Emmett Shelton (1905-2000) tells of his first-hand experiences with the 1948 Coke Stevens v LBJ Texas Senate race.  In Path to Power, Robert Caro includes accounts of the race but omits details Emmett had shared with Caro.
           Emmett, and the Shelton law firm, represented the "South Texas Machine" which played a Big Role in the election which LBJ won by 87 votes in Box 13 from Jim Wells County. In this Episode, Emmett shares the details Caro omitted.
           NOTE: In 1977, Associated Press reported that "After testifying in an earlier investigation after the election, Election Judge Salas had changed his account due to a guilty conscience. Salas said Parr had ordered that 200-odd votes be added to LBJs total from Box 13 (Jim Wells Co.). He saw the votes were added and they were in alphabetical order - he then certified them as authentic on orders from Parr.

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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.