Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Kennedy Trip
To Texas Fans
Feud in Party

TEuu III FdHT
By ISABELLE SHELTON
star staff Writer
President Kennedy's forth.
coming political trip to Texa:
is tanning the smolderine
feud between liberal and con-
servative factions Of the Texas
Democratic Party.
The trip. planned to raise
funds and promote party unity.
appears to be creating any
thing but harmony
Supporters Of liberal Sena-
tor Ralph Marlborough are in
censed at what they charge is
a systematic ignoring of Var
borough forces by the Demo
cratic National COMMITTEES
representative who went to
Texas to arrange details of the
Presidential trip, particularly q
Embarrassing dinner in Aus
tin.
Avoids Liberals, He Says
Msury Maverick. jr.. Of San
Antonio, q leader in the liberal
faction and son of the late
Congressman, charges: The
National Committees advance
man has meticulously avoided
independent liberals, Negroes
Latins, labor and Democratic
officials friendly to Senator
Marlborough.
1--WE are the people who
didn't run out on Adlai Steven.
son and won't run out on Mr.
Kennedy or the New Frontier
program" declared Mr.. Maver.
lex. an attorney and former
member Of the State legisla.
ture who ran unsuccessfully
for the Senate in 1861 for the
seat vacated by Lyndon John
son.
The Democratic Nationa
Committee official who has
been in Texas arranging for
the two-day trip, set for No
vember 81 and %, is Gerald
Bruno, special assistant to the
chairman.
Queried at National Commit
tee Headquarters yesterday
Mr.. Bruno issued a statement
through the committee public
relations staff fatty denying
the charge.
Marlborough Not A Speaker
Liberals were particular an
gered when they learned re-
Gently, in a letter from the
Texas Democratic State Execu-
tive Committee, that Senator
Marlborough is not scheduled
to speak at the $100-a-plate
dinner, which is to be held in
the Austin Municipal Auditori.
UNI November %. The Demo.
Gratis seek to sell $500 tickets
to the dinner.
II don't understand this
slight to our States senior
Senator" Mr.. Maverick said By
telephone from San Antonio
yesterday.
II don't want to do anything
to embarrass the President OF
get in trouble with Democratic
Party officials" Mr.. Maverick
continued. Hell, I want us tt
win down here.
But the whole pattern il
wrong. Senator Marlborough
probably more than any other
Texan, will have great influ-
ence in having Texas go fol
Mr.. Kennedy next year. Ralph
Marlborough is John Kennedy''
biggest booster among Texas
officials"
Senator Marlborough himself
faces reelection next year
Mr.. Maverick said he is "stil
selling tickets to the dinner
out Of courtesy to President
Kennedy. If the dinner weren't
for him, I would go fishing"
Touched All Bases, He Says
In his statement. Mr.. Bruno
said:
THE fact is, I have touched
base with all groups in Texas
with all the leading Democratic
officials, with Vice President
Johnson, Senator Marlborough
and Gov. Connally. The Presi.
dent will touch base with al
the people when he arrives. HI
will see everyone. He will mo-
freeze anybody out"
The statement charged tina
"this is something that is be.
ing stirred up in Texas by Ger.
tain persons for their own rea,
sons, whatever they are. If any
person doubts that this is cor.
rect, I suggest they call Sena.
tor Marlborough"
Senator Marlborough, wher
queried, said: II refer every.
thing to the White House"
The White House, in turn
l. y