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Apparently resigned by poll time last week, Texas picked cool, careful State Railroad Commissioner Beauford Jester, 53, the top middle-of-the-road candidate, as its No 1 Democratic gubernatorial contender. Lawyer Jester had run a "friendship" campaign, refrained from shouting and stomping. The lesser evil for oil-and-cattle-rich voters, he had breezed through without one appearance with a hillbilly band...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: Roundup Time | 8/5/1946 | See Source »

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