aU A ktie atlas parning this Sunday, February 22,1981 Clements misusing power, Democratic committee says AUSTIN (AP) - The State Democratic Execu- tive Committee took several swipes Saturday at Gov. Bill Clements, criticizing his regional primary plan and charging he is misusing his power to help a Republican candidate in a senate race. Committee members also complained Clements has played politics with his appointments to state , boards. Sue Cox of Dallas, chairwoman of the SDEC watchdog committee, said Clements told an ap- pointee he would get another term if his wife would resign from her Democratic Party post. Mrs. Cox did not identify the appointee. She said Clements promised reappi*tment if the man's wife "pledged not to be active in political ac- tivity for X number of years." State Democratic Chairman Bob Slagle said the woman has not re- signed her party position. The executive committee selected Lowell Le- bermann of Austin as its state treasurer. The slaps at Clements included a resolution by , Lena Guerrero of Austin, charging Clements and Secretary of State George Strake showed "insensi- ,./ivity" to Rio Grande Valley voters in setting a run- off election in a special senate race. Republican Ricardo Hinojosa of McAllen and Rep. Hector Uribe, D-Brownsville, will meet in the -. runoff Tuesday. Miss Guerrero's resolution, ap- proved unanimously, said Clements and Strake 7:'used the power of their offices to disenfranchise" :Voters by allowing only one day for absentee ballot- ing and barring mail-in absentee ballots in the run- off. Clement is campaigning for Hinojosa. The SDEC approved a resolution supporting Uribe. Mrs. -Cox said the watchdog committee was preparing a report on Clements' "misuse of power" in the sen- ate race. • Committee members also called for the legisla- ture to set an election on a constitutional amend- ment to allow the election of the secretary of state, who is now appointed by the governor. The committee also approved a resolution against Clements' idea for a regional presidential primary. Clements has said the primary, including Texas and surrounding states, could give the re- gion more clout in national politics. The governor wants a March Primary - with only the presiden- tial race on the ballot. Other races would be on a May ballot. Mrs. Cox' motion said the Democrats oppose "split-day" primaries. Texas Democrats feel there is a stronger turnout for their primaries if all races are on one ballot, rather than separate days, be- cause there usually are more contested races in Democratic primary races than on the GOP ballot. The committee unanimously selected Austin businessman Lebermann as state treasurer. He re- places Jack Martin of Houston, who resigned to take a post on Sen. Lloyd Bentsen's staff. Leber- mann, who owns an Austin beer distributorship, was treasurer of John Hill's unsuccessful guberna- torial campaign. Lebermann called for an effort to get money from "folks who have abandoned us for another party or independent status." Committee members voted on recommenda- tions from the legislative affairs subcommittee. The committee voted to: • Oppose legislation to end single-lever straight-ticket voting. • Oppose legislation barring the use of punch- card voting devices. • Oppose a bill that would let courts decide contest house races instead of allowing the house to make such decisions. • Take no position on a bill to require high school principals to hand graduates a voter regis- tration form with diplomas. • 0 b 0 U 0 -o 40. • a) ..t. '4-4 . ci) .... 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