Oral History Interview with David Allred, August 9, 1967 Page: 36
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Allred
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will leave the first name and scratch all the others. I don't
know why, but it's a proven fact they they do. And the fact that
you're first on the ballot is good for several hundred votes in a
county like this.
But to go back to my point...I'm rambling here...you live on
publicity, and the fact that they run your picture or mention you
in their membership newsletter helps you. For example, I introduced
a couple of bills dealing with parking lots trying to help merchants
who had problems with people congregating on parking lots, and kids
causing trouble and so forth. And some of the merchants' organi-
zations mentioned this in their reports to their members. And
while they didn't do it necessarily to push my career, it was helpful
to me politically when I got a mention in the Texas Restaurant
Association publication, for example, as the sponsor of bills that
would help restaurants.
The parking lot problem is very real and I didn't put in the
bills to help specifically anybody except just try to help merchants
in general and keep business in a healthy state. But the fact that
I was mentioned in the TRA publication would help help me both with
my restauranteurs here and if I ever wanted to run statewide. So
this is a source where they can help people.
Also the lobby is behind a lot of these appreciation dinners.
If you carry a bill or a series of bills that helps a particular
group, they may throw you an appreciation dinner. It may be dis-
guised as a "The people in support of Joe Shrunk" or whatever.But it's the Underwater Basket Weavers Association or somebody,
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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/m1/37/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.