The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02

rote carried. The Roosevelt men thus
prevented a roll call and then bolted.
KENTUCKY.
Seventh District
In the Seventh Kentucky district the
total vote of the convention was 49,
There were contests from four cOun-
ties, involving ninety-five votes. Ac-
cOrding TO the rules of the party in
Kentucky, where two seats of creden-
tails are presented those delegates
whose credentials are approved by the
county chairman are entitled to par
hcfpatein the temporary organization.
On the temporary roll the Taft chair
man was elected by ninety-eight votes
and forty-seven votes We're cast for the
Roosevelt candidate. The committee
on credentials was then appointed. con
Ststtng 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 its own
case. AS soon as the majority report
Of the credentials committee had been
adopted, the Roosevelt adherents bolt
I'd. There was not the slightest reason
Tor sustaining the contest for Roosevelt
| delegates. .----,-.,
,'.f- Eighth District -
The Eighth Kentucky district was
composed Of ten counties having 163
votes, Of which eighty-two were neces-
sary to choice. There was no con-
test In five 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 etghty-four votes, or
two mora than were necessary for a
chotcaL In other words, assuming that
the Roosevelt man were entitled to all
the delegates from the counties IN
which they hled contests In the dis
trict convention there remained clear
ma ortty of uncontested delegates who
voted for the TAFT delegates 10 Chi
caeo
OKLAHOMA.
Third DistrtoA
IN the Third Oklahoma District the
question OF the validity Of the seats Of
the delegates turned ON the constttu-
ton Of the congressional committee,
which was made up of twelve Taft
men and seven Roosevelt men The
chairman, Cochran, was a Roosevelt
man ard a fforo mol ~ r,Ha-uo0t tha nm
torfty 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 10 Chicago were duly |
selected Every county 10 the district
had its representation and vote IN the |
regular convention. and no person |
properly accredited as a delegate was |
excluded or debarred from partictpat-
ing IN IT'S proceedings. Cochran and |
his followers bofted after his deposi- |
ton. Assuming that all the committee |
who went out with him bad the right |
to oct ON the committee. II left the
committee standing twelve for Taft |
and seven for Roosevelt, 80 # was sim
ply a question whether a majority Of |
the committee had the right to control
its action or a minority. The boiting
convention which Cochran held was
not attended by majority Of the duly
elected Delegates b the CONVENTION. II
I'D NOT have the credentials from the
various counties and IT'S membership
was largely made up OF bystanders
who had not been duly accredited by
any county IN the district It's action
was entirely without authority.
TENNESSEE.
ssoood District
IN the Second Tennessee district
there were f1fty-nine delegates uncon-
tested out of a possible total Of 100 IN
the convention There were forty-nine
contested The Roosevelt contestants
in the forty-nine refused 10 abide the
decision Of the committee on creden-
tiais and withdrew, leaving ffty-niDe
unconteyted oele9atesl These fifty
nine delegates. part Of whom were
Roosevelt men remained IN the con-
ventton- appointed the proper commit
tees, settled contests and proceeded TO
select Tan delegates There can be
no question about tho validity there
foSs Of thsir tftIe.
TEXAS.
First District.
The only remaining districts are the
nine districts from Texas. OF these the
First district was composed OF eleven
counties, each county having one vote,
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