Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-06

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 delegates,
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. Taft
delegates were seated on the temporary
delegates from the three counties, and
the representation in the convention
was fixed at one vote for each county
without regard to the number of dele
gates In the convention or the num-
Der of Republican votes cast in such
county. A minority report of the dis
trict committee was presented, protest.
ing against the ratio of representa-
tion adopted. The chairman of the
convention objected to the presenta-
ton of this minority report. Failing
In this he abandoned the platform and
left the hall
The convention thereupon elected a
new chairman and a new 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 ha tot IN Io
Both these recommendation were
adopted, and Taft delegates to the ma
tional convention were thereupon elect
ed by a 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 1t 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, 594; Hill, 414; Bosque, 266;
Rockwall, 3S. Both the national com.
mittee and the committee on creden-
tials 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 ia
cinto and Trinity. Polk, San Jacinto
and Trinity were without proper party
organization. In Texas county chair
men must be elected by the voters I'm
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 It the
question Of having the three morgan
lied counties represented I'm the con.
vention. The executive committee re-
fused to recognize them. When this
action was taken by the executive com
mittee a delegate from Houston county
and the alleged representatives from
the three unorganized counties with
drew from the meeting and proceeded
to organize another convention. and
upon this is based the contest. which
was rejected by both committees, the
national committee and the credentials
Eighth District.
In the Eighth congressional conven. F.
don a split occurred over the majority
and minority reports Of the executive .
committee as to the temporary roll .
The Roosevelt followers controlled the F.
executive committee. but did not have
! majority in the convention. which
adopted the minority report and gave
Taft Eve and one-half votes and RoOse- .
7elt two and One-half votes This re.
suited In the election Of the Taft dele .
gates, who we're seated by both the .
national committee and the credentials .
Ninth District
In the Ninth district the district
committee was called by Mr.. Speaker. .
! member Of the committee. and not by .
he chairman. The chairman refused .
% convene the committee because be .
.laimed that al the delegates from .
Texas 20 the national convention must .
1e elected In the state convention. that .