The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-07

chairman to appoint to vacancies was
| claimed showed on its face that the
| specific authority was written In In
different writing and different colored
pencil between the lines. A number of
affida were filed by committee men
who were present when the resolution
was passed to show that the reSolu-
ton contained no such authority. This
gave rise to question OF fact upon
which very large majority OF both
the national committee and the com
mittee on credentials 'heId that the
lead pencil Insertion was a forgery.
that the chairman did not have the an.
thority therefore to appoint to the
vacancies. and therefore the action of
his committee was not valid This
made it necessary to reject the contest
ants The committee decided the two
other issues of fact before them IN
favor Of the Taft contention. although
the first decision was conclusive.
ARKANSAS.
Fifth District.
In the Fifth Arkansas the question
was one Of the identity Of one faction
or the other as the Republican party
This convention followed the example
Of the convention of 1908 in holding
that what was known as the Reddin"
faction was not the Republican party
that it was defunct organization aud
had only acquired life at the end CT
each four years for the purpose OF
using 1t in the national convention
The contestants We're therefore reject
ed. 1t was shown that the other or
Taft had been in active existence as
the Republican party. had nominated
a local ticket and had run a congress,
man.
CALIFORNIA.
Fourth District.
The Fourth California presented this
question: CnAnr the state law the dele
CATION. two from each district. was
elected on a general ticket. in = group
OF twenty-Six Each delegate might
either express his presidential prefer
pnce or agree, to vote for the pr~Si:en
tial candidate receiving the highest
number in the state. In the Fourt.,
district the two candidates from that
district on the Taft ticket expressed
4 preference for Taft. but did not
agree to vote for the candidates hav
ing the highest state vote. These Taft
delegates in the Fourth district re
ceived a majority Of 200 more than
the Roosevelt delegates in that dis
trtct The national call forbade any
law or the acceptance Of any law
which prevented the election Of dele
gates by districts To- other words. the
call Of the national convention was a.
variance with the state law The state
law sought to enforce the state unit
rule and required the whole twenty
six delegates to he voted for all over
the state. assigning two to each dis
trict on the ticket to abide the state
wide election, while the Republican
national convention has insisted upon
the unit Of the district since 1880 That
has been the party law. This conven-
ton recognized the party law and held
It 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. TO
become delegates in the convention.
This was clearly lawful. for state has
no power to limit or control the basis
Of representation Of voluntary ma
tionai party in national convention.
The fact that President Taft by tele
GRIM approved all the twenty-siX dele
gates as representing him is said to be
an estoppei against his claiming the
election Of two Of those delegates in
their Fourth district. What is there
inconsistent in his approving the can
didacy Of all his delegates and the
election Of two Of them? Why should
be be thus estopped to claim that par,
Of the law was imperative because In
conflict with the call of the convention:
INDIANA.
Thirteenth District.
III CHc IiccullI li0lc wa
no question about the victory of the
Caft men. because the temporary chair
imam representing the Taft side was
conceded to have been elected by one
half vote more than the Roosevelt
candidate This one-half vote extended
through the rotous proceedings. aIt
although it was not as wide as barr
door it was enough. The chairman put
the question as to electing the Taft
delegates, and after continuous objec
ton lasting three hours declared the
vote carried. The Roosevelt men tIlis
prevented roll call and then bolted.
KENTUCKY.
Seventh District.
I'm the Seventh Kentucky district the
total vote Of the convention was -.
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 crcde,i-
tails are presented those delegates
whose credentials are approved by the