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STOCK MARKET
JUST DRIFTING
LITTLE ACTIVITY IN WALL
STREET EXCHANGE.
ondsrtons 10 Moderately Strong, But
Total OF Net Gains Was
Very Small.

NEW YORK. June l9.-Ths stock
market opened to-day with some
show OF activity and strength. but
these promises were not fulfilled. al
though the undertone remained mod
erately strong. Dealings in the first
hour were fairly large. but they pet
cred out TO minor proportions in the
succeeding hours. with a small total
of net gains.
Coal shares. which were under con-
sideratlon pressure yesterday. sup
plled the bulk of the early business nj
higher prices. Wall street evidently
muse To ignore the possible effects OF
the proposed investigation into these
properties by the Interstate Com
nerce Commission and buying of
Reading and I.ehigh Valley soon
wiped out recent recessions. Later,
both reacted from their best price.
the upward movement switching TO
Now York Central. which more thar
its divided and Chesapeake
SHu 'hlo' whlch rose as a result %
the recent dividend on Hooking
Valley.
In the early afternoon. the market
became extremely dull, with spas
modic movements in some OF the OBJ
scure issues n Amalgamated Con-
per. the latter being assisted by rum
ors 81 another advance in the price
OF copper metal. the second in two
DAYS.
In the final hour ~InterborouRh
Metropolitan preferred was advanced
on announcement that the INTERIOR
oush Rapid Transit company had de-
ciared an extra dividend OF Ave per
cent part Of which acCrues TO the
benefit of the first named security,
Tho tone Of the market al the close,
anEed steady 20 irregular.
Among the mCnor securities. Wa
hash common n preferred were
prominent for their acute weakness
the one selling at the lowest price.
In its history and the other touch
ing the lowest quotation in some
years. Denver and Rio Grande pre-
fsrred also reflected moderate liauid-
alton. The reorganization plan o,
the Wabash road Is likely TO be ia
sued shortly and IL IL a foregone con
olusion that both classes Of stock
VIII he heavily assessed.
Time nancy was a bit irmer here
some Of the larger Institutions pIac.
ing ninety day loans at 81 per cent
compared with bids Of 3 per cen,
with no cdmand for shorter periods
july interest n dividend dlsburse.
ments are estimated at j25ssIO5sI
as against se2~4.559.24 in the middle
a. last year. \ considerable part Of
the increase is Que to the Layer np-
sncial undertakings Of the CITY q.
New York. -
The heavinsss OF New York civ
Issues was the feature Of to-dav;s
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WHEAT

CHICAGO. June is-Rumors of
export sales to France turned the
wheat market upward to-day after
fsvoring weather had made the bear
side popular during most of the ses-
sion. Closing prices were nrm. rang
ing from last nights level to SaG
above. Corn scored a net gain Of y
to h6S: oats finished unchanged
TO = up and provisions at "a to i2hc
advance.
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Metals.

NEW YORK. June 1s.-Copper
hrm. Standard spot and June sI7 90
4l1 1874. July and August slT i2n
Nld as: September 81 12hd15 5s:
eleetrolytic l7s Gi7<c: Lake I7A1
lTn: casting lTHITLc.
Tin-Ftrm: spot and June s4s 50d
~ 90. July s4 1895 so. August
ff3 T5[4 so.
~Lead-Ftrm: 81 45d4 SO.
Spelter-F1rm SIS ESQ O5.
Antimony-ouiet. Cooksons IS 90.
lron-Steady and unchanged.
London. firm. Sot SO l5s. Fu-
lures so, los.
London. tin. firm. Spot R2Os. ss;
futures G 1876 ISIS.
London-Lead els. IS.
London-Spelter f25. l5s.
lron-Cleveland warrants SIS 4hd
in London.
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NINE HORROR
Explosion IN Colorado shaft Carrie,
Death 20 Thirteen
Miners.

TRINIDAD Col. June TO- Thir.
ten miners are sntombed and are he
iietad to bc drnd Hg " result of an exc
.0gion ln the new slope n tho Hast
iuga mine NJ tho Victor AmfrI.an
turi company shortly after midnight
Another miner badly injured. has
been rcscucd The mine BE- rs miles
north o. Trinidad.
The main slope is badly cared and
rrscurre have boon ahie to make luf
little progress. Rescue equipment ia
helrg rushed tp the scene.
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Coffee.

Special Dispatch TO the I-ntelligencer.
Special Dispatch TO the Intelligence.
NEW YORK. June le.-Havre mar
ket declined n quarter to one quart
er franc advance. July futures closed
offered at 1855: September closed Of
fered at l3.T7c; December closed or
cred AZ 1890: March closed offered
at 1880: May closed offered at
1880. Rio No. : quoted at I4A TO
l4ac. Market STEADY.
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The Girls Tennis Club entertained re-
Gently at the home OF Miss Nsn Batchei.
~ honor or Miss Mary Bevers. Of Berlin.
Nd. About 25 ladies were present. those
from out OF town being: Miss Elizabeth
butte. Of Connellsville. Pa, and Miss
Shirley Wayman. OF Cameron. W. Va.
The nrst prize in the guessing con
test was Won by Miss Edna Hartley
and the consolation prize by Mrs. Lee
Hedges a sister Of the honor guest.
Elegant refreshments were served ana
ell present enjoyed an evening well
snent-
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WASHINGTON. June 1s.-At the
beginning OF bushes to-day the con-
dition of the United States treasury
was:
Working balance in treasury OFFICES
t65.5l0.7 3i.
In banks n Philippine treasury
~s3s.O12.6ss.
The total balance in general fund
was si3s.12T.7i7.
Ordinary receipts yesterday were
S2,404.s4s with ordinary disburse-
ments OF S462.5T1.
The surplus TO date this fiscal year
~ s5S5.I15. as against a surplus OF
Si2,e1S.965 at this time las year.
These figures exclude Panama
canal and public debt transactions.
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Dry Gocis.

NEW YORK. June 19.-Londaie. 4
nleached cottons were advanced
cents a yard TO-DAY to n basis ~ 81.
cents. Print cloths and convertibles
are steady with an advancing tend
ency. Advance sales OF underwear
for spring are reported as fair.
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Harry ". DAVIS. % yearF Of Inion-
Annapolis.
walter ~ Cole. 81 years. OF Richmond.
ana catherine 7. Huscroft. 10 years. of
Ntntersvllie $500 20
David VI Weir. 50 years. and Fran-ss
Low, - years OF SteubenvIue.
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RN'HESTER ~. y. June IA
The honorary decree ~ doctor Of let
tors. va conferred upon Prof psnfa-
min T.. Rowsn. 81. ~ me ohio stat,
University 90 tho commencement ~v-
srei-ss - The University II Rochester
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The funeral OF Fred West. who died
carly Tuesday morning. will be held this
morning from ST. Johns Catholic church
vith interment in Brooke Cemetery.
Rev. Father Hermann Will have Charge
o. the services.
The deceased ts survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. william Rock
well. OF Follansbee: Mrs. Merle Robin
son. OF wellsburg: and Charles, Myrtle
and Irene. at home. The family resi-
dence L. m Bethany Pike just outside
Of the city limits.
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Tn. following deeds have been left
- the office OF the County Clerk for
record.
Board Of Education TO Robert Wheeler
lots lol. 1872. 231 and 232. known a. the
second Weird chool property. Consid-
Grafton $4,000.
Jacob Davis and wife TO Joshiahe
Davis A tract Of land In Cross Creek
District, containing 30 acres. more or
leae
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WELLSBURG
Monthly Nesting Of Council.

At a regular monthly meeting OF
the ppointment OF the following officers
for the IRE department: Chief. j. Z.
fcwled. First Assistant. ]. 5. Reeves.
Second Assistant. 8. =. Melvin. These
officers were selected. The resignation
of Stanley Kelly as Superintendent OF
she Fire Hose was accepted. 1t was
tie purchased.
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w. & L. r. r. r.
OHIO WI & WESTERN
RAILWAY.

ArriFal and Departure or trafns a. psu-
afra
ATfivs-u 81 q m. s2oa v. ass n
49, - r. m fi0 9. ~. ~ sgp IN
debart - 40 = ~
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The Ia Seus on co. Or WhreUnr. ras
irhled IN u is barrel oil well on ne
!oslls Moores farm. Ia Island creek
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The Bible class OF the Presbyterian
sunday school. of which Judge n. =.
to so to stanton Park. just north OF
Steubenville. o., to-day.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Fiour-Steady.
Rye-No. 2. s5c.
~Barley-Feed or mixin z $50 zoe;
fair to choice mailing % lOe.
rIimotny seed-S1 O0ds SO.
Clover seed-s1e OOA2 20 90.
Pork-Mess SIS 75aIs sly.
Lard-dn tierces) $40 s21a: short
ribs-Ooose) $40 1910 62h.
UNION STOCK YARDS. Pitts
burgh. June 1s.-cattle-Steady: sup
ply light. Choice IS 75as Is. prime
IS 25dS 65.
Sheep-Steady. supply light. Prime
wethers 81 sSdT Is: culls and com
mons 81 SOFAS 90; lambs IS 0oE6 IS;
veal calves 81 5o@s %.
Hogs-Active; receipts 10 double
decks. Prime heavies 81 eod7 IS;
mediums 81 55q7 so: heavy workers.
81 55T7 co: light yorgers 81 ASA
: 30; pigs 81 oog7 10. roughs IS SO
as So.
CHICAGO, June Ie.-Ciose: Cattle
Receipts $4,000 head: market steady
to l5c lower. Beeves IS iOd9 so!
Texas steers SIS SOFAS 10; western
steers IS SOFAS 20; stockers and feed
ers 81 25d6 so; COWS and heifers
81 757sS 90. calves IS 50ds rs.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head. market
mostly 10c higher and strong. Light.
81 O5q7 As: mixed 81 1OT7 55: heavy
81 O5dT 57I7; rough s. O5G7 IS.
pigs IS 1886 SIS; bulk Of sales 81 80
a. so.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000 head: mar
ket strong. mostly 1901 5c higher.
Native 81 25a5 So: western 81 500
: 20: yearlings 81 TOd7 90; lambs
native 81 25Ts7 SIS: western 50 6O@
; o.: spring s. 25d9 so.
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NEW YORK. June la.-ciose:
Prime mercantile paper 3k to 4 per
cent Sterling exchange firm with
actual business In bankers bills at
~ s+.75 for sixty day bills and at
~ s7.55 for demand. Commercial
bills - 50. Bar silver 6iAc. Mexican
dollars 4sc. Government bonds easy.
Railroad bonds irregular.
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Petroleum.

OIL CITY. Pa. June i9.-Credit
balances 100. Runs 1880; average
laes5o. Shipments 1890: average
1859.
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Money.

NEW YORK. June 1s-Money on
call steady :T2% per cent: ruling
ate Z%c; closing bid -: offered at
shc.
Time oans firm. so DAYS > per
cent n 20 days 3 to SIC; six
months 3Ac.
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STOCKS. Par. BID. ASK. E sSi,

Old ]. Pluvius has had a very sue
season-Judge.
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The Dorcas Glass Of the Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school held a lawn
fete on Tuesday evening on Moren'a
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bond market with an uncertain move
ment elsewhere. Total shares par
value) aggregated s1.7s7.0
Panama Is declined u per cent on
call.
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on lines navinF regular express s~r-
slee thipfnenfe welahinC On excess Of
nttr pounds or % iarEe bulk. viii nse
% carried or pasasnEer cars
AL LlNES-latly eN~cpt sunday.
30 ehipmertG except smerEcncy sNfp-
venus ~ medtclnf, gN BE- carried a.
passenger cars betWesn 100 and e1
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New York Stock EXCHANGE.

W. Va. June 10. IL.
Range OF active stocks on the Nsv
10TH stock Exchange. corrected daily n
A. T. Masten a Co. brokers'
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Pittsburr StocIn

WHEELING. W. Va. June 10, IL
daily by A. T. Aass.n 4 co. ounxsrs
and brokers National Excna-sgs sana
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Baron's Local Stocks.

WHEELING. w. Va. June 10, IL
The tonv~lng Quotations - A.. t...Is
active Wheeling STOCKS arr zorro eI
taily Tor the InteiliEencer oy George ~.
Baron. local broker. eno r. IL Marshall.
manAger Eond recruitment
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ISDusrnIALs. ETC. IBID. ASK

Hazlett's Local Stocks.
WHEELING. W. Va. June 10, IA.
Inc following quotations on the mora
acuVe Wheeling stocEE are corrected
daily for the In-trinxsncsr py Howard
6azIett a Son. local oroxers:
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PRODUCE MARKET

Ysstsrdays quotations follow
Corrected - farEer a "a.
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MoUNDSvILLE LINE
WHEELING and MoUNDsVILLE
DAILY except SUNDAY
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'-EN. div. = per cent.
Total sales 2.7i6 shares.
New York Curb Market.
WHEELING. ". Va. June Is. IL.
Reported by A. h Aasten q Co. L. r.
Brand. manager: members New YorI
Stock Exchange.
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wEnELrEo TRACTION COMPACT.
ExFHEss CAn scuEDULh


Nahing Effect June a.. lpoa
PANHANDLE LINK
WHEELING AND MELLErURa
Leave
22nd street. -
WhfettuE W.-e-
10 40 e. N. eF0es
aso . m 100 -
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There is more comfort in the cool breeze afforded
by an ELECTRIC FAN than you can o,b.r,i,. 90, -,
many times the cost.
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FIX. div. Ia per cent.
Total sales lss.sOO shares.
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LOWS sax ara oompsny.

WHEELING. ". Va June 70. ~.
CA1IZB.
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Wheeling Live Stock.

whesIibe Live otock o5mmission Co.
WHEELING. W. Va, June 10. IL.
- n.--N
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-09
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE

OF Expenses of the Village Of ShO-
Shone, Lincoln County, Idaho, for
the Fiscal Year Commencing May
Z, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that the
enumerated items Of e1-
penses have been adopted and ap-
proved by the Chairman and Board
of Trustees of the Village OF Sho-
shOne as an official estimate OF
the municipal expenses OF said VII
lage for the fiscal year commencing
May 7, 1912, to-wit:
General fund ........,. S2,OO0Oo
Salaries .............., 1,5O0.OV
Electric lights ........ t,6OO.UO
Street and bridge improve
ments ............ 5OO.OO
Redemption Of outstanding
warrants .... $4,000
That the Board Of Trustees OF
the Village of Shoshone estimate
that levy of 10 mills on the dol
lar Of taxable property within SAID
village will be necessary to defer
The expenses as above set forth'
and further levy Of 10 mills on
each dollar of such property LOT
warrant redemption fund.
A. ]. NEWMAN,
Chairman Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
HARRY w. ANDERSON, Clerk
{SeaD July 20
Try California Blue Stem Bran
for bread. Five pound packages
STOCKGROWERS MER.CO.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-09


In the Ninth district the district
committee was called by Mr.. Speaker.
a member Of the committee. and not by
the chairman The chairman refused
to convene the committee because he
claimed that all the delegates from
Texas to the national convention must
be elected IN the state convention. that
Colonel Lyon, his superior. had thus
directed him. The district committee
was called. Seven members attended
the meeting The district convention
was called on May Is. Eleven counties
out of the fifteen responded to the call
and took part In the convention. Three
counties were not represented, and in
one Of these there was no election.
After this convention had been called
the chairman of the district committee
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-09

In Kentucky contest was died
agsinst only three Of the four delegates
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CALIFORNIA
Fourth District.


The Fourth California presented this
question: Under the state law the dele
CATION two from ench district, WAS
elected on general ticket ia a group
of twenty.slx Each delegate might
either express his presidential prefer
ence or agree 70 vote for the dresden
thai candidate receiving the highest
number ia the state In the Fourth
district the two candidates from that
district on the TAFT ticket expressed
a preference for Taft but did not
agree to vote for the candidates hav.
ing the highest state vote These Taft
delegates 10 the Fourth district re
ceiyed majority Of POO more than
the Roosevelt delegates In that dis
trict The national eail forbade any
law or the acceptance or any law
which prevented the election OF dele
gates by districts In other words the
call OF the national convention was at
variance with the state law The state
law sought 70 enforce the state unit
rule and required the whole twenty
six delegates to be voted Tor ell over
the state. assigning two TO each dis
trict on the ticket to abide the state
wide election. while the Republican
national convention has insisted upon
the unit OF the district since 1850 That
has been the party law This conyen'
ton recognized the party law and held
Il to be more binding than that Of the
state law and allowed the two dele
gates who had received In the Fourth
district a vote larger than their two
opponents assigned TO that district, TO
become delegates In the convention
This was clearly lawful for state has
no power TO limit or control the basis
OF representation OF q voluntary ma
tional party Ia a national convention.
The fact thas President Taft by tele
gram approved all the twenty six dele
gates as representing him Is said TO be
an estoppel against his claiming the
election OF two OF those delegates 10
their Fourth district What Is there
Inconsistent In his approving the can
didaey OF an his delegates and the
election OF two OF then1 Why should
he be thus estopped 20 claim that part
OF the law was imperative because 10 f.
eouuict with the call OF the conventions
INDIANA
thirteenth District
In the Thirteenth Indiana there was
no question about the victory OF the I
Taft men. because the temporary chair
man representing the Taft side was
conceded 20 have been elected by one 4
half a vote more than the Roosevelt /
candidats. This one-half vote extended /
the riotons proceedings. and
although II was not as wide as a barn |
door II was enough. The chairman put /
the question as to electing the Taft |
aud after continuous objec
tton lasting three hours declared the
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TENNESSEE.
Second District.

In the Second Tennessee district
there were fifty-nine delegates uncon-
tested out Of a possible total OF los IN
the convention There we're forty
contested. The Roosevelt contestants
In the forty nine refused to abide the
decision OF the committee on creden-
tails and withdrew, leaving ffty-nine
uncontested delegates. These fifty
nine delegates. part Of whom were
Roosevelt men. remained in the con
gentlon. appointed the proper commit
tees. settled contests and proceeded to
select Taft delegates. There can be
no question about the validity there
fore of their title.
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In the Firth Arkansas the question
was one of the Identity of one faction
or the other as the Republican party
This convention followed the example
OF the convention OF 1905 In holding
that what was known as the Redding
faction was not the Republican party.
that It WAS a defrnct organization and
had only acquired life at the end Of
each four years for the purpose Of
using II In the national convention
The contestants were therefore reject.
ed Il was shown that the other or
Taft had been 10 active existence as
the Republican party. had nominated
q local ticket and had run congress
man
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vote carried. The Roosevelt men thus
prevented . roll call and then boltcd.


Seventh District.
In the Seventh Kentucky district the
total vote Of the convention was 145-
There were contests from four coun-
ties. Involving ninety-hye votes. Ac-
cording to the rules of the party in
Kentucky, where two seats Of creden-
tisls are presented those delegates
whose credentials are approved by the
county chairman are entitled to par
On the temporary roll the Taft chair
man was elected by nInety-elght votes
and forty-seven votes were cast for the
Roosevelt candidate. The committee
on credentials was then appointed. con
sisting OF one member named by each
county delegation. The majority re-
port Of the committee was adopted
unanimously by the convention, no del
egation whose seats were contested
being permitted to vote on It's own
case. AS soon as the majority report
Of the credentials committee had been
adopted, the Roosevelt adherents bolt
ed. There was not the slightest reason
for sustaining the contest for Roosevelt
delegates.
Eighth District.
The Eighth Kentucky district was
composed OF ten counties having 1853
votes, or which eighty-two were neces-
sary TO a choice. There was no con
test In Eve OF the counties. and al
though the Roosevelt men claimed that
there was one In Spencer county no
contest was presented against the
seating of the regularly elected Taft
delegates from that county. This gave
the Taft delegates eighty-four votes. or
two more than were necessary for a
choice. In other words. assuming that /
the Roosevelt men we're entitled to all
the delegates from the counties In /
which they fled contests in the dis I
trict convention there remained a clear .
majority Of uncontested delegates who +
voted for the Taft delegates to Chi
cago
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OKLAHOMA.

In the Third Oklahoma district the
question Of the validity Of the seats Of
the delegates turned on the constitu-
ton OF the congressional committee,
which was made up of twelve Taft
men and seven Roosevelt men. The
chairman, Cochran, was a Roosevelt
man and attempted to prevent the ma
jority Of the committee from taking
action. The chairman was removed
and another substituted, and thereupon
the convention was duly called to order
on the temporary roll prepared By the
congressional committee, which was
made the permanent roll, and the two
Taft delegates to Chicago were duly
selected. Every county in the district
had its representation and vote in the
regular convention, and no person
properly accredited as a delegate was
excluded or debarred from participant
ing 10 its proceedings. Cochran and
his followers bolted after his deposi
ton. Assuming that all the committee
who went out with him had the right
to act on the committee, it left the
committee standing twelve for Taft
and seven for Roosevelt, so it was sim
ply a question whether a majority of
the committee had the right to control
its action or a minority. The boiling
convention which Cochran held was
not attended by a majority Of the duly
elected delegates to the convention. 1t
did not have the credentials from the
various counties, and its membership
was largely made up Of bystanders
who had not been duly accredited by
any county in the district its action
was entirely without authority