The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-08-31

/ the Republican party, had nominated
a local ticket and had run a congress
man.
CALIFORNIA.
Fourth District.
The Fourth California presented this
question: Under the state law the dele
CATION. two from each district, was
elected On general ticket. In group
Of twenty-siy Each delegate might
either express his presidential prefer
ance or agree to vote for the presiden
fiat candidate receiving the highest
number IN the state. In the Fourth
district the two candidates from that
district on the Taft ticket expressed
preference for Taft. bnt did not
agree 10 vote for the candidates hav
ing the highest state vote, These TAN
delegates in the Fourth district r.
sceived a majority Of 200 more than
the Roosevelt delegates in that dis
trict The national call forbade any
law or the acceptance OF any law
which prevented the election Of dele
gates BY districts. In other words the
call Of the national convention was AZ
variance with the state law The state
law sought to enforce the state unit
rule and required the whole twenty
six delegates to be voted for all over
the state. assigning two 10 each dis
trict on the ticket TO abide the state
wide election. while the Republican
nati0nal convention has insisted upon
the unit Of the district since 1850 That
has been the party law This conven
ton recognized the party law and held
n to be more binding than that Of the
state law and allowed the two dele
gates who had received In the Fourth
district vote larger than their two
opponents assigned to that district, 10
become delegates in the convention
This was clearly Ia y ful. for a state has
| no power to limit or control the basis
| of representation of a voluntary ma
! tional party In a national convention
The fact that President Taft by tee
| gram approved all the twenty six dele
/ gates as representing him is said to he
| An estoppel against his claiming the
| election Of two OF those delegates in
! their Fourth district What l. there
Inconsistent In his approving the can
didacy OF all his delegates and the
election Of two Of themi Why should
| he be thus estopped to claim that part
~ the law was imperative because In
conflict with the call of the convention Z
INDIANA.
Thirteenth District
In the Thirteenth Indiana there was
no question about the victory OF the
Taft men, because the temporary chair
man representing the Taft stle ives
conceded to hive been elected by one
half a vote more than the Roosevelt
candidate. This oue-half vote extended
through the riotous proceedings, and
although IL was not as wide as barn
door II was enough. The chairman put
The question as to electing the Taft
delegates, and after continuous objec
: ton lasting three hours declared the
tote garfield. The Roosevelt meR thus
Prevented a roll call and then bottled.
KENTUCKY.
Seventh District.
In the Seventh Kentucky district tbs
total vote OF the convention was L.
There were contests from four coun
ties. involving ninety-fve votes Ac
cording to the rules OF the party II
kentucky, where two seats of creden
tials are presented those d.ltgate.
whose credentials are approved DJ the
county chairman are entitled - par
ticipate In the temporary organization.
On the temporary roll the Taft chair
man was elected by ninety -eigh. votes
nad forty seven votes We're c2Af err the
Roosevelt candidate. The 60 .lmittee
IN credentials was then appointed. con.
Iisting of one member named by each
rounty 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
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 l63
sotes, of which eighty-two We're 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 thar county This gave
the Taft delegates eighty-four votes, OF
two more than we're necessary for q
choice. In other words, assuming that
the Roosevelt men were entitled TO all
The delegates from the counties IL
which they filed contests IN the dis
tfict convention q ere remained a clear
majority OF nntontested delegates who
voted for the l.ft delegates to Chi
cago.
OKLAHOMA.
Third District.
IN the Third oklahoma district the
question of the .lidity of the seats OF
the dpippotps tutana1 On tho .ansti,r