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dent All the Martins are ahead of me Have you ever heard ofa second vice president runniing an organization'*”MARTIN DESCENDANTS The Martins are the descendants of Raymond Martin, first leader of the dominant political party.Phillip points with pride to being a member, hut says his broth*! ers, James and state Sen. Abraham Kazen are not members.He would not say about his j brother. Charles, who is Webb County clerk, the office responsible for absentee ballots, a point of much discussion throughout 1 South Texas.Chick Kazen married a daughter of Raymond She is the execu* j the secretary of the county Democratic Executive Committee. Victor Woods married one of her sisters and was a member of Raymond's law firm.One of Raymond * best friends and fee sources was political ally George Parr, elected sheriff of Duval County and long regarded its political king.CONTROL IMPORTANT Woods said Raymond believed as does the Independent Club, that a block vote of 10 South Texas counties Is Important.”He said a guarantee of the block vote meant city leaders could go to Austin or to Washing ton and he heard when they re guested roads, schools, bridges and other improvements.The Reform Party scoffs at the improvement! which the Independent Club claims, but a former ‘-aid the group has done much for the city.He is Hugh Cluck, now 49th Dis trict clerk He said he has been « member of the Independent Club } 44 years Cluck was mayor from April 1940 to May 1934. when Joe Martin Jr., was elected mayor The said period Cluck was mayor, Joe Jr. was district clerk.Albert Martin. Joe Jr.’s uncle, was mayor before Guck Cfuck said some testimony brought out before Austin attor ney Dan Moody Jr., who conduct ed a master in chancery hearing here, is “new to me.”‘NO THREATS*I’ve never heard of anyone be jng threatened with losing their job if they didn’t contribute to the Independent Club.” Cluck said It takes money to run politics. The city employes have friend* and like their work Certainly they'll contribute to keep these people in office whether it is 1 per cent of 5 per cent of their wage*. However, nothing was ever deducted from anyone's check while I was in office as mayor.”Cluck was referring to testimony by Tomas Arispe, 63, a special policeman for 11 years, and Jose Barrientos Jr., a former special policeman Arispe said he always had been a member of the Independent Club, as was his father, who fought with the Botas He said he gave 3 per cent of his pay in cash to A V Navarro, a police Clerk, to keep his job. He also said detective chief A H. Jiminez gave him a list of voters for whom he was lo buy poll taxesVOTE INDEPENDENTArispe said it was understood the people were to vote the Independent Club ticket. Money for theAustralia has a new aviation fuel plant which is automation in that only three men can operate this chemical industry through a central control panel It formerly required scores of technicians.
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Denton Record Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Mon, Sep 03, 1956
Page 10
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Jerry T.
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