an early memory

watching coverage of the 2022 texas attorney general's race, i am reminded of an attorney general's race over sixty years ago when will wilson was running and, i think, won that office.  my parents' friend, bob maddox, a successful attorney in downtown fort worth, hired my older brother patrick and myself to hand out campaign literature for mr. wilson.  we stood near the corner of 2nd and houston streets in downtown fort worth outside an entrance to leonard's department store which occupied at least a block of prime downtown real estate.  i seem to recall that there was an older musician couple, one of them blind, selling pencils and singing gospel songs nearby.  we were often downtown back then because we frequented the downtown ymca.

we would approach strangers on the street and hand them a leaflet, saying,"i would appreciate your considering will wilson for attorney general."  we may have spent several days doing that.  i think we were paid seventy-five cents an hour which was fairly good money at that time for an eight and a ten year old.  i remember going up to bob maddox's office, which was impressive, to be paid.  this is just one memory i have of early downtown fort worth in the 1950's.  i can think of two or three others worth sharing.