Many a rural Texan firmly believes that W. Lee ("Pappy") O'Daniel, the crooning flour peddler, is the plain man's answer to "professional politicians." The plain people of Texas twice elected him Governor, then sent him to the Senate. But this week, as Pappy sought to succeed himself in Texas' primary, he discovered that ignorance may not be as highly regarded by the voters as it once was.
≫ For the first time O'Daniel has tough and brainy opposition: stubby, dapper James V. Allred and high-domed, serious Dan Moody, both former governors...
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