The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-06
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TEXAS.
First District.

TEXAS.
First District.
The only remaining districts are the
nine districts from Texas or these the
First district was composed OF eleven
counties. each county having one vote,
except Cass county,. which had two.
The executive committee. composed OF
one Representatives from each county,
made M tile temporary roll. and In the
contests filr,l from two counties seat
ell both Delegates with one-hnlf vote
each. The convention elected the two
var delegates. giving them ten and
one quarter votes. Each county was
represented in this vote. A minority
representing one and three-quarters
votes bolted the regular convention
and held q rump meeting. The ma.
tional committee BY unanimous cote
decided the contest In favor Of the
Taft delegate.
second District
In the Second Texas district there
we're fourteen counties. Two counties
were found not to have held conven.
lions and one county to have no dele
gate present The convention was
then constituted by the delegations
that held regular credentials. The re.
port Of the committee on credentials
was accepted upon roll call, and then
the representatives Of Eve counties
withdrew from the hall. The repre-
sentatives of four Of these counties
held rump convention. The regular
convention remained In session several
hours, appointed the usual committees.
which retired and made their reports.
which were accepted, and elected two
Taft delegates to the national conven.
tion and certified their election In due
form to the national committee, which
without division asked for, held them
properly elected.
Fourth District
The Fourth Texas district consists
Of Ave counties, each having one vote
In the district convention under thu
call. One county, Rains, chose an uncon
tested delegation, and that one was fol
Taft. The other four counties sem
contesting delegations The contest
Ing delegations appeared before thu
congressional executive committee t.
present their claims, but the commit
tee. arbitrarily refused to hear any
body. Having exhausted every effor
to secure hearing. the four contest
ing delegations. together with the only
uncontestcd delegation OF the conven
ton. withdrew to another place ant
held a convention and elected Tai
delegates to the Chicago convention
The congressional convention whicl
elected the Taft delegates was com
posed of more than a majority. and
indeed. Of practically all the regularl!
elected delegates The national com
mittee held the title Of the Taft dele
gates to their seats valid by viva voc,
vote without calling for u division.
Fifth District.
The Fifth district of Texas Is com
posed of Dallas. Ellis. Hill, Bosqu
and Rockwall counties. Dallas count,
cast more Republican votes than al
the other counties Of the district pu
together. The call for the congress
sional convention allowed each count
to send not to exceed four delegates
but made no reference to the basis o
representation of the respective coun
ties composing the district Their
was a contest from Dallas county. bu
the Taft delegates were seated, Tai
delegates were seated on the temporar
roll from two counties. and Roosevelt
delegates from the three counties. an
the representa- ton In the conventio
without regard to the number Of del,
gates In the convention or the nun
Der OF Republican votes cast In sue
county. A minority report of the iii
trict committee was presented. protes
ing against the ratio Of represent,
convention objected to the present;
ton Of this minority report Failln
In this he abandoned the platform an
left the hall.
The convention thereupon elected
new chairman and a new secretary. al
pointed q committee on credential
which recommended the seating Of tn
Taft delegates from Hill county an
the adoption Of the minority report Z
the district committee as to the basI
of the representation In the convention
Both these recommendation wer
adopted. and Taft delegates to the n,
tional convention were thereupon cleo
ed by vote OF eight to three. tn
Roosevelt men thereafter retired to Ii
south end Of the hall, where they o
ganized meeting at which II wa
claimed the Roosevelt delegates to II
national convention were elected ri
Republican vote for the district Il
1908 was as follows: Dallas count
2,06S; Ellis. 594; Hill, 4l4; Bosque. 20
Rockwell, 80. Both the national cor
mittee and the committee on crede
tails sustained the Taft delegates.