The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-10

discussed in detail, but the attack
contents itself with general denuncla-
ton. 1t is gratifying to believe that
the American people we'll not, in the
end, rest their decision on such de-
nunciation, but upon the merits OF
the controversy. ! wish to assist in
this discussion by going into a few
of these contested cases.
Question has been raised chiefly
with regard to the decisions in the
Arizona, Texas, California and Wash
ington contests
The Arizona Case.
The convention was regularly GAIL
ed to order, and after the temporary
roll had been read and \ nomination
made for temporary chairman, rush
was made to one side of the room, in
which about twenty of the ninety
three delegates whose names appeared
on the temporary roll participated,
and after fifteen or twenty minutes
of riotous confusion the participants
left the hall and did not RETURN. 1t
was contended that during that time
a regular convention had been. held
and Roosevelt's delegates elected to
Chicago. The regular convention, at,
ter the disturbance was over, re-
NAMED in session about two hours and
a half in the presence of large body
of people, and conducted it's proceed
ings in accordance with established
procedure, sixty-eight delegates whose
names were on the temporary roll
taking part in it's work. The national
committee sustained the latter as the
regular convention.
The Contest Over Texas.
In Texas the controversy over the
delegates-at-large turned on a poin,
upon which it would seem that the
progressives ought to have united In
unseating the delegates who bore the
regular credentials. Their contest II
| many states has been against bosses
but in no state has any such system
of bossism existed as in Texas. Thu
republican vote in that state, which
in 1896 amounted to 10000, is large
lly in the commercial and business sec
lions of the state. The rule unde
which Colonel Lyon has maintained
his position for all the intermedlat
wears Is that each county is entitle
to one vote and to one additional vot
for every major part of 500 votes i
excess of the first 500. So that
} county with five republican vote
will have as much representation l
the state convention as one with "A
republican votes. There are 100 coul
: ties in the state with less than 200
republican votes, many of them ha'
: ing less than Is votes and some wit
icnly two or three. For years Colone
: Lyon has received credentials frol
t these rotten boroughs and by thel
? has controlled the state convention
, During his regime the republica
, vote has fallen from 167, 900 to abot
t &c, 900 in the state. The contest th1
: year resulted from an effort to brea
t down this boss system, and was SUI
5 tanned by the national committee.
In the Second Texas district tn
i, contest is a good illustration OF tn
!, conditions which prevailed. Colont
I Lyon appointed district chairman
, take the place Of the chairman electe
by the committee itself who had r.
, signed. This chairman, on his ow
initiative, called district convention
The committee, after taking the az
vice of the attorney general, electe
a different chairman and called tn
district convention.
This convention was regularly he'll
in the city hall, and sent two Taft de
egates to Chicago. The Roosevelt
convention was held in the mayor