The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1996 Page: 6 of 28
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Primary voting draws 600 to polls
Just over 600 Hemphill County
residents participated in “Super
Tuesday” primary voting this
week. Republican voters outnum-
bered Democrats here 3-to-l,
lured to the polls in large part by
the opportunity to select a chal-
lenger to President Bill Clinton’s
re-election bid in the November
elections.
By the time Texas voters
joined those in six other states
Tuesday morning to make their
ballot choices, though, the conclu-
sion seemed inevitable. As pre-
dicted. GOP Senator Bob Dole
won seven of seven primaries in a
sweep that was barely believed
thinkable a month ago, and widely
predicted just a week ago.
Statewide, the votes were still
being tallied when this report was
prepared. But local poll-tenders
worked until just past 9:00 Tues-
day night finalizing the count for
Hemphill County [see charts for
precinct totals].
Among local Republicans, only
Patrick Buchanan drew any sig-
nificant support away from Dole,
garnering 132 votes to the sena-
tor’s 237. Steve Forbes collected
56 votes in this county, and favor-
ite son Phil Gramm drew 10 after
having dropped from the race sev-
eral weeks ago.
In the Democratic primary,
President Clinton was the clear
winner among a field of virtual
unknowns, leasing the rest of the
contenders in the dust. In Hem-
phill County, Clinton earned 98
votes among the 141 who partici-
pated in that party’s primary.
In the race for U.S. Senator,
Republican incumbent Phil
Gramm had no trouble claiming a
decisive victory in Hemphill
County, drawing 410 of 470 votes
cast in that primary. Democrat
Jim Chapman, with 43 votes, came
out ahead of John Bryant and Vic-
tor Morales among local voters,
but that race was headed for a
run-off with Morales in the lead,
and Chapman and Bryant in a
dead heat for the second spot.
Among the Democratic candi-
dates hoping to challenge first-
term U.S. Representative Mac
Thornberry, Amarillo’s Samuel
Brown Silverman won a 44-vote
majority over Aaron Alejandro in
local voting, and was declared the
victor statewide late Tuesday
night.
There were no contested races
locally. District Attorney John
Mann will face Republican chal-
lenger Rick Roach of Miami in the
fall. County Attorney Charles
Kessie was unopposed in the pri-
mary, and drew no challenger in
the general election. Sheriff Billy
Bowen will be the uncontested Re-
publican candidate for re-election,
as will County Tax .Assessor Col-
lector Gladene Woodside. County
Commissioners Joe Schaef Pet.
1) and John Ramp (Pet. 3), both
Republicans, will also be assured
second terms in the fall.
Both parties elected new
county chairmen—Richard
Podzemny for the Republican
Party and Bret Begert, the suc-
cessful write-in candidate for the
Democratic Party.
Democrats will hold a county-
wide convention Saturday after-
noon at 2:00 p.m. The gathering
will be conducted downstairs at
the WCTU Building. The Repub-
licans held their local precinct con-
ventions Tuesday evening after
the polls closed.
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HEMPHILL COUNTY PRECINCT
presidential nominee
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Elvena E. Lloyd-Duffie
Bill Clinton
Ted L Gunderson
Heather Harder
Sal Casanassuna
Fred Hudson
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Victor M. Morales
John Will Odam
Jim Chapman
John Bryant
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT I3
Aaron Alejandro
Samuel Brown Silverman
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Hector Uribe
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
Andrew Jackson Kupper
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PL. I
Patrice Barron
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PL. 2
Gene Kelly
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PL I
Bob Perkins
Frances Northcutt
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PL 2
Charles Holcomb
Norman Lanford
Winston Cochran
Gary Taylor
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PL 3
Frank Maloney
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 3IST JUDICIAL DIST.
John Mann
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Charles L. Kessie
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
Bret Begert (write-in)
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Appraisal Board reorganizes
The Hemphill County Ap-
praisal District Board of Directors
met twice last month to explore
options concerning the future lo-
cation of its offices, to consider the
purchase of new computer equip-
ment and furnishings for the of-
fice, and to discuss pending
litigation.
The Appraisal District is in a
reorganizational phase with new
Chief Appraiser David Lanier at
the helm. In their regular monthly
meeting on February 7th, board
members discussed as one option
purchasing the building in which
the office is now located. Reloca-
tion is another option.
At a special called meeting on
February 12th, board member
Tom Bartlett said he wTould like
the group to make every effort to
keep the office in its current loca-
tion at the corner of Main and
Third. Bartlett stressed the im-
portance of preserving downtown
Canadian, and encouraged the
board to make every effort to de-
termine the economic feasibility of
bringing the building up to state
standards so that it can remain in
place.
The board instructed Lanier to
contact the State Comptroller’s
office to determine exactly what
regulations the building will have
to meet in order to comply with the
standards for state government
offices. They also asked the chief
appraiser to contact various trade
professionals and procure cost es-
timates for the necessary im-
provements to the building.
At the February 7th meeting,
the board heard proposals by CST
of Pampa, and Pritchard & Abbot,
Inc. for a computer system. Fol-
lowing some discussion of the or-
ganization of the office, board
members voted to accept
Pritchard & Abbot’s proposal. In
addition, the approved the pur-
chase of some furniture from for-
mer Chief Appraiser James
McCarley, and authorized the
purchase of other items necessary
to complete the furnishing of that
office.
Taking advantage of the public
comment portion of the meeting,
Salem Abraham approached the
board with a second option for set-
tlement of his lawsuit against the
Appraisal District. Abraham
serves as spokesman for a group
of property owners who have
joined to sue the District for what
they say are unfair and inequita-
ble appraisal practices.
Attorneys for the complain-
ants have already broached the
subject of an out-of-court settle-
ment, an option the Board has so
far not been inclined to pursue.
The board went into executive
session to discuss the pending liti-
gation, but took no action upon
reconvening the open meeting.
In addition, the appointment of
a new Appraisal Review Board
was discussed following the an-
nounced resignation of former
ARB member Eddie Detrixhe.
Fellow ARB member Mike
Leonard had not decided whether
to serve another term. The names
of Eddie Meadows and Charles
Cole were submitted to the Ap-
praisal District Board for consid-
eration as possible replacements.
Salem Abraham stated his will-
ingness to serve on the ARB fol-
lowing resolution of his litigation.
No action was taken.
In other business, the board
reviewed and approved an Em-
ployee Personnel Policy and dis-
cussed the need for a records
management plan which complies
with state requirements.
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Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1996, newspaper, March 14, 1996; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth737601/m1/6/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.