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...giving testimony concerning charges that votes were bought to elect Democrat Congressman Claude ("Buddy") Leach, 44. While Leach ran a tight race with his Republican opponent, Jimmy Wilson, 47, in most of the Fourth Congressional District, he piled up pluralities as high as 13 to 1 in Vernon Parish, enabling him to edge to victory by 266 votes out of 130,900 cast. Pledging to file fraud charges with both the Administration Committee of the House and the Federal Election Commission, Wilson contends that some 4,000 votes were bought, more than enough to cost him the election...
Nobody was surprised in Vernon Parish (pop. 41,204), which has long been known for its heavy "commercial" vote, that is votes for sale. Admits William Charles Hilton, vice president of the Vernon Parish police jury, the equivalent of a county commissioner: "I wouldn't have won without it. You've got to have the commercial vote...
...participants describe it, the vote-buying operation followed standard procedure. The night before the election, top moneymen met in a private home in Leesville, the parish seat, to map out their strategy. Some $40,000 was divided among men called haulers who would round up voters and pay $5 to $15 per ballot. Each hauler received $50 to $75 for his services along with a free tank of gas and the promise of a bonus if the right...
Arguments made by political philosophers begin in the political arena rather than in the university classroom, Michael Walzer, professor of Government, told an audience of about 50 people last night at the Cambridge Forum at the First Parish in Cambridge...
Lector, St. Paul's Parish...