were lookingcans ahead to getting the spoils of victory. throwing their weight around at parties. remember the context here. in 1960's, texas is still part of the solid south. it is a one-party state emanating -- dominated by a conservative party. the primary elections are the all important place where politics it contested. the party had been split since the new deal between a loyal democratic faction of liberals and the conservative dixiecrat's. the960 still included governor price annual. as it turns out, as the kennedy deliver much. the organization grappled with its future. how do we continue to advocate, how do we move forward? it repeatedly split apart. in 1962 the group narrowly endorsed the segregation of the governor for governor. he was the incumbent. that did a walkout of the organization's liberal members. which included many liberals and cano labor organizer iser's -- organizers. conservators in the organization bolstered the state convention in protest with the leadership's alliance the teamsters and other labor unions. they were a force for progress. where most his