for the Demcoratic presidential nomination, the Texas delegation to the national convention cast most is of it votes for the South Dakota Senator. Although Texas Democrats played a leading role in the recent "stop McGovern" movement, delegation leader Dblph Briscoe announced a switch of votes "in the spirit of party harmony and fair play." The official tally shows 54- votes for McGovern, 48 for Governor George Wallace, 23 for Senator Henry Jackson, 4 for Shirley Chisolm and 1 for Senator Edmund Muskie.