EDWARDS & PERRY ATTORNEYS AT LAW

P. O.DRAWER 480 CORPUS CHHMTI, TEXAS 78400 WILLIAM R EDWARDS 935 PETROLEUM TOWER DAVI·) L. PERRY TELEPHONE: (512) 883·0971 MARCEL S. GREENIA

September 16, 1977

Dear Fellow Democrats;

The 1978 political season is fast approaching, with wars and rumors of wars. At this date, if memory serves me correctly, it looks like a partial line-up of hotly contested fights which will include the following:

For Governor: Preston Smith vs. John Hill vs. Dolph Briscoe

For U. S. Senator: Joe Christie vs. Bob Krueger

For Attorney General: Price Daniel, Jr. vs. Mark White

For U. S. Congressman: The possible line-up may be John Young vs. Jason Luby vs. Joe Wyatt (State Rep., Victoria) vs. Bill Patman (State Sen., Ganado) Most of us have been invited to and/or attended local receptions for such notables as Governor Briscoe, Attorney General Hill, Bob Krueger, Joe Christie, John young and possibly others that I do not remember right now.

I hope that those of us who have worked together so successfully in the past can, again, coordinate our efforts for 1978. Besides that, Mary Jane and I have moved and we would like for you to come and see our new house.

Please come by the house on Sunday, September 25, at 7:00 p.m. We live at 6222 Boca Raton, just off of Congressional and Everhart. This will be an evening to renew friendships, exchange views, find out the extent to which we agree, and, hopefully, limit our disagreements so that they w*r4 not interfer with working together to continue a strong /bem*cr Eicrganiza- tion that can beat John. Tower and el*:t a If*3:N)emlpcratic 1 ticket in November, 1978. 1 1 \ ve*y tr~ly 9%45, )) r-\ U 4 1 --

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