The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-08-31
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irm "a the nationai committee. which
without division asked FOR, held them
properly elected
Fourth District.
The Fourth Texas district consists
Of five counties, each having one vote
Ia the district convention under the
rail-. one county, Rains. chose an uncon
tested delegation, and that one was for
Taft The other four counties sent
contesting delegations. The contest
Ing delegations appeared before the
congressional executive committee to
present their claims, but the commit.
tee arbitrarily refine 4 to hear any
10 secure hearing. ;So four contest.
Ing delegations, tugsc 81 with The only
unruntr>ted deltsat,Da - The cUnNen-
lion. Win rev to aItt!ler place aud
held convention ASH elected Tart
Delegates 10 The Ci''. ." convention.
The crugrrS >lonal CONVENTION wh. h
elected the raft hrlrgutes VAS r",l.
posed ur more than Il iua 'ority, anl.
indcp! ~ prncti .allr all the re"is'nriy
ele''t,d delegates The national ""ii-
mltrt,. 'u'ld the tit'r az tn. TAFT dr'e
gales to their seats valid b, v!vn yoce
vote "itnnut calling for II diNlsi'I
Fifth DISTRICT.
The IijEh district Of TEXAS is corn
aud Rock wall counties latlIS "'.r'.rY
east more R"pubiutai y,t,- ti.au AL
the other cui!nti.s al the GIalit''t pat
together Tie can for tie coG@frs
slOnnI convention t.l0we Ell etrh c"!uty
to sriIh not TO excel four de.r@3ieS,
but matte no reference 10 the basis Of
representation OF the r,~lr live r"un-,
ties composing the district Ti"'e
was n contest from Dallas county hut
the Taft delegates were seated Taft
delegates Nee seated on the temporary
roll from two cot'ntie,, and iiUuStNclt
delegates from the three colintits. nui
the representation in the convention
was liked 1T one vote for each cuHntH
without regard 10 the numIer OF dele.
gales IN the convention or the mum
Der Of Republican votes cast IN "0rh
county. 4 miuo"lt, report II The ttI
tIict committee Was presented. protest
Ing against The ratio of nepre Sp.ita.
ton adopted The cha!..I.tn ~ IT,
convention objected to INV prcscnla
ti"n OF this minority remrt Faiiiu%
III this hr abandoned the platrorm and
left the hall
The convention therenHon elected a
new chairman ard n new secretary. np.
pointed a committee OH credentials
which recommended the seating of tie
Taft delegates from Hill county and
the aduptio" NJ the minority report rt
the ii-tii"t .onnittee as to the hls..
OF the representation in the conventions
Both these recommendations We-p
adopted. aud Taft delegates to the na
tional POM cation were thereupon elect
ed by VOJe Of eitht to three The
Roosevelt men thereafter retired tn he
south end uf the hali, wher. they or
ganiHed meeting AT whi, h II WAS
claimed the Roosevelt de'ecH tes to tie
natiunaI convention were ele ted The
Republican vote for the district tol
1903 was aS follows Dallas coul3y
206s: Ellis. iH+: Hill. Al Eosuur. 2f6.
Rockwall. b Both the national cnm
mttee aud the conlrittee on creuen.
tials sustained the Taft delegates
Caventh District
| The Seventh congressional district al
Texas is composed of the follow my
counties Anderson. Chambers. Cal
weston, Nouston Liberty, Polk, san ia
into and Trinity Polk. San lacini,
and Trinity We're without proner PARTY
organization In Texas county chair
met must uo elected by the voters II
| Zach party No such election WAS hch
N any Of these three counties In Nv,
of them Colonel Lyon assumed to M
point rhuirmen. which he had ne ri%h
10 do Lyon him> had clasSed theS
three counties ~ uuuraaui2rd and with
hut party organization
The COM eu,lon met IN Galveston
The executive committee met prior
the meeting Of the convention to NAL;
mp the temporary roll OF delegates rh
executive committee had before II III
question Of having the three unor.al
Zed cutntirS represented in the cot
veutiou The executive committee r.
fused to recognize them When tn
action was taken by the executive con
mitter II delegate from Houston count
and the alleged representatives fro
che three anOrr&uiZcd counties wit
drew from the meeting and pro eed,
to organize another convention. Al
upon TIN, Is based the contest. whit
9 was rcie, ted by nuth committees. II
. national committee and the creGentia
: committee
I Eighth District
i In the Eighth congressional conve
ZION a split occurred over the maiori
+ and minority reports of the execute
1 committee ~ t. the Temporary ru
. The Roosevelt followers controlled II
e executive comm tee but did not ha'
e majority In the convention. viii,
:. adopted the minority report and ga
e Taft i've and onehnlf votes and Roo>
# welt two and OF e-half votes This |
+. suited In the els tion of the Taft de
d gates. who Were seated by both {
r. national committee and the credeutil
a. committee
n Ninth District
= In the Ninth district the distr
, committee was called 10y Mr. Speak,