On Tuesday, a Park Cities Republican Women’s Club event featured speeches by a number of Republican candidates running in March’s primary. Anita Perry also spoke at the event.

According to one source present at the event, the candidates were asked to find their opponents and group together with them. This was intended to make the event run more efficiently since candidates could give their speeches as soon as the contested races were called out.

One incumbent running for Dallas County Clerk, however, refused to stand next to her opponent as her opponent gave her speech. Cynthia Calhoun, who is the current Dallas County Clerk, apparently stood far away from the front of the room as her opponent, Carolyn Garon, spoke to the attendees. When Carolyn Garon finished speaking, only then did Calhoun come to the front of the room to give her speech. According to our Republican source, who was present at the event, Calhoun’s behavior appeared petulant and unprofessional to the Republican women who were in attendance.

The same source also noted that there were many empty chairs at the event. Apparently, Mrs. Perry did not even fill the room. The source said that the speeches by primary candidates were hurried through before Mrs. Perry spoke.

Could this be an indication of a low turnout in the Republican primary? If so, that could be a good sign for Carol Keeton Strayhorn’s independent candidacy for Governor.

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