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1701 Houston Club Bldg.
H. J. Porter
James A. Bertron
Albert B. Fay
Thad Hutcheson
May 22, 1963
Mrs. Robert W. Kurtz
Mrs. Rolland Gray
S. I. Morris
Dear Jack,
At our next Executive Committee Meeting Thad
Grundy is going to present some factual
information regarding the pledged or unpledged
delegation to the National Convention.
I do not want this to become a debate as to
what we should do in 1964 but rather it should
be a presentation by Grundy with questions
from the floor. We will limit the time of
this discussion,
Inasmuch as you were a delegate last time I
thought you would like to attend this session
of the Executive Committee Meeting. It will
be held at 7:30 on Tuesday, May 28th in the
Jury Assembly Room on the Second Floor of the
Civil Courts Building.
Best regards,
George H. W. Bush
Mr. H. J. Porter
Gulf Building
Houston 2, Texas
RECEIVED
APR 16 1963
DATE:
APRIL 15, 1963
TO:
ALL PRECINCT CHAIRMEN, AREA #25
FROM:
RALPH A. WILKENS
SUBJECT: AREA FINANCE CHAIRMAN
I have been successful in securing Russell Pryor
(MO 4-9328) to serve as our Area #25 Finance Chairman for
the current fund drive. He is very capable and I am sure
will do an excellent job if we will all co-operate with him.
It is necessary that you advise him immediately
the name of your Precinct Finance Chairman if he does not
know already. (Please give phone and address)
He will be calling you from time to time regard-
ing the progress of your drive. If you need help please
call him.
Best regards,
Ralph
Ralph Wilkens
cc: Russell Pryor
Bob Geyer
Don Hornbeck
George Bush
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF HARRIS COUNTY
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3200 Audley, Suite 101
Houston 6, Texas
April 9, 1963
TO:
PRECINCT AND AREA CHAIRMEN
FROM:
GEORGE H. W. BUSH, COUNTY CHAIRMAN
SUBJECT: AREA REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE
In line with our program of organization, I have appointed
a committee to study the question of redistricting our
areas. I personally have no fixed conclusions on this
question; however, I am determined to investigate to see
that our existing area set-up is the best one possible
in order to assure streamlined organization and effective
work in all precincts. We have many new Republicans in
the Party, some of them from precincts that are yet un-
organized. Part of the job of the new committee will be
to make recommendations as to area organization which
will make active as many new precincts as possible.
The work of the committee will be undertaken without re-
gard to personalities and without regard to past prejudices.
It is simply an honest effort to take a new look at our
entire set-up with an eye toward efficiency and progress.
Let me urge you to fill out the attached questionnaire and
send it in to Headquarters. The questionnaires will be
presented to the committee. They will then schedule hear-
ings to hear all points of view from all across the County.
The members of the committee -- picked from across the
county, are listed below. Please feel free to contact
all or any of them with your views on this important
matter.
AREA REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE
Roy Goodearle, Chairman
Tony Farris
C. A. Davis
Barbara Barrett
Pat Holland
Neal Banning
Roland Sledge
Duane Olney
E. E. Dunsworth
Questionnaire
AREA RE-DISTRICTING
(Please return to County Headquarters)
PRECINCT
AREA
Signed
I believe our Area as now constructed is the most
satisfactory for an efficient job of electing
Republicans.
I believe the following changes could effect a more
efficient effort for the Republican Party. (Please
explain)
I would like to appear before the Area Redistricting
Committee to present my views.
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REPUBLICAN PARTY OF HARRIS COUNTY
3200 Audley, Suite 101
Houston 6, Texas
April 9, 1963
TO:
PRECINCT AND AREA CHAIRMEN
FROM:
GEORGE H. W. BUSH, COUNTY CHAIRMAN
SUBJECT: GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
In an effort to avoid washing the Party's dirty linen
in public, we have set up a Grievance Committee. It
is my sincere hope that any committeeman, area chairman
or other Republican who has a grievance to express will
bring this grievance before the Grievance Committee. I
have appointed the following people to the Committee:
Froggy Williams, Chairman
Bob Overstreet
Doug Tromblee
Wm. C. Spence
Sidney Buchanan
The proper procedure to be followed when you have a
grievance which should be presented to the Committee is
to contact the chairman, or in his absence any member
of the Committee, with a request that within seven days
the Committee be convened to discuss the complaint.
The establishment of the Grievance Committee is not in-
tended to remove from any committeeman the right to take
up any matter of his choosing on the floor of the Execu-
tive Committee. I am extremely hopeful, however, that
through this committee we can iron out many of our
problems of this nature without having to take up the
Executive Committee's time and without having to expose
to the press any inter-Party bickering.
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April 9, 1963
TO:
PRECINCT AND AREA CHAIRMEN
FROM:
EDITORIAL BOARD
SUBJECT: COUNTY NEWSPAPER
In order to facilitate our operation, we are asking that:
1. Each precinct chairman appoint a precinct reporter.
2. Each area chairman appoint a reporter.
These people will be responsible for furnishing the newspaper with reports
of news events in their specific areas. Each precinct reporter will be
responsible for collecting and writing precinct news. The area reporter should
collect copy from precinct reporters, and should also be responsible for
covering area activities. The area reporter should deliver all area and
precinct copy to Cpunty Headquarters.
Deadline for getting area copy to headquarters will be the third Monday of
each month.
We would also like to have the names of any people in your precincts who are
interested in:
Writing book reviews
Drawing cartoons
Serving as reporters for county wide news events
Selling advertising
Please give us the name and telephone number of your reporters, listing their
specific training, interest, and experience.
The Banner is your newspaper. Ideas for improvement, news items, and feature
stories on matters of interest to Republicans will be welcome. All will be
considered and we will publish as many as space and timeliness permit.
peary
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF HARRIS COUNTY
3200 Audley, Suite 101
Houston 6, Texas
March 5, 1963
TO:
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FROM:
GEORGE H. W. BUSH, COUNTY CHAIRMAN
SUBJECT: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
There will be a regular meeting of the Executive
Committee on Wednesday, March 13, at 7:30 P.M.,
in the 2nd floor Jury Assembly Room of the Civil
Courts Building (old Court House).
Enclosed are copies of the minutes of the February 6
and February 20 meetings.
RE
PUBLICAN PARTY OF HARRIS
INTY
3200 Audley, Suite 101
Houston6, Texas
March 5, 1963
TO: ALL PRECINCT CHAIRMEN
Attached is notice of the next meeting of the Executive Committee
scheduled for March 13. I do hope that all of you will make an ef-
fort to be at the meeting or will have a representative there.
There are two main purposes of the meeting. One is to receive a
report from the Rules Committee regarding the unfinished business
of whether area chairmen should be appointed or elected. As I write
this letter, the Rules Committee has not met; therefore, I cannot
give you any indication at this time as to what their recommendation
will be. We do plan to have a meeting of the area chairmen prior to
the Executive Committee meeting. This meeting will be held on Mon-
day, March 11, and by then the Rules Committee should have met.
Please contact your area chairman after Monday should this question
be of interest to you.
The other thing which I hope to accomplish is to give you a detailed
report regarding plans for the organization. This report will in- of
clude certain appointments by the County Chairman which will be
interest to you but which will not need ratification by you and
other appointments to standing committees which will need to be
ratified.
We will also receive a report from the Finance Chairman about the
forthcoming finance drive. There will be routine committee reports
and an opportunity to bring up any new business.
Please call the Headquarters if you have any questions about the
meeting, but, once again, let me urge you all to attend.
I would like to take this opportunity to announce one most important
appointment. Mr. William R. Simmons will be the new Executive
Director of the Harris County Republican Party. Bill Simmons was
well known to all of you as a candidate when he ran for the State
Legislature last year. His legal training and his keen interest
in politics, in my opinion, qualify him for this important job. He
will start to work immediately, and I urge you to give him your co-
operation and to call upon him at any time for his assistance. I
have asked Bill to be present at the next Executive Committee meet-
ing at which time he will give his first Executive Director's report
Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday, the 13th,
Yours very truly,
George Bush, Chairman
anys Bush County
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF HARRIS COUNTY
3200 Audley, Suite 101
Houston 6, Texas
Jackson 9-6194
2307 Houter Saxon 18 or
July 5, 1962
TO:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FROM:
JAMES A. BERTRON, COUNTY CHAIRMAN
SUBJECT:
MEETING OF COMMITTEE, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1962
7:30 P. M., 2nd floor JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM,
CIVIL COURTS BUILDING (Old Court House)
Attached is a copy of the proposed rules to be submitted
to the Committee at its meeting July 16. The Committee
has drafted the proposed rules using as a guide the rules
adopted by the last Executive Committee to serve. They
reflect the unanimous agreement of the members of the
committee and also the unanimous agreement of all who were
interested and visited the meetings of the committee.
You will note that no attempt has been made to propose any
rule which involve other than standing committees or party
officials or other committees. It was the unanimous deci-
sion of the committee to await the report of the committee
on County Organization before making such proposed rules.
The Chairman of the committee on County Organization has
been advised of this committee's position and subsequent
rules or amendments to these proposed rules will be pre-
sented at such time as the committee on County Organization
has prepared their report.
Adopted 7-16-62
PROPOSED RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR HARRIS COUNTY
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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I.
CHAIRMAN SHALL CALL MEET INGS
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The Chairman shall be primarily responsible for calling all regular
and/or special meetings of the Executive Committee.
II.
WHEN COMMITTEE SHALL MEET
The Executive Committee shall meet at least once each three (3)
months during each calendar year.
III.
CALL IN ABSENCE OF CHAIRMAN
In the event of the absence, or incapacity of the Chairman, the Vice
Chairman, or Secretary may call a meeting of the Executive Committee.
their election, appiintment There IV. are no rules covering
or
CALL They BY PETITION should be Exec, Committeemen
The members of the Executive Committee may call a meeting of said
Committee, if a petition signed by twenty-five (25%) of the Committee
members currently certified, is presented to the Chairman or in his
absence, the next presiding county executive officer. Upon receipt
of said petition bearing the names of thwenty-five per cent (25%)
or more qualified committee members, the Secretary will immediately
mail notice to all committee members of the meeting.
V.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
In the event a meeting is called, and the Chairman, Vice-Chairman,
and the Secretary fail to attend, the members present shall elect a
temporary chairman to preside at that particular meeting, and the
temporary chairman shall have the same authority as presiding offi-
cer, as the regular chairman has at any similar meeting.
VI.
NOTICE OF MEET ING
Notice for all regular and/or special meetings shall be mailed to all
members of the Executive Committee at least seven (7) days prior to
the date set for said meeting except in cases of emergency in which
cases two (2) days notice shall be given.
VII.
NOTICE SHALL SPECIFY BUSINESS
The notice specified in Rule VI shall state the business to be con-
sidered at the meeting called by that notice.
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(2)
VIII.
SEATING
At each meeting of the Executive Committee, seating shall be reserved
for the exclusive use of the members, in which place visitors shall'
not sit.
IX.
VOTING
A. All members of the Executive Committee shall be entitled to vote
at each meeting, by personal attendance, or by written proxy properly
dated and limited to that particular meeting.
B. Proxies shall be counted in determining whether a quorum is pres-
ent at any particular meeting. All proxies shall be presented to the
Secretary before the meeting is called to order. In the event a per-
s on carrying a proxy arrives late, he shall immediately present the
proxy to the Secretary.
C. No person shall be authorized to hold a proxy to any Executive
Committee meeting unless the person holding such proxy is a qualified
(poll tax) voter in the precinct represented by such proxy.
X.
QUORUM
A quorum of the Executive Committee shall consist of thirty-three and
one-third (33 1/3) % of the certified members of the Committee, and
no official business shall be conducted by the Committee in the ab-
sence of a quorum.
XI.
AGENDA
The agenda for all meetings of the Executive Committee shall be as
follows:
1. Call to order
2. Certificate of a quorum by Secretary
3. Roading of minutes of last meeting
4. Announcements
5. Committee reports
6. Unfinished business
7. New business
8. Adjournment
XII.
DEBATE
At all regular and special meetings of the Committee, all certified
members of the Committee may speak and vote, and all visitors, or
other persons desiring to speak, must receive permission of the
Chairman before addressing the Committee.
In matters of debate, each member of the Committee may speak not
more than twice on the same motion, resolution, or other item of
business and not longer than three (3) minutes each time.
(3)
XIII.
MINUTES
A. The Secretary shall make an accurate copy of the minutes of each
meeting, and shall have a copy of these minutes typed and published
on the bulletin board at County Headquarters within one (1) calendar
week after each meeting.
B. The minutes shall remain on the bulletin board until the next
meeting.
C. The Secretary shall keep a permanent copy of each set of minutes,
which shall be certified as the true and official copy of the minutes
of that particular meeting. The minutes shall bear the signature of
the presiding officer and the Secretary, and be kept in a permanent
binder or book.
D. The minute book shall be kept at the County Headquarters and
shall be available to any committee member to inspect during regular
work hours when the Secretary or other County official is present.
E. The minute bock shall not be removed from the Headquarters office
except when in the possession of the Secretary at a regular or spe-
cial meeting.
F. The minutes of each meeting shall include:
1. A record of the number of members present
2. True copy of all resolutions and motions passed by the
Committee
3. True copy of all motions or resolutions proposed, and
shall include the name of the member making the motion
4. A record of all proxies presented to said meeting
5. True record of all business conducted at said meeting
G. A copy of the minutes of the preceding meeting shall be furnished
to each member of the Executive Committee with the next notice of
meeting.
APPOINTED Repeal PRECINCT CHAIRMEN
XIV.
All appointed precinct chairmen shall be presented to the Executive
Committee for ratification at the next meeting of the Executive Com-
mi tee following the County Chairman's appointment of that temporary
precinct chairman.
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XV.
STANDING COMMITTEES
The entire Committee shall vote to ratify or reject any standing
Committee chairmen appointed by the County Chairman. A simple ma-
jority shall be necessary to confirm said appointment:
XVI.
COUNTY TREASURER
The County Treasurer shall be responsible for all funds of the Harris
County Republican Party. Whenever the funds exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), the County Treasurer shall be bonded for his
personal protection, at the expense of the Harris County Republican
O.K. Party. above - Limit certain Expenditures Require Exec, Com,
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or specify in budget,
(4)
XVII.
SUCCESSION
The order of succession in the event of absence, illness, incapacity,
or resignation, shall be as follows:
1. Chairman
2. Vice-Chairman
3. Secretary
XVIII.
METHOD OF NAMING SUCCESSOR TO CHAIRMAN
Should the County Chairman resign or die the Executive Committee
shall meet, and elect a chairman to serve the reminder of the unex-
pired term of the County Chairman within thirty (30) days of the
date of resignation or death.
XIX.
SUSPENSION OF REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS
The regular order of business of the Executive Committee may be sus-
pended, when a simple majority of the members present vote to suspend
the regular order of business.
XX.
RULES OF PR OCEDURE
A. The Secretary shall keep a permanent record of all Rules of Pro-
cedure which are adopted by the Committee and are binding thereon,
and shall enter these in the regular minutes, as well as making a
separate copy for the permanent record. New Rules of Procedure so
adopted shall be dated, and a notation made that it was presented
and passed at the Executive Committee meeting on that date. Each of
these Rules shall be kept in the date sequence in which they were
passed. B. A copy of the current and up-to-date committee Rules of Procedure
shall be maintained at County He adquartors at all times and shall be
available to any committee member during regular office hours.
C. These rules shall be kept in a separate bound book and shall be
brought to each Executive Committee meeting by the Secretary, in
order to have immediate reference available in the event of questions
concerning committee actions.
Unless amended, waived, repealed, or set aside by a vote of two
thirds (2/3) of the committee members present at any regular meeting,
these procedural rules shall be binding on all committee action.
D. After the adoption of the Committee's operating rules, the Chair-
man will have copies printed and available to Committee members who
might desire copies thereof.
XXI.
All Rules of Procedure not specifically covered by these Committee
Rules, shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, Revised.
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF HARRIS COUNTY
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Executive Committee Meeting
March 13, 1963
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Invocation - W.C. Spence (Pct. 272)
2. Pledge of Allegiance - Bob Wells (Area 3)
I. CALL TO ORDER
3. Parliamentarian - Mrs. J.R. Mooney
4. Sargeants-at-Arms - C.W. Gill (Pct 221), Pat Holland
(239), Ide Turner (194)
II. CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM
III. READING OF MINUTES
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS Betty Moony,
Giwatu Dinner -
V. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
1. Appointments to be ratified by Executive Committee
a. Chairman of Rules Committee: Leon Manry, Jr. - Chairman Pct. #178
b. Precinct Campaign Committee: Russ Roach - Chairman Pct. 56
2. Appointments not requiring ratification
a. Executive Director: Wm. R. Simmons
b. Rules Committee members: (County Organization)
Harold Conlee
Cecil Rives
Jack Boggs
Hart Mankin
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John Craig
A. D. Gill
Wm. B. Cassin
Thad Grundy
c. Party Legal Counsel: Wm. B. Cassin
88 08196
d. Executive Committee Secretary:
Mrs. Jan Schroeder
e. Assistant Chairmen:
Roy Goodearle
Gene Crossman
Tony Farris
f. Systems Committee Chairman: Walter Zimmerman
g. Chairman, Neighbor-to-Neighbor Finance Drive
Berry Norris - Co-chairman
Don Hornbeck - Co-chairman
h. Volunteers Chairman: Mrs. Bonnie Hazelrigg
i. Editorial Board, Party Newspaper:
Mrs. Helen Cardiff - Editor-in-chief
Mrs. Randy Brown - Editor
Bob Overstreet
Mrs. Ruth Mankin
Richard Luton
Ray Cooley
j. Election Reform Committee Chairman: Walter Mengden, Jr.
k. Reappointments:
Nancy Thawley - Vice Chairman
Betty Moony - Parliamentarian
Martha Price - Telephone Committee
John Cater - Treasurer
Craig Peper - Finance Chairman
- Vacancy
Rita Laton
- Howdy Neighbor com
Matha once
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Telephone
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3. Other Matters
a. Headquarters - welcom, use is.
b. Legislative Committee
C. Public Relations
1. newspaper contacts
2. speech - AFC-CIO- -
5 clubs.
VI. VICE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
VII. STATE COMMITTEE MEMBER'S REPORT Thad
88, 4196
VIII. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT Minority Vote (?)(?)
- COPE - Mrs. Amht, Johnston
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IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Vacancy - Gerry Doner
vot.
get new countrium to stand
2. Finance - Craig Peper
is have a motion to ratify
3. Treasurer - John Cater
adoption of the nb
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are for
4. Rules - Leon Manry C.R.ves
5. Ladies Organization - Thawley or Hardway 15 the any discussion
6. Newspaper
X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
REAPPOINT Area Chamin
XI. NEW BUSINESS
Conservative Democrats - Bill Elliot
Buy Norms
XII. ADJOURNMENT
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF HARRIS COUNTY
- Minutes of the Meeting of the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
7:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1963
I. CALL TO ORDER: The meetin g was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by James
A. Bertron, County Chairman. Invocation was given by Jack Brown; pledge
of alllegiance to the flag was lnd by Helen Cardiff; Mrs. W. R. Mize was
appointed parliamentarian; and Harry Ricker and Tony Farris, sergeants- at
arms.
II. ROLL CALL: In the absence of the secretary, Mrs. Bernice Rice, the roll
was called by Mrs. Hargrove Smith, Executive Secretary. Eighty- five of
the 176 precinct chairmen were present in person or by proxy, being a
quorum.
III MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: On motion made and duly seconded, minutes were
approved as published and circulated to members of the Committee.
Vale Ackerman, State Committeewoman, was recognized by the Chair and
gave a brief report on the last State Executive Committee meeting and
mentioned that at the February 9th meeting, the proposed budget and dis-
trict quotas for 1963 would be presented.
Hart Mankin, legal counsel, gave a special report on the status of ap-
pointment of election judges, stating that all four County Commissioners
had recommended to Democrat precinct chairmen that they secure the help
of Republican election officials in 1963.
IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Treasurer. A copy of the report made by John T. Cater, Treasurer,
is attached.
2. Finance. Craig Peper told the Committee that "Harris County's record
in the Neighbor- Neighbor Drive had never been equalled by any
county or any other two counties in Texas, and that the organization
could be very proud of the record it had made in money raised for
local and statewide candidates."
He pointed out that on July 1, the Republican Party of Harris County
would begin the 1963-1964 fiscal year and plans must be made for that
period. Copies of a proposed budget and ways of raising funds were
distributed to the Committee and a discussion followed. The Finance
Chairman mentioned that date for a possible Neighbor-to-Neighber Drive
would be from April 1 through May 15.
Following discussion, Robert Clarke, Precinct 175, moved that the
Executive Committee adopt the Neighbor- to Neighbor campaign as out-
lined by the Finance Chairman and that after it has been determined
how much money is raised, the Committee would then adopt the budget.
The motion was seconded by Roy Goodearle, Precinct 234. Craig Peper
asked for an amendment to the motion to include the other methods
presented for raising money including Almanac Advertising, National
Quota Committee, Key Man Committee, County Newsletter Advertising and
Women's Division.
The motion was amended and carried unanimously.
2- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, 2-6-63
3. Organization. John Craig reported that the Rules Committee had not re-
ported back to his Committee.
4. Rules: Hart Mankin said his Committee had been given a proposed rule
concerning area chairmen; however, he said that the Rules Committee had
not finished its work. He stated that his instructions from the Committee
were to suggest waiting to present additional rules until a complete
report could be made, one that possibly could be e-adopted by succeeding
Committtees to avoid the necessity of writing new rules each two years.
The Chairman mentioned also that a resolution (copy attached) was pre-
sented to the Rules Committee by Doug Tromblee, Precinct 165, recommen-
dation on which was being reserved until their complete report was
presented.
Doug Tromblee, Precinct 165, moved that the resolution be taken out of
Committee and be voted on by the Executive Committee, seconded by Dr.
H. M. Singleton, Precinct 249. Motion failed.
5. Precinct Campaign. Helen Cardiff, Chairman, asked for additional
reports on results of the Poll Tax Drive so that her Committee could
evaluate the effectiveness of the plan used this year. On the basis
of reports received to date, Mrs. Louise Estill of Precinct 60 was top
poll-tax seller with a total of 1,166 and among clubs, Precinct 255
Women's Republican Club with 2,078 sold.
6. Vacancy Committee. On motion of Dr. Singleton, Precinct 249, seconded
by Al Moehring, Precinct 18, the following appointments of precinct
Chairmen were ratified by vote of the Executive Committee: Precint 10,
William Morris; 43, Robert D. Hudson; 62, Mrs. Sue Schade; 74, Vane
Howard; 79, Mrs. Marian E. Friesz; 82, Walter Zimmerman; 106, Donald R.
Nash; 115, Ronnie C. Browne; 150, Marvin Friesz; 172, Dwight W. King;
173, Mrs. June Smith; 194, Ike Turner; 200, Clifford L. Condit, Jr;
204, Robert W. Bridges; 209, Mrs. Helen Nash; 224, Roy G. Shaw, Jr;
247, Hilroy Wade; 256, Herbert L. Schulz; 262, Thomas W. Rawlings;
263, Ben A. Dalton; 264, James A. Cowan, Jr; 265, Sam W. Grow; 279,
C. L. Burnley; 290, George H. Sharp, Jr; and re-appointments necessary
due to creation of new precincts: 56, Russ Roach; 83, Mrs. Irene Hooper;
and 258, E. E. Price, Jr.
V. ADJOURNMENT: Following announcements of a Feb. 13 meeting of the 8th
Congressional District organization when Des Barry would speak and a
meeting of the City Executive Committee immediately following adjourn-
ment of the County Executive Committee, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
Submitted by
Mrs. Hargrove Smith, Acting Sec'y
Approved by
James A. Bertron, Chairman
TREASURER'S
REPORT
As of January 31, 1963 (the close of the seventh month of our fiscal year) we had
cash of $11,457.47 and accounts receivable comprised of pledges from the Neighbor
to-Neighbor Drive of $13,819.25. Accounts payable of $6,434.95 were primarily to
Rasco Associates for printing and other costs incurred prior to the November elec-
tion. Because of several questions which have arisen in connection with these
billings, they have been considered in controversy and have not been paid. Efforts
are being made by the County Chairman to reach a satisfactory settlement.
Our biggest concern at present is with the accounts receivable item of $13,819.25.
During October and November we had about 47% response to the billings on the
Neighbor-to-Neighbor Drive pledges. These billings run about $1,360.00 a month.
Since the election, however, the December and January billings have resulted in
only 23% of the amount billed being paid. So unless those Republicans who made
pledges instead of giving cash make a decided improvement in meeting their obli-
gations, we may have to curtail the activities of the County Organization.
To supplement the report given by your Finance Chairman, Craig Peper, we had a
great deal of success in the fund-raising activities of last summer and fall.
Money was raised from the following sources:
Commerce and Industry
$ 4,019.05
Neighbor-to-Neighbor
Cash
79,639.11
Pledges
16,339.50
95,978.61
Special Groups
57.846.98
$ 157,844.64
We also recieved credit on $85,672.51 which went direct to State to apply on our
quota of $134,500.00. Incidentally, we exceeded our State quota - we got credit
for $145,454.00 which was paid to State either directly by individuals from Harris
County or by the County Organization, plus the support Harris County gave the
statewide candidates.
Respectfully submitted
John Cater, Treasurer
RESOLUTION
Whereas, the area chairman have no voice on the executive committee unless a
precinct chairman,
Whereas, the precinct chairman and area chairman should have some means of
bringing problems before the executive body,
The following resolution is respectfully submitted to the Harris County Execu-
tive Committee for consideration:
That the rules include provision for the setting up of a relations committee
composed of five executive committeemen; a chairman and one representative from
county headquarters.
The duties of this committee to receive, discuss and report to the executive
committee body, at regular called meetings, any grievance existing between county,
area or precinct levels. This report to include gathered facts of conditions so
that the executive body can recommend or endorse the will of the body for action.