Was Johnson's 1948 Victory Questioned in Texas Runoff
In Jim Wells County a runoff tally shift raised fraud questions as Salas and Parr described adding 200 votes to Lyndon Johnson's total. The exchange details suggest ballots were added from poll tax lists and handwriting matched, with a federal court order rare for the time.
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Ed Lloyd
Jim Wells
Democratic Executive Committee
Bruce Ainsworth
Alice
Lloyd
Ainsworth
Johnson
Parr
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The
Lyndon Johnson
Adams
George B
George
Stevenson
Fort Worth
T. Whitfield Davidson
Salas recalls work for Texas political strongman Parr
Lean Salas now 76 recalls a decade as Parr's henchman controlling Box 13 in Alice Texas. He memories Pancho Villa days in Mexico and a 1940s clash with Sheriff Charlie Price that led to his political service.
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Alice, Tex
Luis Salas
George B. Parr
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Texas-Mexican Railroad
Parr
Alice
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Pancho Villa
Durango
National Railroad of Mexico
Villa
Laredo
Tex
Charlie Price
Jim Wells County
Price
San Diego
Texas
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