The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1968 Page: 3 of 8
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bu Vern Sanford
PRESS ASSOCIATION
Texas Democratic party politics are in the national spotlight
again—this time at Chicago during the national Demo convention.
Hearings were scheduled Wednesday (August 21) before the
convention credentials committee on a liberal group’s demand
that the Texas delegation led by Gov. John Connally be recon-
stituted to insure proportional representation of ethnic groups.
Texas Democrats for An Open Convention also asked for
scrapping of the unit rule under which all the state’s delegates
are bound to vote as the majority determines. Delegates were
instructed at the state convention in Dallas June 11 to vote for
Connally as favorite son candidate for president until he releases
thbm. After release, all 104 votes under unit rule probably will
go to Hubert Humphrey.
TDOC, in a brief filed with the credentials committee,
demands 50 seats—48 per cent of the' delegation. Proportional
representation is asked for Negroes, Mexican-Americans and
non-conservation loyal Democrats who have always supported
the party. Delegation now includes six Negro delegates and 11
alternates and five Mexican-American delegates and five alter-
nates, but TDOC claims they are “unrepresentative of their
communities.”
Most active TDOC members are supporters of Sen. Eugene
McCarthy for president. McCarthy backers also have filed
challenges in Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Georgia and Washington.
Decision of the committee will not be known until next week,
and challenges likely will go to the convention floor. Connally
forces maintain the Texas delegation is representative and was
^selected at a fair state convention which they controlled 2,835
votes to 499.
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PARTY POLITICS — Despite the fact
that only two Republican presidential nominees have ever carried
Texas, Richard Nixon’s chances appear to be as high as 50-50—
depending largely on whom the Democrats nominate.
First successful Republican in Te„xas was Herbert Hoover in
1928, carrying the state by 367,000 votes to 341,000. Dwight
Eisenhower was the only other GOPer to win a majority of
Texans, in 1952 and 1956.
However, there are several factors which could shake up
Texas’ habit of going with the Democrat. One is the fact that, in
1960, Nixon missed carrying the state by a slim 46,000 votes—
and with Lyndon Johnson the Democratic vice-presidential
nominee.
And since Hubert Humphrey—almost certain to be the Demo-
cratic nominee—is known as being even more liberal than John
F. Kennedy and Johnson, Texas’ traditionally conservation-to-
moderate voters could easily find Nixon more attractive.
This should be especially true since Nixon picked Maryland
Gov. Spiro Agnew for the No. 2 spot on his ticket, and the two
appear to be running a “law and order campaign” to offset the
influence of American Party Candidate George Wallace.
Also of course, Nixon will have the challenger’s advantage
of being able to attack the incumbent administration on touchy
issues—in this case, the war in Vietnam, the monetary crisis
and the racial situation in big cities.
On the other hand, Humphrey will have several plusses in
his column when Texans go to vote in November. One could be
his vice-presidential pick, who many people think Governor
Connally has a good shot at.
Another will be Wallace’s candidacy. As an extreme right-
winger, Wallace will probably draw considerably more votes
away from Nixon than Humphrey, and some estimates of
Wallace’s vote are as high as 50 per cent in West and East
Texas and 30 per cent in Central Texas.
APPOINTMENTS—Governor Connally named Judge Reavley of
Austin to fill out the term of Associate Justice James R. Norvell
on the Texas Supreme Court. Norvell, who did not seek re-
election, resigned effective October 10.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES—Senate’s failure during special
session to confirm appointment of J. C. Looney, Edinburg, to the
Public Safety Commission did not invalidate his appointment, ■
Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin has held. Martin said Looney
remains a member of the body, since the Senate didn’t act one
way or another on the governor’s selection.
In other recent opinions, Martin concluded that:
Rio Grande City Independent School District can issue tax
bonds to finance part, but not all, of a new assembly hall-library-
classroom-clinic complex with federal Economic Development
Administration aid. ^
Property owners can’t cut the fence- of another to gain access
to an alleged county road unused for 20 years, except where
egress and ingress have been denied to one living in enclosure
of fencing. Public roads remain as such although unused, unless
rights of public are cut off by county commissioners court,
adverse possession by land owner or common law abandonment. .
OIL ALLOWABLE CUT—Railroad Commission again cut oil
allowable, to 41.3 per cent of potential for September.
Factor will permit maximum production of 3,213,193 barrels
daily, compared with 3,414,999 in August under 44 8 per cent
allowable. Eight of 14 major purchasers cf Texas crude requested
less oil next month than in August. Four asked no change. Two
requested increase.
VOCATIONAL ED COMMITTEE MEETS-A Senate vocational-
technical education study committee heard testimony that in-
dustry needs workers who are skilled with tools but who also
have sound academic education.
Committee is formulating its recommendations to the next
legislature.
Meanwhile, Texas Research League has advised that vo-
cational rehabilitation service and management remain in Texas
Education Agency framework rather than a separate agency.
SEWAGE-TREATMENT GRANTS—Eighty-five Texas cities have
filed applications totaling $12,235,000 for $10 million worth of
federal grants to help local governments build sewage-treatment
facilities.
Most of the grants will be for 33 per cent of the total pro-
ject price, with the local governments furnishing the remainder
of the funds.
Texas Water Quality Board administers the program for the
U.S.
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCTES-U.S. Office of Economic
Opportunity will continue to recognize £ie seven local community-
action agencies which Attorney General Martin says are illegally
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constituted until Tegaff^cTion is
taken to disqualify them.
, County commissioners courts
participated in the organization
of the seven agencies and Mart-
in’s opinion said Texa§ law
would not allow counties to take
official part in such activities.
OBSCENITY LAW STANDS—
U.S. District Judge Adrian A.
Spears has held valid the
Texas anti-obscenity law, which
uses the “contemporary com-
munity standards” of “the
Spears upheld the Consti-
tutionality of the law. He said
he felt there was no federal
question involved, so he dis-
missed the suit attacking the
law.
Attorney General Martin
whose office defended in the
San Antonio suit, said he will
ask the next Legislature to
strengthen the law, removing
exceptions for foreign films in
interstate commerce. He also
authority to get injunctions to
stop the showing of films which
might be offensive.
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