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Originally Processed With FOIA(s): FOIA Number: S S FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential Library Staff. Record Group/Collection: Donated Historical Materials Collection/Office of Origin: Bush, George H.W., Collection Series: Personal Papers Subseries: Zapata Oil File, Political Correspondence File OA/ID Number: 25855 Folder ID Number: 25855-009 Folder Title: Miscellaneous "H" [1963] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 5 1 4 3 ETHYL CORPORATION GULF COAST REGION 1312 FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING HOUSTON 2, TEXAS November 12, 1963 Mr. George H. W. Bush Zapata Off-Shore Company 1701 Houston Club Building Houston, Texas Dear George: I want to pass along the information that Precinct 129 (Dr. Crouch) has reported no NTN collections as of Monday, November 11. As we agreed, I have not contacted Dr. Crouch since he had promised you he would conduct a Fund Drive. Precinct 129 collected nearly $2,000 last year; if he isn't going to do it I'd still try a. mail solicitation if I had approval of both you and Dr. Crouch. Best regards. Sincerely yours, Don D. D. Hornbeck DDH:bj cc: Mr. J. M. Brelsford 1963 NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR FUND DRIVE Harris County Republican Party As of October 30, 1963 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 1-Wm. Elliott 1-Vacant 52-Barbara Barrett 20 $ 201 70-Wm. Elliott 41 2 58 85 204-Bob Bridges 436 32 56 $ 477 34 134 $ 286 2-Vacant 48-Melvin Edwards 5 161-Algereeta Phelps 5 10 3-Robt. Wells 19-A. McClelland 7 $ 11 23-Mrs. F. Bartels 9 3 15 13 24-R. M. Catchings 20 4 3 23 247-Hilroy Wade 5 $ 29 7 30 $ 47 4-Vacant 107-F. B. Koepnick 21 152-E. R. Sutherland 26 171-Ken Pickle 14 $ 6 61 $ 6 5-Royce Cutler 105-Vacant 41 122-R. J. Kotch 10 1 29 $ 97 153-Vacant 32 184-A. S. Murphy 32 185-Vacant 44 28 192-C. L. Howard 3 225-Vacant 12 261-J. R. Sands 49 2 57 251 $ 59 3 250 $ 376 6-A, D. Gill 54-W. F. Manning $ 556 47 64 $ 977 55-Jack Montgomery 25 1 29 116 57-Geo. Gallagher 40 64 58-R. E. Doty 27 2 23 59-Vacant F.C.-C. S. Gillis 25 1 20 15 73-C. W. Clute 47 7 61 83 75-Vacant 5 1 82-W. Zimmerman 118 14 40 225 86-Mrs. C. Wilkenson 65 6 33 142 205-Mrs. T. Mitchell F.C.-Mrs. H. Elson 246 15 44 434 209-Mrs. Helen Nash 1 $ 1,114 94 355 $ 2,056 - 1 - 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 7-Duane Oleny 74-Vane Howard 18 109-B. Luckenbach 100 1 2 25 117-Mrs. D. Olney 41 4 35 158 147-Vacant 8 189-E. E. Jones F.C.-Albert Thomas 56 168 244-Harold Conlee 278 24 71 556 245-Richard Luton F.C.-L. P. Lawes & J. P. Smitherman 160 13 61 961 270-Ray Weston 158 15 55 782 $ 737 57 306 $ 2,650 8-Dean Grafton 41-James Eyssell 176 16 64 $ 1,971 43-Robert Hudson 208 21 86 50-Louis Cantele 2 56-Russ Roach F.C.-S. R. Bell 484 33 75 644 116-Dean Grafton F. C.-Howard Wilson 665 59 82 980 121-Aubrey Chudleigh 2 179-R. C. Derryberry F.C.-Jack Patterson 12 2 99 262-Tom Rawlings 118 12 75 644 263-Ben Dalton F.C.-Henry S. Ford & B. Breitenwischer 380 37 75 644 264-Jim Cowan 250 19 75 644 $ 2,293 199 635 $ 5,527 9-Clara Kropet 34-Arthur Rauh 162 5 54 $ 408 37-Conrad Walton 160 28 39 424 38-Vacant 24 3 52 212 39-Helen Healy 12 60-Helen Cardiff 623 48 87 589 123-Wm. Zander 76 9 60 356 200-Cliff Conditt 55 4 43 38 $ 1,100 97 335 $ 2,039 10-J. Fournace 8-Cecil Rives F.C.-Leslie Clayton 1,517 167 151 $ 1,417 128-Bob Geyer F.C.-Tom D. Rush 553 45 104 998 182-Bruce Appling F.C.-Harry Corn 570 51 99 1,164 214-John Wallace 446 46 73 579 215-Joe Tamasy F.C.-Wm. H. Alban & Cecil Boykin 275 49 61 748 - 2 - 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 10-Con't. 256-Herbert Schulz F.C.-R. S. Fisher $ 905 71 130 $ 1,220 268-Joe Fournace 329 19 77 310 283-Willard Vezey 151 19 35 1,018 284-Wm. Treuter 263 21 75 324 $ 5,009 488 805 $ 7,778 11-Jim Brelsford 129-Dr. R. Crouch 150 $ 1,827 FC-Jim Rumsey 178-Leon Manry F.C.-Chas. Asbury 1,186 56 108 1,412 234-P. D. Robinson F.C.-R. M. Howard 3,233 124 125 9,316 269-Ray Hankamer F.C.-John Cater 929 63 92 3,359 272-Wm. Spence F.C.-Dan Neale 3,722 164 114 1,599 282-Mrs. Noelie Holtz F.C.-L. F. Webber & Dick Williams 1.326 87 70 881 $ 10,396 494 659 $ 18,394 12-Geo. Stucker 20-Mrs. P. Hanahen $ 54 9 37 $ 57 40-Jack Bace F.C.-Edward G. Pearson 100 1 53 1,737 85-Vacant 19 2 136-Vacant 3 1 11 15 140-Miss Jane Yount F.C.-Bill Moreland 1,271 68 64 1,612 143-Dr. Jim Wilhoit 950 21 93 1,823 148-John Craig 25 4 100 666 194-Ike Turner F.C.-R. Osterman 704 52 78 1,977 210-Vacant 3 1 219-Tim Brown 146 17 31 113 222-Geo. E. Emery 47 6 57 480 $ 3,322 182 524 $ 8,480 13-M. Pittman 68-Mrs. M. Aught 5 132-0. D. Hunziker F.C.-Wm. Edmenson, Jr.$ 149 14 40 $ 19 134-A1 Jensen 578 42 83 853 237-Mrs. Anita Cole F.C.-Neal Hopkins 18 2 44 239-Willard Holland 201 16 50 40 271-Mrs. M. L. Stillwell 2 276-Robert Gray 40 285-Vacant 45 20 288-Donald Schaaf 37 $ 946 74 346 $ 932 - 3 - 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 14-Wm. Vineyard 10-Wm. Morris 7 67 6 18 $ 5 26-Lester Chickering F.C.-Nrs. Pearl Simons 53 4 37 27-Paul Williams 38 66-Mrs. Doris Erdman 58 2 16 67-Theron H. Collins 365 29 54 105 72-Vacant 55 154-David Jones 15 2 47 120 203-W. H. Cornelson 28 218-Wm. Beardsworth F.C.-Joe Hendley 41 6 226-Dick Daeschner 27 $ 558 43 361 $ 236 15-W. G. Doner 94-Jack Peiffer 5 1 26 $ 52 142-Ray Roenigk 218 11 55 339 172-Dwight King 20 3 28 181-R. L. Schlosser 5 1 42 102 211-Marvin Moore 37 2 49 95 221-C. W. Gill 135 7 59 582 231-Herb Myers 61 275-W. G. Doner 293 29 110 479 $ 713 54 430 $ 1,649 16-R. C. McLain 62-Mrs. Sue Schade 85 9 18 $ 5 79-Mrs. M. Friesz 11 2 22 80-Mrs. L. Phillips 3 1 14 81-James Gibbens 37 2 27 206 162-Vacant 71 5 26 25 163-Leroy Frederick 29 208-R. M. Smith 36 112 229-Rhnea Bostick 8 $ 207 19 180 $ 348 17-Vacant 49-Cliff Chudleigh 7 61-R. E. Campbell 24 106-Donald Nash 26 110-A.L. Hildebrandt 13 2 14 $ 40 113-W. P. Whitaker 13 60 124-Tommy Keepers 7 125-Frank Nelson 7 127-Zora Lamar 8 1 20 $ 21 3 118 $ 100 18-Doug Tromblee 12-Thos. Campbell 41 $ 97 F.C.-Woody Rose 13-C. H. Stevenson $ 23 4 31 298 96-V. W. Hix 15 2 31 115 99-Champ Crawford 25 3 33 11 100-Wm. C. Scott 51 6 31 151 101-Don L. Evans 23 89 102 25 2 - 4 - 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 18-(Con't) 149-Dick Halter F.C.-D. J. Wynnemer $ 194 15 37 $ 405 165-Doug Tromblee 263 14 54 600 249-Dr. H. M. Singleton 99 14 48 283 $ 695 60 329 $ 2,049 19-B. Hutchinson 3-Vacant 5 1 $ 10 4-Mrs. Lilymay Bush 12 1 40 5-Hrs. Iva Baker 1 1 37 23 77-Mrs. Frank Hoyt 6 1 1 24 78-Mrs. B. Stephenson 27 206-Mrs. B. Hutchinson 25 192 207-Mrs. D. S. Moody 10 1 36 $ 34 5 166 -€9- 249 20-Mrs. Marion Coleman F.C.-Mrs. Louise 83-Mrs. Irene Hooper Young, Jack F.C.-Tommy Newell 50 7 4 Pennoch, Mrs. 84-Vacant 100 13 33 $ 86 Lucille White 92-Mrs. Geo. Wilson 57 6 4 25 93-Don Graf F.C.-Mrs. J. D. Palmer 5 1 36 170-Ralph McFarlin 52 4 11 40 188-Chas. Evans 37 190-Marion Coleman F.C.-Mrs C. D. Presley 29 136 191-Arnold Peter 25 1 38 35 242-Marion Stevens F.C.-H. B. Kruse 133 11 28 114 243-J. L. Sheffield F.C.-Harold P. Yeats 45 2 33 246-Leland Baker F.C.-Jim Evans 300 7 39 625 257-John Shaunty 26 267-Jack Battle F.C.-Geo. H. Duke 240 17 83 277-Don Roach 50 25 278-Jack Boggs F.C.-E. F. Avery & Chap Cashman 1,730 74 68 1,413 279-C. L. Burnley 10 1 52 278 280-Donald Morrow 345 30 103 722 289-Mrs. Francis Doud F.C.-John R. Zinn 21 $ 3,092 174 695 $ 3,499 21-Geo. Sharp, Sr. 88-Glenn Pratt 15 1 48 $ 90-Wm. O. Glomb 77 5 1 35 290-Geo. Sharp, Jr. 5 1 31 $ 25 3 114 $ 77 - 5 - 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 23-Vacant 7-James E. Moore 25 45-Leo Harper 12 115-Ronnie Brown 25 145=W. B. Stephen 20 151-John Steele 18 252-Leland Marshall 33 133 24-Vacant 16-Neal Banning $ 190 20 11 $ 60 28-D. L. Ballich 6 30-Vacant 5 1 6 $ 195 21 17 $ 66 25-Ralph Wilkens 17-S. J. Skinner 799 67 63 $ 564 F.C.-Russell 18-A1 Moehring 308 17 76 144 Pryor 130-Chas. Boone 416 53 38 509 131-R. L. McDonald 24 306 146-Russell Clay 63 6 161 289 176-Ralph Wilkens F.C.-Bob Robertson 1,991 168 130 1,963 216-Fred Simon 1 1 75 255-Geo. Johnstone F.C.-Frank Click 719 52 90 2,007 281-Clayton Jackson F.C.-Mrs. P. Frankfort1,973 178 216 3,490 286-Joseph Mangel 232 23 44 170 287-Don Lambert 420 29 104 1,187 $ 6,922 594 1,021 $ 10,629 26-Sam Bertron 135-Mike Ackerman F.C.-D. R. Fennekohl $ 115 6 106 $ 2,028 139-Bobbie Stanley 109 15 52 428 155-Julian Fisher F.C.-Tom Prior 1,393 36 56 533 177-Mrs. Carolyn Jones F.C.-Sidney Buchanan 2,243 169 106 1,889 217-Risher Randall 210 6 51 180 227-Jeff Montgomery F.C.-S. Field Emerson 691 46 65 1,741 233-Mrs. D. D. Swanson F.C.-D. D. Swanson 1,470 105 73 1.640 $ 6,231 383 509 $ 8,439 27-Morris 213-Craig Cantey Mitchell F.C.-Shaw Cranfield & Dick Peterson $ 264 22 122 $ 1,731 258-Ernie Price 859 116 140 3,830 265-Sam Grow 2,390 128 140 3,830 273-Froggy Williams F.C.-Hugh Hunt & J. P. Forney 1,150 54 141 1,324 - 6 - 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 27-Con't. 274-Vacant F.C.-Mrs. Harold McGowan 137 8 59 1,553 $ 4,800 328 602 $ 12,268 28-Jack Brown 15-Calvin Clausel 260 29 90 $ 451 F.C.-A1 87-Jack Brown Espenship F.C.-M. B. Hoefle 1,234 77 91 1,683 89-Horace Wauson, Jr. F.C.-Larry Drummond 5 1 18 133-Warren Binkley F.C.-Geo. Kinsman $ 279 38 58 $ 561 175-W. B. Adams 1.554 86 100 502 183-Howard Bilbrey F.C.-R.A.J. Dawson 475 54 80 403 223-John Troller 95 4 30 175 224-Ray Shaw F.C.-Walter Forry 737 52 73 867 232-H. R. Matrisciani F.C.-Jim Bowers 371 35 50 313 $ 5,010 376 590 $ 4,955 29-Berry Norris 137-Wilford House 20 2 31 $ 277 156-E. E. Dunsworth F.C.-Harry Cole 307 22 51 185 173-Mrs. June Smith 206 16 53 102 180-S. Opie Shepherd 30 228-Madeline Norris 2,320 149 60 2,129 235-Hudson Brower 5 4 40 129 238-Lew French 36 360 $ 2,858 193 301 $ 3,182 30-Ray Rawls 141-Guy Barron F.C.- Dr. & Mrs: Don Fowler Co 8 2 25 $ 25 150-Marvin Friesz F.C.-Dr. & Mrs. W. H. Fagen 56 2 17 220-Arthur Hughes F.C.-D.M. Witt 34 3 25 $ 98 7 67 $ 25 TOTAL FOR HARRIS COUNTY $ 56,941 3:992 10,000 $ 96,342 PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR PERCENTAGE PYRALID - 7 - 1963 NTN FUND DRIVE Precincts and Areas Who Have Exceeded County-Wide Average 250, 228 200% 16, 83 177, 92 150% 233, 272, 130; 24, 176, 282, Area 24, 8 278, 17, 140 100% 234 265 90% 175, 87, 258, 281, 215 80% Area 26, Area 11, 54, 116, 37, 224, 227, 232 70% 269, 183, 194, 133, 155, Area 29, Area 28, 214, Area 10 60% Area 25, 255, 204, 60, 219, 256, Area 27, 283, 67, 286, 178, 182, 134, 62 50% 263, 56, 128, 156, 149, Harris County 39.9% Date: October 30, 1963 FORM L1.23971/2 WORLD WIDE PRESS. CHICAGO DEPAR PONDENCE DATE 10-30-63 SUBJECT 63 NTN * To GEORGE - KR $ 64350 - Cash wk ending 10-30 1750 - Pladger 1 \ - FROM as $ 66100 * Total 1 - & фе67100 O 51350 I Cash Pledger month of October - 1 718450 & 5 * Total - $5073836 O 7 3 8 - Cash to date 654700 Pledger . - p 5728536* * - Total - ] October 29, 1963 Dear Gerry, Congratulations on the wonderful job you did at the convention. Everything went beautifully and was certainly a credit to Harris County. The wonderful way the convention ran certainly reflected all your hard work and thoughtfulness. Congratulations!! Best regards, George Bush Mrs. E. V. Hardway, Jr. 8 Lazee Trail Houston, Texas FORM L1-2397½ WORLD WIDE PRESS, CHICAGO DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE 10-23-63 SUBJECT '63NTN I To Refrney George FROM aR * Cash $ 986,50 - wk ending 10-23-63 Peedges 11900 - \ r Total 1,105,50* 1 5.5 * J \ cash $ 5 O 9 4,86 - Tatse to date 1 on Peedger 652950 1 1 - $ 5 6 6 2 4, 36 * Drand , Total * of this figure, \ $52250 from mail solicitation. ETHYL CORPORATION GULF COAST REGION 1312 FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING HOUSTON 2, TEXAS October 16, 1963 Mr. G. H. W. Bush, Chairman Republican Party of Harris County 1710 Houston Club Building Houston 2, Texas Dear George: Thanks for your endorsement of the letter for solicitation of the 1962 Primary Election Voters. Just to keep you current on Precinct 129 (Dr. Crouch), the 1963 collections at County Headquarters as of Wednesday, October 9, still contained no money from Precinct 129. I'll give you another report in two weeks. Our mail solicitation of 1962 contributors has yielded over $2,000 to date with more letters going out. Let me again emphasize the need for selection of a County Finance Chairman to participate in the closing phases of the 1963 finance drive. Further, the planning phases of the 1964 drive should be getting started soon. Sincerely yours, Den D. D. Hornbeck DDH:bj FORM L1-23971/2 WORLD WIDE WORLD WIDE PRESS, CHICAGO * DEPAI ESPONDENCE DATE 10-16-63 SUBJECT / 63 NTN George $ * * To 9 6 4,00 - Cash wk ending 10-16-63 FROM as 16200 - Pledger I I 7 2, 2 1 2 6,0 0 * - To TAL 1 I $ 4 9, 01 3, 3 6 - Cash to date 6, 5 0 5, 5 0 - Peedges J \ $ 5 5, 51 8, 86 * Lotil 1 of this amount, * 16300 from mail I Afficitation. George HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY 522 Waugh Drive Houston, Texas 77019 October 7, 1963 To: County Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Advisory Committee, NTN Vice-Chairmen, Area Chairmen, Area Finance Chairmen, Precinct Chairmen and Precinct Finance Chairmen From: Donald D. Hornbeck, Co-Chairman, NTN Fund Drive Subject: NTN Collections Report #5 (Through September 25, 1963) Attached is a tabulation of all collections in the Fund Drive through September 25, 1963. The total amount collected in the four-week period since August 28 was $5,600, including $1,036 received from the mail solicitation. I expect this direct mail program to net us at least $3,000 -- all cash, no pledges. There are several heavily-Republican precincts that had no effective NTN Fund Drive in 1962 as well as 1963. Therefore, we have no list of 1962 contributors that we could contact by mail. The ten precincts with the greatest potential registered 1,500 voters in the 1962 Republican Primary. A mail solicitation of these Republicans should net us another $2,000-3,000. Precinct and Area Chairmen will be contacted directly. Please make one more round of phone calls to your block workers -- many were going to "really get going in September and October." Set a quota for each of them to contact in the concluding weeks. Although pre- cinct organizations are welcome to continue working as long as they wish, we will "officially" conclude the 1963 nin Fund Drive on November 1. However, we'll keep the books open for another month or SO. An IBM listing of each precinct's September collections is being sent with each precinct chairman's copy of this report. This will apprise you of all September collections, including those from our mail solicitation. Later in the year I plan to provide precinct chairmen with an IBM listing of all 1963 NTN Fund Drive collections in their own precinct. Although we failed to equal the 1962 NTN collections, the progress is substantial. In early 1961 the precincts were asked to raise $100 each and only six were able to raise this amount. This year 16 precincts have already raised over $1,000 each. And 75 have raised $100 or more. This is progress! Please mail in the collections you have on hand. Let's get those checks cleared through the bank! Wan Hornbeck DDH:bj D. D. Hornbeck Attachment 1963 NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR FUND DRIVE Harris County Republican Party As of September 25, 1963 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 1-Wm. Elliott 1-Vacant 52-Barbara Barrett 20 $ 201 70-Wm. Elliott 41 2 58 85 204-Bob Bridges 416 30 56 $ 457 32 134 $ 286 2-Vacant 48-Melvin Edwards 5 161-Algereeta Phelps 5 10 3-Robt. Wells 19-A. McClelland 7 $ 11 23-Mrs. F. Bartels 9 3 15 13 24-R. M. Catchings 20 4 3 23 247-Hilroy Wade 5 $ 29 7 30 $ 47 L-Vacant 107-F. B. Koepnick 21 152-E. R. Sutherland 26 171-Ken Pickle 14 $ 6 61 $ 6 5-Royce Cutler 105-Vacant 41 122-R. J. Kotch 29 $ 97 153-Vacant 32 184-A. S. Murphy 32 185-Vacant 44 28 192-G. L. Howard 3 225-Vacant 12 261-J. R. Sands 49 2 57 251 $ 49 2 250 $ 376 G-A. D. Gill 54-W. F. Manning $ 431 32 64 $ 977 55-Jack Montgomery 25 1 29 116 57-Geo. Gallagher 40 64 58-R. E. Doty 27 2 23 59-Vacant F.C.-C. S. Gillis 25 1 20 15 73-C. W. Clute 42 6 61 82-w. 7immerman 83 118 14 40 86-Mrs. C. Wilkenson 225 45 5 33 205-Mrs. T. Mitchell 142 F.C.-Mrs. H. Elson 111 8 44 209-Mrs. Helen Nash 434 1 $ 824 69 355 $ 2,056 -1- 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 7-Duane Olney 74-Vane Howard 18 $ 109-B. Luckenbach 100 1 2 25 117-Mrs. D. Olney 41 4 35 158 147-Vacant 8 189-E. E. Jones F.C.-Albert Thomas 56 168 244-Harold Conlee 253 20 71 556 245-Richard Luton F.C.-L. P. Lawes & J. P. Smitherman 133 10 61 961 270- Ray Weston 150 13 55 782 $ 677 48 306 $ 2,650 8-Dean Grafton 41-James Eyssell 136 12 64 $ 1,971 43- Robert Hudson 208 21 86 50-Louis Cantele 2 56- Russ Roach F.C.-S. R. Bell 484 33 75 644 116-Dean Grafton F.C.-Howard Wilson 665 59 82 980 121-Aubrey Chudleigh 2 179-R. C. Derryberry F.C.-Jack Patterson 12 2 99 262- Tom Rawlings 118 12 75 644 263-Ben Dalton F.C. Henry S. Ford & B. Breitenwischer 370 36 75 644 264- Jim Cowan 250 19 75 644 $2,243 194 635 $ 5,527 9-Clara Kropet 34-Arthur Rauh 157 4 54 $ 408 37-Conrad Walton 150 26 39 424 38-Vacant 12 2 52 212 39-Helen Healy 12 60-Helen Cardiff 618 47 87 589 123-Wm. Zander 41 6 60 356 200-Cliff Conditt 50 3 43 38 $1,028 88 335 $ 2,039 10-J. Fournace 8-Cecil Rives F.C.-Leslie Clayton $1,171 126 151 $ 1,417 128-Bob Geyer F.C.-Tom D. Rush 512 42 104 998 182-Bruce Appling F.C.- Harry Corn 538 48 99 1,164 214-John Wallace 446 46 73 579 215- Joe Tamasy F.C.-Wm. H. Alban & Cecil Boykin 265 47 61 748 -2- 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 10-Con't. 256-Herbert Schulz F.C.-R.S. Fisher $ 905 71 130 $ 1,220 268- Joe Fournace 166 5 77 310 283-Willard Vezey 6 3 35 1,018 284-Wm. Treuter : 248 19 75 324 $4,257 407 805 $ 7,778 11-Jim Brelsford 129-Dr. R. Crouch 150 $ 1,827 F.C.-Jim Rumsey 178-Leon Manry F.C.-Chas.Asbury 1.176 54 108 1,412 234-P.D. Robinson F.C.-R.M. Howard 2,425 101 125 9,316 269-Ray Hankamer F.C.-John Cater 804 53 92 3,359 272-Wm. Spence F.C.-Dan Neale 3,677 159 114 1.599 282-Mrs. Noelie Holtz F.C.-L. F. Webber & Dick Williams 1,326 87 70 881 $9,408 454 659 $ 18,394 12-Geo. Stucker 20-Mrs. P. Hanahen $ 54 9 37 $ 57 40-Jack Bace F.C.-Edward G. Pearson 100 1 53 1,737 85-Vacant 9 1 136-Vacant 3 1 11 15 140-Miss Jane Yount F.C.-Bill Moreland 1,261 67 64 1,612 143-Dr. Jim Wilhoit 670 9 93 1,823 148-John Craig 15 3 100 666 194-Ike Turner F.C.-R. Osterman 461 44 78 1,977 210-Vacant 3 1 219-Tim Brown 116 15 31 113 222-George E. Emery 57 480 $2,692 151 524 $ 8,480 13-M. Pittman 68-Mrs. M. Aught 5 132-0. D. Hunziker F.C.-Wm. Edmenson,Jr. $ 149 14 40 $ 19 134-A1 Jensen 518 39 83 853 237-Mrs. Anita Cole F.C.-Neal Hopkins 44 239-Willard Holland 201 16 50 40 271-Mrs. M.L. Stillwell 2 276- Robert Gray 40 285-Vacant 45 20 288- Donald Schaaf 37 $ 868 69 346 $ 932 14-Wm. Vineyard 10-Wm. Morris 67 6 18 $ 5 26- Lester Chickering F.C.-Mrs. Pearl Simons 38 2 37 -3- 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 14-Con't. 27-Paul Williams 38 66-Mrs. Doris Erdman $ 58 2 16 67-Theron H. Collins 240 26 54 $ 105 72-Vacant 55 154-David Jones 15 2 47 120 203-W. H. Cornelson 28 218-Wm. Beardsworth F.C.-Joe Hendley 41 6 226- Dick Daeschner 27 $ 418 38 361 $ 236 15-W. G. Doner 94- Jack Peiffer 5 1 26 $ 52 142- Ray Roenigk 70 4 55 339 172- Dwight King 20 3 28 181-R. L. Schlosser 5 1 42 102 211-Marvin Moore 37 2 49 95 221-C. W. Gill 15 1 59 582 231-Herb Myers 61 275-W. G. Doner 201 22 110 479 $ 353 34 430 $ 1,649 16-R. C. McLain 62-Mrs. Sue Schade 85 9 18 $ 5 79-Mrs. M. Friesz 11 2 22 80-Mrs. L. Phillips 3 1 14 81-James Gibbens 37 2 27 206 162-Vacant 22 2 26 25 163-Leroy Frederick 29 208- R. M. Smith 36 112 229- Rhnea Bostick 8 $ 158 16 180 $ 348 17-Vacant 49-Cliff Chudleigh 7 61-R. E. Campbell 24 106- Donald Nash 26 110-A.L. Hildebrandt 14 $ 40 113-W.P. Whitaker 13 60 124-Tommy Keepers 7 125-Frank Nelson 7 127-Zora Lamar 20 118 $ 100 18- Doug Tromblee 12-Thos. Campbell 41 $ 97 F.C.-Woody Rose 13-C. H. Stevenson $ 10 1 31 298 96-V. W. Hix 15 2 31 115 99-Champ Crawford 33 11 100-Wm. C. Scott 16 3 31 151 101-Don L. Evans 23 89 102- 15 1 149-Dick Halter F.C. D.J. Wynnemer 139 9 37 405 165-Doug Tromblee 228 12 54 600 249-Dr. H.M. Singleton 89 12 48 283 $ 512 40 329 $ 2,049 -4- 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date- Quota Amount 19-B. Hutchinson 3-Vacant $ 10 4-Mrs. Lilymay Bush $ 12 1 40 5-Mrs. Iva Baker 37 23 77-Mrs. Frank Hoyt 6 1 1 24 78-Mrs. B. Stephenson 27 206-Mrs. B. Hutchinson 25 192 207-Mrs. D. S. Moody 10 1 36 $ 28 3 166 $ 249 20-Mrs. Marion Coleman F.C.-Mrs. Louise 83-Mrs. Irene Hooper Young, Jack F.C.-Tommy Newell 4 Pennoch, Mrs. 8L-Vacant 100 13 33 $ 86 Lucille White 92-Mrs. Geo. Wilson 57 6 4 25 93-Don Graf F.C.-Mrs.J. D. Palmer 5 1 36 170-Ralph McFarlin 52 4 11 40 188-Chas. Evans 37 190-Marion Coleman F.C.-Mrs. C. D. Presley 29 136 191-Arnold Peter 25 1 38 35 242-Marion Stevens F.C.-H. B. Kruse 133 11 28 114 243-J. L. Sheffield F.C.-Harold P. Yeats 45 2 33 246-Leland Baker F.C.-Jim Evans 125 2 39 625 257-John Shaunty 26 267-Jack Battle F.C.-Geo. H. Duke 240 17 83 277-Don Roach 50 25 278- Jack Boggs F.C.-E. F. Avery & Chap Cashman 805 31 68 1,413 279-C. L.Barnley 52 278 280- Donald Morrow 325 28 103 722 289-Mrs. Francis Doud F.C.-John R. Zinn 21 $1,912 116 695 $ 3,499 21-Geo.Sharp,Sr. 88-Glenn Pratt 48 $ 77 90-Wm. 0. Glomb 35 290-Geo. Sharp, Jr. 31 114 $ 77 3-Vacant 7-James E. Moore 25 45-Leo Harper 12 115- Ronnie Brown 25 145-W.B. Stephen 20 151-John Steele 18 252- -Leland Marshall 33 133 -5- 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount Vacant 16- Neal Banning $ 190 20 11 $ 60 28-D. L. Ballich 6 30- Vacant 6 $ 190 20 17 $ 66 24- Ralph Wilkens 17-S. J.Skinner 746 62 63 564 F.C.- Russell 18- Al Moehring 135 6 76 144 Pryor 130-Chas. Boone 396 51 38 509 131-R. L.McDonald 24 306 146- Russe - Clay 48 4 161 289 176- Ralph Wilkens F.C.-Bob Robertson 1.783 158 130 1,963 216- Fred Simon 75 255-Geo.Johnstone F.C.-Frank Click 694 49 90 2,007 281-Clayton Jackson F.C.-Mrs. P. Frankfort 1,880 171 216 3,490 286- Joseph Mangel 217 21 44 170 287- Don Lambert 384 26 104 1,187 $6,283 548 1,021 $10,629 26- Sam Bertron 135-Mike Ackerman $ 90 5 106 $ 2,028 F.C.-Keith Pevy 139-Bobbie Stanley 89 12 52 428 155-Julian Fisher F.C.-Tom Prior 1,143 30 56 533 177-Mrs. Carolyn Jones F.C.-Sidney Buchanan 2,003 154 106 1,889 217-Risher Randall 55 3 51 180 227-Jeff Montgomery F.C.-S. Field Emerson 674 43 65 1,741 233-Mrs.D.D. Swanson F.C.-D.D.Swanson 1,427 101 73 1.640 $5,481 348 509 $ 8,439 27-Morris 213-Craig Cantey Mitchell F.C.-Shaw Cranfield & Dick Peterson $ 130 9 122 $ 1,731 258 Ernie Price 737 101 140 3,830 265- Sam Grow 2,062 118 140 3,830 273-Froggy Williams F.C.-Hugh Hunt & .Forney 1,080 50 141 1,324 274-Vacant F.C.-Mrs.Harold McGowan 59 1,553 $4,009 278 602 $12,268 28- Jack Brown 15-Calvin Clausel F.C.-Al F.C.-M.B.Hoefle $ 235 26 90 $ 451 Espenship 87-Jack Brown 1,199 74 91 1,683 89-Horace Wauson Jr. F.C.-Larry Drummond 18 -6- ... 1963 1962 Precinct Chairman Contributors Area Chairman & Finance Chairman Amount To Date Quota Amount 28-Con't. 133-Warren Binkley F.C.-Geo.Kinsman $ 265 36 58 $ 561 175-W.B. Adams 1,564 87 100 502 183- Howard Bilbrey F.C.-R.A.J. Dawson 475 54 80 403 223-John Troller 95 4 30 175 224- Ray Shaw F.C. Walter Forry 737 52 73 867 232-H.R. Matrisciani F.C. Jim Bowers 361 34 50 313 $4,931 365 590 $4,955 29-Berry Norris 137 Wilford House 31 $ 277 156-E.E.Dinsworth F.C. Harry Cole $ 200 16 51 185 173-Mrs/June Smith 201 15 53 102 180-S.Opie Shepherd 30 228-Madeline Norris 2,262 142 60 2,129 235- Hudson Brower 5 4 40 129 238- Lew French 36 360 $2,688 177 301 $3,182 30- Ray Rawls 141-Guy Barron F.C.-Dr.' & Mrs. Don Fowler $ 8 2 25 $ 25 150-Marvin Friesz F.C.-Dr. & Mrs. W.H. Fagen 56 2 17 220- Arthur Hughes F.C.-D.A. Witt 34 3 25 $ 98 7 67 $ 25 TOTAL FOR HARRIS COUNTY $49,593 3,511 10,000 $ 96,342 PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR PERCENTAGE PYRAMID 1963 NTN FUND DRIVE Precincts and Areas Who Have Exceeded County-Wide Average 250% 228 200% 16 150% 177, 272, 233, 130, 24, 282, 176, 17, 140 Area 24 100% 90% 175, 265, 8, 234, 87 80% 281, 215, 258, 116, 224 70% Area 11, Area 26, 183, 232, 37, 227, 214, Area 28, 133 60% Area 29, 269, 194, 255, 256, Area 25, 155, 204, 60, Area 10, 54, 178, 62 50% 182, 67, 263, 286, 219 134, Area 27, 278, 56, 128 40% 84, 242, 170, 132, 273, 82, Harris County 35% October 8, 1963 Mrs. Harold McGowan, Finance Cheirman Republican Party, Precinct 274 373 Westminster Houston 24, Texas Dear Mrs. McGowen: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the contributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This meil solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for e mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to precinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, 1f there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommendation. A sample of the proposed letter 1s attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising additional money end in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more then their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D. D. Hornbeck DDH:bj Attachment cc: Messrs. G. H. W. Bush Morris Mitchell October 8, 1963 Mr. Risher Randall, Chairman Republicen Party, Precinct 217 3402 Ella Lee Houston 27, Texas Dear Mr. Randall: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the contributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun In mid-September. This nail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NEW Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for a mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to precinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor: Further, if there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommendation. A sample of the proposed letter 1s attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let DIC know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D. D. Hornbeck In DDH:bj Attachment CC: Mesors. Sam Bertron C. H. V. Bush October 8, 1963 Mr. Joseph F. Mangel, Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 285 5638 Trafalger Houston 45, Texas Dear Mr. Mangel: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the contributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation H28 directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for 8 mell solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to precinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, if there were other names to be evoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommendation. A sample of the proposed letter is attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let no know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising edditional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more then their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D.DHornbeck D. D. Hornbeck & DDH:bj Attachment cc: Messrs. G. II. W. Bush Ralph Wilkens October 8, 1963 Mr. George H. Sharp, 3r., Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 290 Box 805 LaPorte, Texas Dear Mr. Sharp: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the contributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for & mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to precinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, if there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommendation. A sample of the proposed letter 16 attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I went this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, DD Hornbeck D. D. Hornbeck & DDH:bj Attachment CC: Mr. G. H. W. Bush Mrs. Marion Coleman Mr. George H. Sharp, Sr. October 8, 1963 Mr. William O. Glomb, Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 90 205 Cedar Lane Seabrook, Texas Dear Mr. Glomb: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the contributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for 8 mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to precinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, if there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommendation. A sample of the proposed letter 1s attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D.D.Hambeck D. D. Hornbeck 9 DDH:bj Attachment CC: Mr. G. H. W. Bush Mrs. Marion Coleman Mr. George H. Sharp, Sr. October 8, 1963 Mr. Glenn E. Pratt, Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 88 Route 1, Box 2560 LaPorte, Texas Dear Mr. Pratt: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the contributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for a mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to precinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, if there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommendation. A sample of the proposed letter 1s attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, DD Hombeck I D. D. Hornbeck DDH:bj Attachment cc: Mr. G. H. W. Bush Mrs. Marion Coleman Mr. George H. Sharp, Sr. October 8, 1963 Mr. Horace Hauson, Jr., Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 89 3767 Elmora Houston 5, Texas Deer Mr. Weuson: The Republican Perty of Herris County will soon complete the 1963 Neigibor-to-Neigubor Fund Drive. In addition to the con- tributions received from door-to-docr solicitations by block workers, ve have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for a mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to pre- cinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, if there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommenda- tion. A sample of the proposed letter is attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more than their vote, to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D.D.Hambeck D. D. Hornbeck & DDH:bj Attachment CC: Messrs. J. E. Brown G. H. W. Bush October 8, 1963 Mr. David R. Fennckahl, Finance Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 135 3814 Ella Leo Houston, Texas Dear David: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the con- tributions received from docr-to-door solicitations by block workers, VD have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for E. mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to pro- cinct residents who voted in the 1952 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, 1f there were other names to be avoided, NO would do that, too, based on your recomenda- tion. A sample of the proposed letter is attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I went this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicaris who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D.D.Hornlieck D. D. Hornbeck & DDH:b) Attachment CC: Nessro. M. S. Ackerman III Seve Bortron, Jr. G. H. W. Bush October 8, 1963 Mr. Fred O. Simon, Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 216 4026 Grapevine Houston 45, Texas Dear Mr. Simon: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the con- tributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from & "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NIN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for a mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to pre- circt residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked egainst the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting & contributor. Further, if there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommenda- tions. A cample of the proposed letter 16 attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising edditional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D.D.Hamlugk D. D. Hornbeck DDH:bj Attachment cc: Messrs. G. H. W. Bush Ralph Wilkens October 8, 1963 Mr. Jack Patterson, Finance Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 179 6915 Schiller Houston 24, Texas Dear Jack: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In eddition to the con- tributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NIN Fund Drive. I would 11ke to ask your approval for a mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to pre- cinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked egainst the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, if there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommenda- tion. A sample of the proposed letter is attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any recervations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D D. Harnbeck D. D. Hornbeck I DDH:bj Attachment cc: Messrs. G. H. W. Bush W. Dean Grafton October 8, 1963 Mr. V. Russell Clay, Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 146 5330 Creekbond Houston 35, Texas Dear Russell: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the contributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from & "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation was directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for a mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to precinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, if there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommendation. A sample of the proposed letter is attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery end will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposal, please let me know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicans who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, D.D.Horntack D. D. Hornbeck J DDH:bj Attachment cc: Messrs. G. H. W. Bush Ralph Wilkens October 8, 1963 Mr. Joseph Fournace, Chairman Republican Party, Precinct 268 4929 Holly Bellaire, Texas Dear Joe: The Republican Party of Harris County will soon complete the 1963 Nelghbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive. In addition to the contributions received from door-to-door solicitations by block workers, we have collected about $1,500 from a "mail solicitation" begun in mid-September. This mail solicitation vas directed to people who had contributed in last year's NTN Fund Drive. I would like to ask your approval for a mail solicitation in your precinct. A carefully worded letter would be sent to precinct residents who voted in the 1962 Republican Primary Election. This list would be checked against the lists of 1963 contributors to avoid soliciting a contributor. Further, 19 there were other names to be avoided, we would do that, too, based on your recommendation. A sample of the proposed letter is attached; the letter will be printed on George Bush's stationery and will carry his signature. If you have any reservations or comments regarding this proposel, please let me know immediately. I want this program to be effective in raising additional money and in helping identify Republicens who are willing to give more than their vote to the Party -- this will be helpful in building the precinct organization. Sincerely yours, DD Harnbeck D. D. Hornbeck J DDH:bj Attachment CC: Mr. G. H. W. Bush FULBRIGHT, CROOKER, FREEMAN, BATES & JAWORSKI ATTORNEYS AT LAW BANK OF THE SOUTHWEST BUILDING HOUSTON 2, TEXAS WASHINGTON OFFICE TRANSPORTATION BUILDING WASHINGTON 6, D.C. CHARLES M. HADEN PARTNER October 1, 1963 AFFILIATE IN MEXICO MORINEAU & PEREZ AVENIDA CINCO DE MAYO 32 MEXICO, D.F. Re: Office of County Chairman, Republican Party, Harris County, Texas RECEIVED OCT 2 1963 ALL PRECINCT CHAIRMEN, AREA CHAIRMEN AND OTHER REPUBLICANS OF HARRIS COUNTY Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: Some friends have urged that I offer myself as a candidate for county chairman. It is my intention to do so at the appropriate time. However, the immediate task, which must be presently met, is to elect Jim Bailey mayor of Houston. This must be an all-out party effort. Therefore, I refuse to run the risk of diluting any party effort for Jim Bailey by campaigning for county chair- man at this time. Also, I sincerely hope that anyone else who may offer himself as a candidate for chairman will also avoid any campaigning whatever until after Jim Bailey is elected mayor eight weeks from now. My decision to seek this office is based upon the following reasons: 1- To have Senator Barry Goldwater become the Republican presidential nominee; 2- To secure a pledged delegation for Senator Goldwater; 3- To secure a full slate of conservative Re- publican nominees in 1964, state and local, who adhere to the conservative political philosophy held by Senator Goldwater; and, 4- To preserve and build party unity in order that all candidates may receive full party support. This shall be a very crucial year for our party. Therefore, I respectfully ask your support for county chairman, as well as in meeting the challenges of the coming year. I look forward to visiting with each of you, individually, in order that you may ask me any questions concerning my political philosophy, as well as my plans to insure the effectual function of our county organization toward electing Republican candidates. Again, I emphasize that we must commit ourselves unreservedly to the Jim Bailey Mayoralty Campaign. A victory here, in the South's largest city, would give the kind of encouragement needed by Senator Goldwater to secure the presidential nomination. Very truly yours, Blartes m. Haden Charles M. Haden BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF CHARLES M. HADEN Mr. Haden is a native-born Texan, 40 years old, reared and schooled in Houston. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Uni- versity of Texas. While at Rice University he lettered in varsity football as a halfback, and left the campus during World War II to go aboard a destroyer in the Pacific as a Deck Officer. Following the war he attended law school and after receiving a degree, commenced practicing law as Assistant District Attorney of Harris County, Texas, under the late Judge A. C. Winborn. In this capacity he prosecuted capital (death penalty) cases for the State of Texas. Following this he entered civil practice as a trial lawyer with the firm of Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates & Jaworski. He continues in this capacity as a partner in the firm. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Texas Defense Lawyers Association, United States Southern Dis- trict of Texas and Fifth Circuit, and Vice-President of the National Association of Railroad Trial Lawyers. He lives with his wife, the former Suzanne Tracy, and their three children, Charles, Jr., Sherry and Susan, at 10709 Old Coach Lane, in City of Hunter's Creek Village, Harris County, Texas. He is one of the former mayors of that city. He has been an active Republican since 1952. He has since served the Party in the following capacities: Chairman, Precinct 213 for more than two consecutive terms; Chairman, Candidates Committee 1961-62; member, Candidates Committee, 1959-60; member, Ticket Committees on all fund raising dinners since 1958; special legal counsel representing Republican Party in suits in federal and state courts; last spring addressed the entire Harris County legislative delegation on the subject of the necessity for con- gressional redistricting and conferred with said delegation for an extended period of time thereafter regarding same; has made numerous public appearances from speakers platforms as well as through the medium of television to speak for the Republican Party and the cause of conservatism. He is a former member of the Highway Committee of Houston Chamber of Commerce and currently serving as Vice-Chairman of the Govern- mental Affairs Committee of the Chamber. He is currently serving as Co-Chairman of the Harris County Re- publican Candidates Committee along with Mr. Fred Weston, former Republican County Chairman. His children are fifth generation members of The First Presby- terian Church, Houston. He is an elder, Adult Sunday School teacher, Superintendent of the Adult Church School, Past Presi- dent of Men of the First Presbyterian Church, Brazos Presbytery, and Synod of Texas. Last year he decided that professional, church, civic and poli- tical demands on his time could better be served if he knew how to fly airplanes. Accordingly, he is now a licensed private pilot. CMH FULBRIGHT, CROOKER, FREEMAN, BATES & JAWORSKI BANK OF THE SOUTHWEST BUILDING HOUSTON HOUSTON 2, TEXAS U.S.POSTAGE OCT 1'63 05 : TEX PB 391925 METER Mr. George Bush 522 Waugh Drive Houston, Texas 77019 ETHYL CORPORATION GULF COAST REGION 1312 FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING HOUSTON 2, TEXAS September 23, 1963 To: Mr. G. H. W. Bush From: D. D. Hornbeck Subject: Performance in NTN Fund Drive Could you give me an assist with Precinct 129 (Dr. Crouch)? In my several conversations with Jim Brelsford, Jim reports that Crouch plans to run the NTN. However, no tangible effort is evident. Last year this precinct collected nearly $2,000 -- this year zero. If Crouch does not operate a Fund Drive -- and a grass roots program starting now can't possibly contact even half of those 1962 contributors before the Holiday Season -- I would like his approval for a mail solicitation. Also, I am being needled by some hard-working precinct chairmen about the performance of several well-to-do precincts, particularly 129 (Crouch), 135 (Ackerman), 217, (Randall), 213 (Cantey) and 274 (Wandel). There is little I can do about organizing a Fund Drive in these precincts without work by precinct or area chairmen. All we have to offer is the mail solicitation which is dependent on there having been an effective 1962 NTN Fund Drive. Can you do anything with these chairmen at this late hour? Further, no action by them in 1963 may well signal no action in 1964, too. Thanks, for any help you can give me. Wonlt Sincerely yours, D. D. Hornbeck DDH:bj cc: Mr. J. Ray Goodearle September 23, 1963 To: Mr. Walter Zimmerman From: D. D. Hornbeck Subject: Listing of NIN Contributors Now that ve are combining a mail solicitation along with the precinct solicitation in this NTN Fund Drive, it. is especially desirable to have the September IBM listing at an early date. It would be helpful if the pledge cards for the period ending September 25 could be key-punched on Thursday, September 26, as Was the procedure earlier this summer. If the September listing could be obtained on Saturday, I could mail the September report and the September listing together on Tuesday. This would allow the precinct organization to keep current on contributors. Regarding future work, the October period will close on Wednesday, October 30. Since the mail solicitation and a few precinct organizations will continue to bring in money after the official November 1 closing date, I expect we will need a final listing for November to be prepared in early December. By this time the May listing should be corrected so that a combined listing for the entire Fund Drive can be prepared. Past observations would indicate that the IBM listing should be corrected for name, address and precinct number by direct com- parison with the source cards. This can be done in December and January in order to prepare a highly accurate list for use in the 1964 NTN Fund Drive. If you have any questions, please call me. Sincerely yours, Donld DDH:bj D. D. Hornbeck CC: Mr. G. B. W. Bush Mrs. Bonnie Hazelrigg Mrs. Aleene Smith HARRIS COUNTY DRAFT GOLDWATER COMMITTEE 5146 Richmond Ave. Telephone MO 7-4424 HOUSTON 27, TEXAS Ross Baker, Chairman James A. Bertron, Vice-Chairman Roland Sledge, Vice-Chairman Gaston Jones, Finance Chairman Noelie R. Holtz, Executive Secretary 9-25-63 George - just to achooledge your The and encloseres received today - me Trie certainly follow through on your suggestion concerning Mr Ryberg 7 Salt Jahr City- - many thanks Zaelie This is Our Golden Opportunity September 30, 1963 Dear Don, Just a word of congratulations on reaching the $50,000 mark. I think this is terrific and certainly reflects your hard work. Incidentally I talked to Nancy Thawley about mailing to the big gift list. She felt it would be a problem and I think she is right. She tells me that you and I discussed this. I probably was talking when I should have been listening: My feeling is that we shouldare out the regular NTN letter to these people but I don't feel they should be singled out. I think if we go ahead with the regular NTN letter in the precincts which have not been worked we will get some money from these big givers. Let me know 1f this does not suit you. Again, congratulations on all this hard work and thank you for the note. Best regards, George Bush Mr. Don Hornbeck Ethy1 Corp. First City National Bank Bldg. Houston 2, Texas ETHYL CORPORATION GULF COAST REGION 1312 FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING HOUSTON 2, TEXAS September 26, 1963 To: Mr. G. H. W. Bush From: D. D. Hornbeck Subject: NTN Fund Drive Our 1963 NTN collections have now reached the $50,000 mark. Although this doesn't match the 1962 collections, it is enough to cover the budget requirements. I would estimate that our final total will be about $57,000. Ron It 14 D. D. Hornbeck DDH:bj Dear Noelie, Attached is a copy of a letter which I received from Mr. Williams. I wrote to Mr. Ryberg as he suggested in his letter. I am wondering if you could send some factual information to Mr. Ryberg in accordance with the last paragraph of mis. letter. I certainly enjoyed the wonderful meeting at your precinct the other night. I am sure it will do a lot of good for Jim Bailey. Best regards, George Bush 1701 Houston Club Building September 24, 1963 Dear Mr. Ryberg, Mr. John Williams of Houston has written to me saying that you were invited to head up the forces for Senator Goldwater in Utah. He suggested that I contact you and urge that you accept this important job. I can tell you that here in Texas Senator Goldwater has trememdous support. Peter O'Donnell, our State Chairman, is National Draft Goldwater Chairman and he reports that the affection and-loyalty for Goldwater is not limited to Texas by any means. This movement appears to be a grass roots movement that all people who believe in our Constitution can support without fear of disappointment. I know Senator Goldwater personally; he is charming and attractive as well as B man of real integrity. In addition to our strong feeling that Goldwater is the best candidate, there is a great deal of statistical evidence to point up the fact that he can not only be nominated but elected. Goldwater will have solid support in the South and incidentally this is not being done by trying to appeal to the southern. vote on any kind of a recist basis. The South is simply fed up with Federal intervention in all facets of life and are prespred to support a strong conservative. If the Draft Goldwater Headquarters can furnish you any information which would help you make up your mind, I would appreciate your letting me know. We have an active Goldwater Headquarters here in Houston, staffed by people who are dedicated to this cause. I have asked them to send you some preliminary date. Dest regards, George Bush Mr. Eric C. Ryberg 1730 Beck Street Salt Lake City 10, Utah P. O. Box 10718 Houston, Texas Sept. 20, 1963 Mr. George Bush Zapata Off-Shore Company 1701 Houston Club Building Houston 2, Texas Dear Sir, Please accept my apology for not giving you Mr. Ryberg's address. His address is 1730 Beck Street, Salt Lake City 10, Utah. I assure you that I will do everything that I can in my own little sphere of influence to help you unseat Senator Yarborough. Respectfully yours, John n Nilliams John W Williams September 18, 1963 Dear Mr. Williams, Thank you for your letter of September 15th. I would be most happy to write Mr. Ryberg a letter. Could you send me 413 address so that Incan get the letter off to him promptly. I would appreciate any help you might be able to give me in my campaign to unseat Senator Yarborough, Best regards, George Bush Mr. John W. Williams P. O. Box 10718 Houston, Texas P. 0. Box 10718 Houston, Texas Sept, 15, 1963 Mr. George Bush Zapata Off-Shore Co. Houston Club Building Houston, Texas Dear Sir, Since you are chairman of the Republican Party in the Houston area, I am writing this letter to you to ask a favor-a favor not just for me but for the Republican Party and for the country. I have just returned from the Rocky Mountain area. While there I met several People who are admir- ers of Sen. Goldwater. However, several of them are in doubt as to his chances of becoming President. One of the men that I talked to has been asked to head-up the forces for Sen. Goldwater in Utah. His name is Eric C. Ryberg. Even though he supports Mr. Goldwater's ideas and principles, he is reluctant to accept the responsibility because of doubt in his mind. He impressed me as a man capable of discharging this responsility, and I believe that all he needs is a little persuasion. Therefore, this is the favor that I ask. Please write Mr. Ryberg a letter and assure him that the support for Sen. Goldwater is real and widespread and that if the people will start working for him, we can elect him President. Congratulations on your decision to enter the Republican primary for Senator. I surely would like to see you lick Sen. Yarborough. Respectfully yours, John n. nalliam John W Williams ETHYL D. D. HORNBECK CORPORATION September 3, 1963 To: Mr. G.H.W. Bush Here is a sample of the letter being used in the mail solicitation. Bonnie has made the best of a poor set-up on the plate which was followed by a poor set-up on the printing machine. Vivian typed the stencil and is innocent of the SNAFU. Let's hope it brings in some money. Don It HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY HOUSTON, TEXAS GEORGE H. W. BUSH County Chairman WILLIAM R. SIMMONS Executive Director We are convinced the only way to beat the Kennedys is through grass roots precinct level organization. The 1963 annual Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund Drive is now underway. Continued financial support is necessary to sustain our rate of growth and build toward victory for our Republican candidates in 1964. Our budget for the year-ending June 30, 1964 is a CPA- prepared appraisal of our minimum, no-frills expenses. Included in it are numerous items including publication of the excellent newspaper, the Banner, rental of our "new" headquarters near Allen Parkway and Waugh Drive, maintenance of a full time professional staff of three, candidates support, etc. We are determined to build the Party at the grass roots level in all areas of Houston. Although you contributed to our 1962 Fund Drive, our records indicate you have not been contacted for your 1963 contribution. I am writing to ask if you will please send in your check now to support the work that is preparing for victory in 1964. For your convenience, a blank check is enclosed, and for your information, the contributions this year have ranged in size up to $100, with the average $16. I am hopeful that you will use this means of expressing your confidence in the objectives of this political party. Sincerely yours, Cy HW Buth George H. W. Bush, Chairman Harris County Republican Party 522 Waugh, Drive Houston, Texas 77019 P.S. A11 contributions in excess of $3 qualify to receive the Banner for one year. 1701 Houston Club Bldg. August 28, 1963 Dear Ray, The ink comments written by our general counsel, Bill Cassin of Baker, Botts, I believe will answer your question. Thank you for calling this to our attention. Best regards, George H. W. Bush Mr. Raymond E. Hankamer Bank of the Southvest Bldg. Houston 2, Texas 1701 Rouston Club Bldg. August 12, 1963 Dear Mrs. Koyt, I on pleased to appoint you Previnct Choisen of Prediret 77. 20 you know this in 0 THE important position and I Jult delighted Mat you are Villing to take 10 Your are will he prose Bed to the ent Productive Committee meeting for but fortue " meantine 0511 you. please 80 aliend use) the work 0 of the Presinct Chatras. You will be contacted by a member of Russ Ronch's Procince Organization Committee and Kearney Reynolds, our Organizational Director. They CAN be helpful to you in your precinct work. I are looking forward to working with you. Very truly yours, George H. W. Bush Mrs. Frank L. Host 3410 Elser Houston, Texas 1701 Houston Club Bldg. August 12, 1963 Dear Jim, I am accepting the recommendation of the Vacancy Committee and I am today appointing Mr. William L. Zander as Chairman of Precinct 123. Thank you for your good letter of August 6th recommending him. Very truly yours, George H. W. Bush Mr. James W. Harper, Jr. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. P. O. Box 2511 Houston, Texas 77002 TENNESSEE GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY P.O. BOX 2511 TENNESSEE BUILDING CAPITOL 3-4841 HOUSTON, TEXAS August 6, 1963 RECEIVED AUG 8 1963 Mr. George Bush, Chairman Harris County Republican Party 522 Waugh Drive Houston 19, Texas Dear George: This letter is with reference to the application of Mr. William L. Zander for the position of Precinct (123) Chairman. I have been personally acquainted with Mr. Zander since November, 1962, at which time I had the pleasure to serve with him as a poll watcher. I have always found him to be honest, sincere, diligent, and of high character standards. He is quite active in the Harris County Young Republican Club, having been a delegate of same to the State Convention in March, 1963. He is a full-time graduate student at the University of Houston, working on a master's degree in business administration. I feel certain that he will be a creditable addition to your organization. Very truly yours, Jun James W. "Jim" Harper, Jr. JWH:jp cc: William L. Zander FULBRIGHT, Crooker, FREEMAN, BATES & JAWORSKI ATTORNEYS AT LAW BANK OF THE SOUTHWEST BUILDING HOUSTON 2, TEXAS AFFILIATE IN MEXICO WASHINGTON OFFICE MORINEAU & PEREZ FULBRIGHT, CROOKER, FREEMAN, BATES & WHITE EDIFICIO DE PARIS 838-842 TRANSPORTATION BLDG. AVENIDA CINCO DE MAYO 32 WASHINGTON 6,D.C. MEXICO, D.F. June 4, 1963 Honorable George H. W. Bush 5525 Briar Drive Houston 27, Texas Dear George, Enclosed is reproduction of Texas Bar Journal article by Sam Holliday,a San Antonio lawyer. It is vital and timely and I thought you ought to know about it. Cordially, Bleaves CMH:gf Charles M. Haden encl. DOES THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVERSE PRIOR CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATIONS BY THAT COURT ? SAM HOLLIDAY Attorney at Law San Antonio, Texas FOREWORD: This article is not a suggestion that anyone be or not be impeached. But writer is making a serious attempt to face, with- out evasion, a problem which seems to confuse many well meaning people. We believe such confusion results principally from their not approaching the problem as a rational one, one that can be analyzed and understood, and hence they just pass it over in their thinking. Any comments can be directed to writer at Rt. 4, Box 128-A, San Antonio 7, Texas. DOES THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVERSE PRIOR CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATIONS BY THAT COURT ? In considering this question, we are immediately met with the evident and un- disputable fact that the Constitution does not state that the Supreme Court may interpret the Constitution. It does not say anything whatever about the matter. Many eminent men, including Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and one of the inspirers of the American Bill of Rights, incorporated into the Constitution, were of the opinion that the Supreme Court had no more power to interpret the Constitution than did the other branches of the Government in their respective spheres. The Court's asserted right is based, upon a claimed logical necessity. It is claimed that the Court, in applying the Constitution to the facts in cases coming before it, must ascertain, or interpret, the true mean= ing of the Constitution in order to know what it was applying. In other words, it is claimed that the Court is called upon, or has the duty, to search for and ascer- tain the Constitution's true meaning and then apply that meaning to the facts before the Court. Much criticism has been heaped upon those, especially lawyers, who do not agree with recent reversals of prior constructions of the Constitution by the Supreme Court. Generally, such reversals occured when the Court was composed of a different group of judges than those who rendered the prior decision. The basis of such criticism is that the Supreme Court has the duty to interpret the Constitution, when it needs in- terpreting to arrive at its true meaning; that as the Court is only interpreting the Constitution to ascertain its true meaning in order to apply such meaning, that, when the Court does interpret, or construes, a provision, that is, when it has ascertained or found its true meaning, such interpretation should be accepted as the same as the provision. It is claimed that it is the duty of all citizens to uphold such interpre- tation just as if that had been the way the provision in question had been expressed when it became part of the Constitution, because that was its true meaning when it -1- was adopted, only expressed differently. It is claimed that such interpretation must be upheld whether the lawyer critic, or other critic, likes it or not, just as it is his duty to uphold the express terms of the Constitution, whether he likes it or not. This writer has no fault to find with such reasoning. But the duty to uphold the Constitution and such an interpretation is not only that of the lawyer, the official, the soldier and other citizens, but it is also the obligation of the members of the Supreme Court themselves. They, like the lawyers and other citizens, are obligated to uphold all of the Constitution. And if an inter- pretation becomes a part of it, then the judges themselves, like the lawyers and other citizens, have sworn to and are obligated to uphold it, just as they are obligated to uphold the Constitution as written, whether they like it or not. It would appear axiomatic that, if they are not so obligated, neither is anybody else, because the obligation of each to uphold it is the same. Is the Constitution which the lawyer swears to uphold the same or a different Constitution from that which the judges of the Supreme Court swear to uphold? There is only one Constitution of the United States of America, and all citizens, regardless of their position, not excluding judges of the Supreme Court, are all alike duty bound to uphold it. Does a lawyer, official, soldier, or citizen have the right to say "I will not uphold this provision, or this interpretation, because it is out of date and should be changed?" It is evident that he does not. Does a judge of the Supreme Court have the right to say, "I will not uphold this provision, or this interpretation, because it is out of date and should be changed?" It is still evident that he does not. Suppose that the night before a reversal is made by the Supreme Court, a lawyer is upholding the Constitution as originally interpreted by such Court, which had cor- rectly interpreted it as having the meaning it had when it was adopted. But the follow- ing morning, without his knowledge, the Supreme Court reverses such prior interpreta- tion and gives it a, meaning opposite to the original interpretation. Thereupon, still -2- without knowledge of the change, the lawyer continues upholding the Constitutional interpretation as he was the day before. Who would be upholding the Constitution, the lawyer or the judges who attempt to change the prior interpretation? Is it the lawyer's duty to uphold the Constitution or to uphold the judges? It is inconceivable to writer's mind that the judges can emit judgments, orders, or what not, which everybody, except themselves, is duty bound to uphold. Our laws are applicable to all citizens, generally. We do not have a two class citizenship, one composed of nine judges who are above the law and yet who, at the same time, can make what amounts to law binding on everybody else, the second class citizens. I do not believe that we have a nation of 180 million second class citizens, includ- ing writer, and nine first class citizens. In a society of our background and tradi- tions, it cannot be that the judges of the Court can set the limits of their own power, for in such a case there would be no limits to such power. Would the govern- ment then be by the people? How could it be, if the people have no effective will, no power, as a matter of RIGHT to decide on their government? How could this be if any expression of their will must depend on the will of nine men, and any expression of their will can be disregarded, nullified and destroyed by those nine men? And the quaint idea in the Declaration of Independence that every just power is derived "from the consent of the governed", where would it fit in? I beg you earnestly to consider the following reasoning. There are at least three reasons why the Supreme Court can not change, that is, amend by interpretation, by construction, the meaning of a provision of the Consti- tution, or its equivalent, a prior interpretation, which, as such an interpretation, has become of constitutional status, or as it is sometimes stated, "a part of the Constitution." The first reason is that the Constitution contains no provision giving the Court such right. This was no oversight because the Constitution does provide how it is to be amended, and the Court is not mentioned in this connection. Is this not proof that the authors, great and learned men, who labored so earnestly and ably to make the Con- -3- stitution clear, simple and comprehensive, as well as the people who adopted it, had no intention of giving the Court such power, under the well recognized rule of legal construction, "Inclusius unius est eclusio alterius." But the fundamental question as raised by the Court itself, is this: Can the Supreme Court change the meaning of the Constitution, including prior in- terpretations, in order to make the Con- stitution better, to make it suit what the Court considers to be our current conditions and the better current socio- logical thought? Whether a particular decision was good or bad, or whether any particular change in the Constitution should have been made is not herein considered. We here are only interested in whose right it is to make changes in meaning in the Constitution. Writer has never heard of anyone who claims that the authors who wrote the origi- nal Constitution, and the people who adopted it, thought they were providing that the Supreme Court could amend the Constitution. If they did, why didn't they say so? Furthermore, in such case, why did they expend so much effort, care and thought in writing out a full Constitution at all. It would have been much simpler, and equally as effective, to have provided something like this: "There shall be one Supreme Court and its word shall be the Constitution and the supreme law of the land; and such Court may, as and when it sees fit, change or amend such Constitution, in the manner it sees fit, by its word alone." Can anyone believe that Madison's hand could, in seriousness, have written anything meaning that? Can anyone believe that Washington, Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Franklin, John Adams and other patriots would have agreed to it? And that grizzled, lean, austere, uncompromising, old Samuel Adams, whose life was so enmeshed with the struggle for free- dom that one can hardly think of the one without thinking of the other, would he have agreed to it, or would he have died first? Who can believe that the people, after revolting and undergoing nearly eight years of suffering, hardships and war to get freedom would have adopted such a provision denying them that freedom? -4- It is certain that that did not happen, and I will waste no more time on whether the Constitution, at the time of its adoption meant that it could be amended by the Supreme Court. If the Court ever acquired such right, it happened in some other way and later. We will in this discussion, I believe, arrive at a correct conclusion as to whether this happened. If the Court has the right to change, or amend, a prior interpretation, or construction, that is, an explanation of the meaning of the Constitution, which has become a part of the Constitution, it can also change a part of equal dignity, an express provision of the Constitution. If it can change it to what one person believes is good, it can change it to what another person believes is good, although it may seem bad to the first person. We are all aware that the Thirteenth Amend- ment provides that slavery may not exist in the United States. Does the Court have the right to say (not, will it do so?) that such provision is now changed and it means, "Slavery may exist anywhere within the territorial limits of the United States, notwithstanding any objection by any particular State." If the judges of the Court can decide what is forward, they can decide that backward is forward, because, if their will is the test, that which is backward and that which is forward depends upon the ideas and whims of the judges of the Court. It may just as well be the reverse of what those who support discretionary power for the Court believe, just as some of its reversals are the reverse of what some other people believe. But the Constitution is inviolate. It is this inviolability of the Constitution, or what the cases call "Inviolatus", and not "stare decisis", which makes the Consti- tution invulnerable against changes without constitutional amendment. The Doctrine of "Inviolatus" means that the Court cannot make changes in the meaning of the Constitu- tion, because it is sacred as it is. The second reason that the Supreme Court has no such right is that any right of the Court to make such a change would be diametrically opposed to, inconsistent with, -5- the duty of the Court to interpret, to ascertain and to apply the true meaning of the Constitution so as to preserve it inviolate, and to protect it, the only function which the Supreme Court has with respect to the Constitution. Consider this a moment. The Court, as a court, has no choice whatever with respect to the Constitution other than to decide the form, not the meaning, of its interpretations. The meaning has already been set by the Constitution which the Court is interpret- ing or ascertaining. There are rights under the Constitution in the judges, as citizens, and those rights are no different from those in other individual citizens. But, as a Court, its relation to the Constitution is principally that of a duty owed. The duty is to perform a function. That function, as above stated, is to apply the Constitution and to interpret it so as to preserve it, preserving its meaning. The function is commensurate with the duty and extends only as far as the duty extends. Where there is no duty, there is no function to perform. The duty arises in necessi- ty to ascertain and make clear and apply the true meaning of the Constitution, and the function goes no further than the duty and the necessity. The right which is correlative to the Court's duty is in the people and it is to have the Court faith- fully interpret the Constitution. Expressed in another way, the function of the Court to interpret the Constitu- tion is necessary in order for it to perform its duty to apply the true meaning of the Constitution to the facts coming before the Court. Such facts vary. Rarely, if ever, are the facts before the Court in the exact words, or the exact opposite of the words of, the Constitution. Hence the necessity that the Court ascertain, or inter- pret, the meaning of the Constitution with reference to such facts. This necessity is the only excuse or reason for the Court's construing, that is to say interpreting, the Constitution. The function of the Court arises in and exists only from and to the extent of such duty, and the duty arises in and is dependent upon such necessity. Therefore, the function to interpret the Constitution goes only to the extent of such necessity. Such necessity sets the limits of the function of the Court to interpret. -6- If there is no such necessity, there is no call for an interpretation, and, there- fore, no duty or function to interpret. It is not necessary to misinterpret to interpret. From this it is evident that the Court's duty and function does not ex- tend to misinterpreting, ie., changing the meaning of, a provision of the Constitu- tion, for this would be contrary to and would destroy the meaning which the Court is duty bound to ascertain, or interpret, and to apply. The function to interpret the Constitution is the exact opposite to and is inconsistent with any function to misinterpret or to give another meaning to, to change, the Constitution. The Court cannot discharge its duty to apply, to interpret and to protect, preserve and up- hold the Constitution by attacking it and destroying it. Therefore the Court has no such function, much less a right, to change, or amend, the Constitution. The third reason that the Court cannot amend the Constitution, or an interpre- tation with constitutional status, is because the Constitution positively, and clearly, though not in so many words, prohibits the Supreme Court from doing SO. What provi- sion is that? It is the one directly and affirmatively stating how the Constitution is to be amended. It provides that it can be amended by the people through their representa- tives. One may say, "Yes, but this is not a statement that the Court can't." Yes, it is, in effect, for consider this: I am not relying only on the well known rule of construction, "Inclusio unius est exclusio alterius". Such rule is, of course, applicable. But there is a much more compelling and fundamental reason why such right in the people excludes the same right in the court. This reason is that, if the Court can have such power as a right, then the people cannot, despite the clear and express provisions in the Constitution that they can. If the Court can, by interpreting, change the meaning of a provision or an amendment adopted by the people, the Court can reject such pro- vision or amendment and the people's act would be futile. Hence either the one or the other of such claimed rights must yield. Of course, if such claimed rights con- -7- flict and are inconsistent, then the claimed right in the Court would have to cede in view of the clear, direct statement in the Constitution that the people can amend it. How do they conflict? If the Court, at will, amends, or changes the Constitu- tion, or an interpretation which has become a part thereof, it must be because the Court decides to make a change in its meaning. If the Court can change it because it is "bad" or "wrong" or for any other notion of its own, then it is the idea of the judges' which limits the right to make the change. If the judges' idea as to what change they want to make is the test, then they could make a change whenever they take a notion to do so; they could do it immediately upon the adoption of an amendment or later when the notion struck them. This would amount to the right of veto over any amendment by the people. Then the RIGHT of the people would be in- effective and such right would exist only so long as the judges decided not to veto it. It is clear then that the right of the people to amend would not then exist as a RIGHT at all, but only as a matter of sufferance or grace on the part of the judges of the Court. A so-called right that does not exist, except by sufferance or grace of another man or men, is no right. Then the two rights would be antagonistic and the Court's right would be destructive of the people's so-called right. But the Constitution expressly provides that the people have such right and says nothing about the Court's having any such right. Therefore the claimed right of the Court is necessarily denied by the recognition of the inconsistent right in the people. The provision that the people have such right cannot be twisted to mean they cannot. The Court does have the same right that all its predecessors had -- the right to construe, to interpret, that is, to ascertain, the meaning of the Constitution, to re-interpret the meaning of it, or of a prior interpretation, and to respect their own constitutional acts, as many times as may be necessary to apply the meaning of the Constitution to the varying facts which may come before that Court, but not to change, that is to amend, such meaning. -8- There are two exceptions, as writer sees it, when a later Court can set aside a prior interpretation: If the interpretation were made through fraud, and if the prior interpretation was wrong in that it did not give a provision the meaning it had when it was adopted. If there were such a cause of fraud, there would have been no interpretation at all and, consequently, such purported interpretation could be ignored by a subsequent Supreme Court. In the second case the Court would not have performed its function to give a provision its true meaning, and the Court cannot intentionally or through mistake change the meaning of a provision of the Constitution. But these exceptions do not authorize the Court to make changes in the meaning of an interpretation for other reasons, certainly not because the Court thinks a provision is "bad" and should not have been adopted by the people, and cer- tainly not because the Court believes that "the better modern sociological thought" has changed and now considers a provision "bad" that was before thought to be "good." Any misinterpretation by a later Court is likewise vulnerable and can be corrected, if the Court does not give a provision the correct meaning it had when it was adopted. The supporters of discretionary power for the Court do not seem to understand that, when they advocate the Court's having the right, at will, to interpret out of existence prior interpretations, which have reached constitutional status, they are in reality advocating the destruction of the entire process of constitutional in- terpretation by the Supreme Court and hence the destruction of constitutional govern- ment. How does this follow: If the limitations are removed as to the present Court, they likewise are re- moved from the next and ensuing Courts. If the prior interpretations mean nothing to this Court, then this Court's interpretations would mean nothing to the next and future Courts. Each Court would be able to interpret the Constitution and prior in- terpretations as it sees fit, thereby being able to disregard the prior acts of the Court and to interpret them out of existence. The will of the judges would then be- come the only law. The Constitution, and prior interpretations, including those of all past, present and future Courts, would become surplusage. A Constitution that -9- is surplusage and which cannot furnish a binding rule is no Constitution and might just as well never have been written. As a result of too much power in the Court, the entire constitutional system would have disappeared. A true Constitution is a limitation on the Court. If there is no limitation, there is no Constitution. An interpretation, to be effective as an interpretation, must have binding effect. If it does not have binding effect, then that which has equal dignity, a written provision of the Constitution, would have no binding effect and we would have government by fiat, or order, by the word of a few men, changeable at their dis- cretion. What the discretionary power of a judge means has been considered before. On other occasions I have called to your attention that one such case is that of State VS. Cummings, 36 Mo. 263, in which it is said: "The discretion of a judge is the law of tyrants; it is always unknown; it is different in different men; it is casual and depends on constitution, temper and passion. At best it is often caprice; in its worst it is every vice, folly and passion to which human nature can be liable." SAM HOLLIDAY Attorney at Law San Antonio, Texas -10- 1701 Houston Club Bldg. June 26, 1963 Dear Ray, Just a note to thank you for inviting me to the meeting last night and to commend you for the fine work you are doing. See if you can keep the enthusiasm running high. I urge that you get some of the members to take on and adopt a precinct program. If you do this and do it successfully it could be an example for the hest of the Harris County Republican Party, young and old, to follow. Very truly yours, George H. W. Bush Mr. Ray Hatch 203 Maroby Houston 17, Texas 1701 Houston Club Bldg. June 25, 1963 Dear Ray, I called you but you were out of town SO then I called John Cater. Bar asked me to pass along to you that Fred Chambers agreed to take Wynden and Huntley Streets. I told this to John Cater and he will furnish Chembers with the necessary information. Bar assured me that this was all right with you. Best regards, George H. W. Bush Mr. Raymond R. Hanksmer 5117 Doliver Dr. Houston 27, Texas 1701 Houston Club Bldg. May 29, 1963 Dear Clyde and Carolyn, Just a note to thank you both for all your help at the Open House. In my opinion the day was a great success and I know it was largely due to your efforts. Carolyn, Bar and I particularly want to thank you for bring people that we did not know over and introducing them. That was most thoughtful of you. Thanks again and see you soon at the Satelight or elsewhere. Best regards, George H. W. Bush Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Hall 4549 Benning Houston 35, Texas FULBRIGHT, CROOKER, FREEMAN, BATES & JAWORSKI ATTORNEYS AT LAW BANK OF THE SOUTHWEST BUILDING HOUSTON 2, TEXAS AFFILIATE IN MEXICO WASHINGTON OFFICE MORINEAU & PEREZ FULBRIGHT, CROOKER, FREEMAN, BATES & WHITE EDIFICIO DE PARIS 838-842 TRANSPORTATION BLDG. AVENIDA CINCO DE MAYO 32 WASHINGTON 6,D.C. MEXICO, D.F. May 27, 1963 Mr. George H. W. Bush c/o Zapata Oil Company 1701 Houston Club Building Houston 2, Texas Dear George, I will not be able to make the Executive Committee meeting May 28 inasmuch as I must attend the graduation of a close friend. Inasmuch as I would not have a proxy I couldn't vote or talk, anyway. Good luck on the meeting. Cordially, Blearbs CMH:gf Charles M. Haden May 20, 1963 Dear Charlie, I am delighted that you have agreed to be Co-Chairman of the Candidates Committee. You know far better than I, I am sure, the importance of this job. I am looking forward to having lunch with you on Thursday to discuss this. Best regards and thanks a million. Very truly yours, George H. W. Bush Mr. Charles M. Haden Bank of the Southwest Bldg. Houston 2, Texas cc: Fred Weston FRED: I sent the above letter today to Charlie. This was a great idea of yours and I am delighted that both of you will be tackling this tough job See you Thursday. from the desk of Noelie R. Holtz 5-6-63 George, Will be expecting you on the 16th, but will call you in the meantime. To save you time, you might drop by about 8:30 -- the meeting will have been called to order and we can interrupt at any point for you to say a few words. However, if you can come earlier and visit a little with the precinct workers, we'd like to have you. I've asked Des to stress the impor- tance of financial support if we are to achieve victory in any race. You might also drive home the point. Thanks, George HOPE BARBARA CAN COME Naelie Too!! Republican Volunteers will be calling on you within the next two weeks to ask for your 1963 donation to the Republican Party. A cor- dial welcome by you will be apprecited. Consider these facts when you are deciding the amount of your donation: 1) Republican candidates win in areas where there is a strong, well-organized and well-financed county and state organiza- tion. Your donations this year will be used primarily to establish such an organization in Houston under the very able leadership of George Bush and to show the rest of the state that Houston as well as Dallas can elect Republicans to office. 2) We must also accumulate the funds necessary to properly finance a political campaign. Able candidates are avail- able such as Barry Goldwater, Ross Baker, and Des Barry, but it is unfair to ask these men to expend the efforts necessary to win, when without proper financing they have no chance to win. 3) The Democrats have large contributors with special interests to finance their campaigns. This may come as a surprise-- but a majority of the funds available to the Republican Party must come from door-to-door collections. 4) You are aware of the national issues that face us, the Cuban crisis, the proposed $12 billion deficit, etc. We must have the money to elect candidates who can solve these problems in a way consistent with the American way of life. The volunteer will ask you for a minimum contribution of $10. This may be the most important $10 you will ever invest. Are you concerned about your country at this time? Do you really care? Frank Webber and Dick Williams Co-Finance Chairmen Precinct 282 seorge P. S. If you would like to meet some Republican leaders and ask them questions, you will be able to meet Des Barry and County Chair- man George Bush May 16 at 8 P.M. at the Piney Point Golf Club, 9500 Westheimer. Everyone is welcome! 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May 9, 1963 Dear Noelie, Bar and I plan to be with you on the 16th. Thank you for the invitation and we will see you at 8:00. Best regards, George H. W. Bush Mrs. Noelie R. Holtz 33 East Shady Lane Houston 42, Texas 1701 Houston Club Bldg. May 8, 1963 Dear Mr. Hendee, I have passed your letter along to Gene Crossman who will be heading up the minority group voting matter. I am sure you will be hearing from him. Very truly yours, George H. W. Bush Mr. A1 Hendee Engineered Container Corp. P. 0. Box 315 Houston 1, Texas CC: Gene Crossman GENE: This man is a friend of Kenneth Baird. We want to be sure to get both Kenneth Baird and Mr. Hendee active. If for example Sid Buchanan, turns you down, Baird might be a good man to be one of your sub-chairmen Would you please contact Hendee at your convenience. 1701 H uston Club Bldg. April 30, 1963 Dear Mr. Hendee, Kenneth Baird cold me of your interest in working in the area of minority group voting. Me are in the middle now 02 trying to set up = program and me certainly would like to have your help. I would appreciate very much 3.£ you could drop me a 140 setting out what your area of interest is, visat your free time achedule might be and other points that would help us in determining where you would best [it 11, this most important program. If you could muc It in letter form it then could be placed in the appropriate reference file for future action Very truly yours, George H. W. Bush Mr. Alfred W. Hendee 809 Anderson Houston, Texas RAPID TRANSIT LINES. INC P. O. BOX 1288 HOUSTON. TEXAS COPY April 26, 1963 Mr. Clyde F. Hall 4549 Benning Dr. Houston 35, Texas Dear Clyde: Thanks for your letter of April 20th and the note of congratulations. I was particularly happy to see that you have apparently fulfilled one of the questions asked by the vacancy committee. "Would you work with whoever is appointed Precinct Chairman". You can be sure that in the near future you will be called upon to accept a responsible assignment here in the precinct. I know that you have worked with the precinct organization before and provided a valuable service to the Party through your efforts this past year. I noted that you also indicated there are other willing workers that will assist our precinct organization. I hope they too will come forward and make that fact known. You indicated they would like to be asked and given the opportunity. From experience in other organizations I can say that I don't know of a better way of being asked to take an assignment than to volunteer just as you have done. I can assure you that those who are willing to work in the overall effort of the precinct organization and particularly the major goal of the Party (To elect all Republican Candidates to Public Office) will find plenty to do here in 287. After the normal transfer of records, etc. to me from Hart, I'll be in a position to review our current situation, and with the Precinct Organization, chart our course for the future. When that time comes I hope many of the people you refer to in your letter will be among our number. Superior Sincerely, herd Chairman, Precinct 287 cc: George Bush Gene Crossman Ralph Wilkens 1701 Houston Club Bldg. April 19, 1963 Dear Mr. Hall, I tried to call you yesterday and today to discuss with you the recommendations of the Vacancy Committee concerning your precinct. The Vacancy Committee has recommended that Mr. Lombert be appointed Precinct Chairman and I plan to proceed with this appointment. I should tell you that the Committee was very much impressed with both of you and the decision was not an easy one to make. Gene Crossman, Carol Jones and others have talked to me about your terrifically hard work in the Cox Compaign. As you may know, I too worked in this Compaign but principally in the financial end. I am hoping that you will be able to work closely with Mr. Lambert for the benefit of the Republican Party. In addition I hope that I can feel free to call on you for some County function from time to time. Frankly I think it is a wonderful sign when two able people offer themselves as candidates for precinct chairman. It shows that the Republican Party has come of age and I want to thank you for permitting your name to be submitted. I an sorry that I could not talk to you personally about this before making the appointment but I think it is sound policy to move very quickly after the Vacancy Committee has made its recommendations and, therefore, I am notifying Mr. Lambert today by letter of his appointment. Please stay active in the Party; we need people like you. I am hoping to see you personally one of these days soon. Very truly yours, George H. W. Bush Mr. Clyde Hall 4549 Benning Houston 35, Texas 1701 Houston Club Bldg. Houston 2, Texas March 25, 1963 Dear Hal, We've had very favorable comments on the press lunch. Out of it has come a potentially productive dinner with Bill Hobby plus several other good leads. Thanks for the idea and the execution thereof. It was fun. Best regards, George H. W. Bush, Chairman Harris County Republican Party Mr. Hal Hazelrigg 4520 Yoakum Houston 6, Texas 1701 Houston Club Bldg. Houston 2, Texas March 18, 1963 Dear Mr. Hewett, Thank you for the booklet THE FRINGE ON TOP. Having met some of the people who are the characters in the book, the book is particularly interesting to me. I am scared to death of the far left wing of the Democratic Party and this book will be helpful in understanding the situation. Very truly yours, George H. W. Bush, Chairman Harris County Republican Party Mr. E. V. Hewett 1531 Tennessee Bldg. Houston, Texas 1701 Houston Club Bldg. Houston 2, Texas March 7, 1963 ОЛЮИ 2RM Dear Pat, .008 21VB Thank you for your letter of March 5th. I am pleased that you felt my visit was worthwhile. I assure you that it was worthwhile for me. I was pleased to see the way you have done your work and with the turn-out. Some people view the job of precinct chairman as a thankless job but I view it as the most important link in our organization and a job that has to be done right if we are to be successful in our goal. You need not show me your news letter before it goes to press but please put me on the mailing list for it. I am most anxious to keep up with activities such as this. I will take the letter home and show it to Barbara. I am sure it will please her. Best regards, Mr. W. P. Holland, Jr. 6166 Lyndhurst Houston 33, Texas