The state herald., 1912-08-16

form to the national committee, whicl
without division asked for, held then
properly elected.
Fourth District.
The Fourth Texas district consist
Of fve counties, each having one vot,
In the district convention under tn
call. One county, Rains, chose an uncon
tested delegation, and that one was TO
Taft The other four counties sen
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 effort
10 secure hearing, the four contest
ing delegations, together with the only
uncontested delegation of the conven
tion, withdrew to another place and
held a convention and elected Taft
delegates to the Chicago convention
The congressional convention which
elected the Taft delegates was com
posed Of more than majority, and
indeed. Of practically all the regularly
elected delegates. The national com
mittee held tho title Of the Taft dele
gates to their seats valid by viva voce
vote without calling for division.
Fifth District.
The Fifth district OF Texas is com
posed Of Dallas, Ellis. Hill, Bosque
and Rockwall counties. Dallas county
cast more Republican votes than all
the other counties Of the district put
together. The call for the congress
sional convention allowed each county
to send not to exceed four delega tes
but made no reference to the basis OF
representation Of the respective coun
ties composing the district. There
was contest from Dallas county, but
the Taft delegates were seated. Taf,
delegates were seated on the temporary
roll from two counties, and Roosevelt,
delegates from the three counties, and
the representation in the convention
was hIed at ono vote for each county
without regard to the number Of dele
gates In the convention or the nun
bsr Of Republican votes cast In such
county. A minority report of the dis
trct committee was presented, protest.
ing against the ratio of representa-
tion adopted. The chairman OF the
convention objected to tho presenta
tion Of this minority report Failing
In this he abandoned the platform and
left the hall.
The convention hereupon elected a
new chairman and now secretary, ap
pointed a committee on credentials
which recommended the seating of the
Taft delegates from Hill county and
the adoption Of the minority report OF
the district committee as TO the basis
OF the representation In the convention
Both these recommendation were
adopted. and Taft delegates to the M.
tional convention were thereupon elect.
ed by vote Of eight TO three. The
Roosevelt men thereafter retired to the
south end Of the hall. where they or.
ganized a meeting at which Il was
claimed the Roosevelt delegates TO the
national convention were elected The
Republican vote for the district for
1908 was as follows: Dallas county.
2,06s; Ellis, b94; Hill. 414. Bosque. 26G;
Roctwall, 3s. Both the national com.
mlttee and the committee on creden
tals sustained the Taft delegates.
Seventh District
The Seventh congressional district OF
Texas is composed OF the following
counties: Anderson, Chambers, Gal.
weston. Houston. Liberty, Polk. San Ja.
cinto and Trinity. Polk. San Jacinto
and Trinity were without proper party
organization. In Texas county chair.
men must be elected by the voters in
each party. No such election was held
In any OF these three counties. In two
Of them Colonel Lyon assumed TO ap-
point chairmen. which he had no right
to do. Lyon himself had classed these
three counties as unorganized and with.
out party organization.
The convention met In Galveston.
The executive committee met prior to
the meeting OF the convention to make
up the temporary roll OF delegates. The
executive committee had before II tho
question Of having the three unorgnn.
lied counties represented In the con.
vention. The executive committee re-
fused to recognize them. when this
action was taken by tho executive COM
mittee a delegate from Houston county
and the alleged representatives from
the three unorganixed counties with.
drew from tho meeting and proceeded
to organize another convention. and
upon this Is based the contest. which
was rejected by both committees, tho
national committee and the credentials
committee.