As Crichton ran for governor , George H.W. Bush sought the U.S. Senate seat held by the liberal Democrat Ralph W. Yarborough of Austin . Crichton was unopposed for his nomination , but Bush faced a primary fight from the 1962 gubernatorial nominee Jack Cox of Houston . Crichton and Bush spoke from some of the same podiums that year . Crichton traveled in the campaign , addressed audiences in 85 cities and towns , and made 275 speeches . At the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco , California , he was elected chairman of the Permanent Organization Committee and gave the report of that panel from the convention floor
1964 Republican National Convention
1964 Republican National Convention
Jack Crichton