Oral History Interview with David Allred, August 9, 1967 Page: 33
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newspaper here and Mr. Rhea Howard, the publisher, is politically
oriented, people would go to him. He is very interested in politics.
He is the Democratic Committeeman from this district. Many people
who wanted to get to me would go to Mr. Howard, figuring that he
would influence me.
Actually Mr. Howard, if he called me at all, would call and
say that somebody was in here and talked about this and I want to
make you aware of the problem, or something like that. He never
tried to say, "Hey listen, kid, you vote this way or it's your job."
If he was really interested in something he would let me know about
it. But it was an advisory-type thing and not a threat. But I
really resented the fact that people felt they could twist my arm
through my boss. I had already made up my mind that if my boss
said vote or be fired, I would be fired and go find another job.
Particularly when I have a wife and two kids, this is a real
decision to make. But I had decided this is the way it was going
to be.
The lobbyist will have people call you from your home district
or they will come down to see you. Austin is a lot closer than
Washington, and you got a lot of people in every few days from home,
pushing one bill or another.
I was campaigning one day and some guy said, "Are you running
against Maurice Doke?"
"No, he is not seeking re-election. He has moved to Austin,
and has gone in business down there." This man was a servicestation operator and Maurice apparently had voted for a particular
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Marcello, Ronald E.; Kamp, H. W. & Allred, David. Oral History Interview with David Allred, August 9, 1967, book, November 20, 1968; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth223569/m1/34/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.