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88 State/Local The Battalion Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1988 Page 3 i (impelled me io| :l played thesont ,ocal ‘elephants’ dominate, in all but 2 contested races ; a continuing ring the slaveerl is an insulttoitf “nationally id and fly the g the whip. , clap or w By Stephen Masters Senior Staff Writer and Kelly S. Brown Staff Writer t want people Two weeks before Texas A&M’s El- ig of “Dixie" Walk, elephants of the Republi- ■larty had a walk of their own in Bra- Tounty. ee of the five Republican candi- in local opposed races followed in ^fcotsteps of George Bush’s presi- ever this blatani jntial victory, winning by wide margins id providing good reason to celebrate at arty headquarters — the Cowhop on in Culpepper Plaza, te Rep. Richard Smith, who was s campaign chairman in Brazos ;y, predicted early in the evening a Sve Bush victory and said local can- |es likely would win as well. is provides undeniable proof that mcerning racist ^publican values are in tune with the i.s well as whent lajority of the American people,” he “This was a campaign based on i is becausether| lt ^ inicnta ' values. The Republican jIH va l ucs wc rc accepted and the Dem- lit threaten then I' James Cecit, a senior economics ma jor, said the evening provided “no surpri ses.” Even if the victories were not surpris ing, history was made on the Brazos County commissioners court. Republi cans Gary Norton and Randy Sims won their races, giving Republicans control of the court for the first time in the coun ty’s history. Rodger Lewis, Republican party county chairman, said the Republican court would provide greater accountabil ity for its actions and closer representa tion of citizens than the Democratic-con- trolled court did. David Horne, running for justice of the peace in Precinct 4, and Hub Ken- nady, one of two write-in candidates in the county attorney race, were the only contested Republicans in Brazos Valley to be outvoted Tuesday. Lewis attributed Kennady’s loss to the fact that he was not named as a Republican on the listing of write-in candidates. “Even though it didn’t say so on the ballot, we all know he is a Republican,” Lewis said. Andy Keetch, director of publicity for Victory ’88 and a sophomore business administration major, also said Kenna dy’s loss was due to his party affiliation was not being listed. Victory ’88 is a Re publican-based organization of A&M students. Democrat Jim Kuboviak, also a write- in candidate for county attorney, voted in the Republican primary, but because state law says a candidate who votes in one primary cannot run for office in the other, he was removed from the ballot. He declared himself a write-in candidate for the office. Kennady, who works at a local law firm, ran for the office saying that if elected, he would merge the position with the district attorney’s and resign the office. Lewis quipped, “It’s not easy to get a candidate elected on the platform of quit ting.” Five television sets were placed throughout the room, and the crowd cheered every time a Republican lead was announced, Silence or hissing pre vailed for the few Democratic leads. Kennady received one of the biggest audience responses of the evening as the candidates in attendance were thanked for their efforts during the campaign. But the most rejoicing occurred when Bush appeared on television to give his acceptance speech. Ann Anderson, president of Republi can Women of Brazos Valley, said she wasn’t sure Bush would win, but she was pleased with the evening’s results. Alex Munster, a junior speech com munications major and chairman of spe cial events for Victory ’88, attributed the Republican victories to a strong conser vative-student turnout. “I think more students became in volved this semester and were more in volved in the issues of both parties,” she said. John Alvis, a senior political science major, said Tuesday’s returns show a shift in Brazos County politics. “I think what we’re seeing is a two- party system evolving,” he said. “We’ve reached the point where Republicans are dominant.” t would notbts it racism exists he administrate h room fortkl race, sex, or j aren’t that wait cism, including ' proclaim, “Gocj Democrats sustain victorious attitude ough elections results show defeat less Committef 1 le committee at By Sherri Roberts and Denise Thompson Staff writers ■though presidential polls indicated SiSt, Brazos Valley Democrats main- ■d a victorious attitude at an election ■ party at the Ramada-Aggieland an. ^^^■rryl Shaper, coordinator for the ■ocratic Party in Brazos County, ■ned up the prevailing attitude ijor student mori ^ crowd members. s, but therener “j won tonight,” he said. “I hope ev- Hody in this room feels like they won jnight. We worked hard, and we fought ijUfood fight. As long as we fought the ;ood fight, who cares?” D)h bull,” some said. Comments that :k student “We may as well go home, according to them, we’ve already lost,” echoed throughout the room upon hearing early television predictions of Bush’s victory. Bill McGuire, a Democratic campaign supporter, said that television predictions were unfair to Dukakis. “I would rather see no television re turns if possible,” he said. “It turns the people on the west coast off from voting if they hear that someone has already won.” Reasons for choosing Democratic ide ology varied from staunch supporters, known as “yellow-dog Democrats,” to those who cited specific party stances. Tina Garrison, who has campaigned since September, said, “I grew up very poor. The Democrats are there for the working man and the average man. Re publicans are for the rich. Their tax breaks help people with comfortable sal aries, and lower income people who don’t get the breaks are hurt.” Irwin Tang, a freshman economics major, said his reasons for supporting the Democratic Party went beyond straight- ticket voting. “People who live on campus only think of the money that’s going to be in their pockets or the tax breaks they’re going to have,” he said. “I think this election is a measure of the selfishness of the American people.” After it became apparent that Bush would win the presidency, several peo ple speculated on the effects his adminis tration would have on the country. McGuire said, “He’s going to have a difficult time getting something going in the Congress. Republicans don’t care who is in office as long as their interests are served, and that is going to be evi dent in his administration. I think the weakest part of his term will be the selec tion of Quayle. The only reason the Re publicans could’ve chosen the guy is be cause they assumed the American people would be too afraid to impeach Bush if Quayle were going to take office.” Shaper said, “We’re living on bor rowed time. The Republicans are writing blank checks for millions and millions of dollars. They’re smiling now, but it will catch up with us when we have to repay the debt.” State Election Results U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D) 59 percent Beau Boulter (R) 40 percent Jeff Daiell 1 percent U.S. Rep Dist 6 Joe Barton (R) Not Available Pat Kendrick (D) Not Available Railroad Commissioner Ed Emmett (R) 41 percent Jim Nugent (D) 56 percent Railroad Commissioner (unexpired term) Kent Hance (R) 55 percent Clint Hackney (D) 45 percent Chief Justice Supreme Court (unexpired term) Tom Phillips (R) 57 percent Ted Robertson (D) 43 percent Supreme Court Justice Place 1 Lloyd Doggett (D) 55 percent Paul Murphy (R) 45 percent Supreme Court Justice Place 2 Nathan Hecht (R) 50 percent Bill Kilgarlin (D) 49 percent Supreme Court Justice Place 3 Raul Gonzales (D) 57 percent Chas Howell (R) 41 percent Calvin Scholz (L) 1 percent Supreme Court Justice Place 4 Jack Hightower (D) 55 percent Barbara Culver (R) 44 percent Supreme Court Justice Place 5 Eugene Cook (R) 51 percent Karl Bayer (D) 48 percent Democratic victors declare objectives By Denise Thompson and Sherri Roberts Staff writers Reflecting the sparse showing of less than 100 people gathered for the Democratic victory party, attendance by local candidates was less than ex pected. Most of the candidates present were victorious in their races. Jim Kuboviak, who defeated Hub Ken nady in a write-in election for county attorney, said he had four goals for his term in office. Before the end of the year, Kubo viak said, he wants to finish the pro ject against family abuse. “The project is almost 95 percent completed,” he said. “But I want to finalize it.” Developing the mobile unit for vi deotaping DWI suspects is his main goal for 1989, while initiating a con sumer fraud division in his office is a long-term goal for 1990, he said. Louis Garcia Jr. won the consta ble’s race in Precinct 4 in a race against Bill Thomall, but said the victory came as no surprise. Thornall was a write-in candidate. Garcia said he hopes to battle fam ily violence and child abuse while in office. Bill Turner ran unopposed for the office of district attorney. He said he has developed several goals for his term. “I want to work on the sexual as sault task force for children,” he said. Attracting more career-minded prosecutors to his office by adjusting pay schedules is another of Turner’s goals. Although defeated by Randy Sims in the Precinct 3 race for county com missioner, W.F. “Bubba” Moore said he did not feel that he really lost any thing in the election. I face facts. >e, so it is ons we have aving people safety is on.” ■ or whereto ionship was oneness betweei until death. If it feelsri r, sex is allrii ally unacce] paying the pn« If you haveses. ul thing. 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