Evening star., 1962-05-07
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Johnson Friend Confident
In Runoff With Liberal

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The bottom man was former
Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker,
who used his campaign almost
entirely as forum for publiciz-
ing his views about what he
calls WaShington's mo win"
policy against communism.
Though he trailed the field
with 125.7l2 votes, he showed
about twice as much strength
as most Texas observers
thought he would muster.
In the Republican guberna-
torial race, Jack Cox, q con-
servative who Joined the Re-
publicans after o respectable
losing effort IN the 1850 Dem
ocratic primary for Governor,
won his expected easy victory
over rival Roy Whittenburg,
SI,Sll TO 14,l94.
The vote count In the Repub-
lican primary passed the 100.-
600 mark late Sunday, delight
ing Republican leaders. who
had hoped to attract voters to
their primary as q display Of
increasing g. o. P. stature in
the State. The biggest previous
vote in q Republican primary
was 5000 in 1858.
Mr.. Conna1ly was established
today as the'strong favorite in
the Democratic rl1noff-both
because Of his own vote-pulling
power and because Of the likely
distribution Of the ballots that
went to the four men elimi-
mated Saturday.
Coalition Aids COnnaIly
The 45-year-old ex-Navy
Secretary, who moved from ale
most complete obscurity to the
front-runper's spot by COM
Wandering vast amounts Of
television time and billboard
space has put together the
broadest political coalition in
recent Texas history!
He won conservative news
paper, political and financial
backing by rejecting such Ken
nedy administration programs
as social security medical care
and by pledging q 10 per cent
slash in State spending. But he
retained much Of the Mexican
and Negro support that had
gone to Vice President johnson
in past campaigns managed by
Mr.. Conpally. He even sac
ceeded in splitting off elements
Of organized labor, which gave
its formal Endorsement to MFR.
Yarborough.
Mr.. Connally carried the
State Capital Of Austin, Dallas
and his home city Of Fort
Worth. He rolled up q 3-to-1
margin over his closest COM
petitor In San Antonio city
with large Mexican and Negro
populations which elected lib
eral Representative Henry Gors
zalez e Congress last year.
In q statement yesterday. IN
Connally noted that he was
leading in liberal, conserva-
tive and moderate counties, III
big cities ana small towns and
said he was ''proud to have
the support of people who in
the past have differed strongly
in their political convictions"
Vote Switch Eyed
Texas observers believe Mr..
Connally is likely in the runoff
to garner the majority Of the
votes that went to Mr.. Wilson,
Mr.. Formby and Gen. Walker
all Of whom identified them
selves with some brand Of con-
servatism.
Connally hackers also claimed
he will win the bulk of Gov.
Daniels sizable bloc Of votes
but Marlborough sources deny
that, noting that their man cut
heavily into the Governors
traditional strength in rural
East Texas.
The SO year old attorney
also ran strong in his home
city Of Houston, where liberal
Democrats have their strongest
organization, and in the in
dustrial cities along the Gulf
Coast.
His showing surprised many
observers. In his only previous
statewide race, Mr.. Marlborough
lost the 1860 Democratic nomi-
nation for Lieutenant Governor.
Daniel Defeated
Saturday, however, he ended
the 24-year skein of victories
that had carried Price Daniel
from Speaker Of the House to
Attorney General to. the United
States Senate and to three
terms as Governor.
He did it by advocating re-
peal Of the new State sales
tax, which Gov. Daniel let be-
LOST q
rAw KEW CASE with drivers uermit,