Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-08-16
TEXAS.
First District,

The only remaining ClStr1ctS are the
nine districts from Texas. OF these the
First district was composed Of eleven
counties, each county having one vote
except Cass county, which had two
The executive committee. composed OF
one representative from each county.
made up the temporary roll. and In the
contests filed from two counties seat
ed both delegates with one-half vote
each. The convention elected the two
Taft delegates. giving them ten and
one-quarter votes Each county was
represented in this vote, A minority
representing one and three-quarters
votes bolted the regular convention
and held a rump meeting. The ma
tional committee BY unanimous rOte
decided the contest In favor Of the
Taft delegate.
Second District.
In the Second Texas district there
were fourteen counties. Two counties
were found not to have held conven
lions and one county to have no dele
gate present The convention was
then constituted by the deiega tom
that held regular credentials The re
port of the committee on credentials
was accepted upon roll call. and then
the representative Of five counties
withdrew from the hail. The repre-
sentatives of four of these counties
held a rump convention. The regular
convention remained In session several
hours, appointed the usual committees
which retired and made their reports.
which were accepted. and elected two
Taft delegates to the national conven
ton and certified their election In due
form 70 .he natksal committee, which
without division asked for, held them
properly elected.
Fourth District.
The Fourth Texas district consists
of FIVE counties, each having one vote
In the district convention under the
call. One county, Rains, chose an uncon
tested delegation, and that one was fol
Taft. The other four counties sent
contesting delegations. The contest
ing delegations appeared before tht
congressional executive committee t.
present their claims. but the commit
tee arbitrarily refused to bear any
body. Having exhausted every efor
to secure a hearing, the four contest
| ing delegations, together with the onl!
| uncontested delegation OF the conven
ton. withdrew to another place ant
held a convention and elected Tai
! delegates to the Chicago convention
The congressional convention whicl
| elected the Taft delegates was com
posed of more than majority, and
indeed. of practically all the regularl.
elected delegates. The national CON
mittee held the title Of the Taft dele
gates to their seats valid by viva voc
vote without calling for a division
! Fifth District.
The Fifth district Of Texas Is CON
posed of Dallas, Ellis. Hill. Bosqu
and Rockwall counties. Dallas count
cast more Republican votes than a
the other counties Of the district p'
together. The call for the congre'
sional convention allowed each count
to send not to exceed four delegate
but made no reference to the basis {
representation Of the respective roui
ties composing the district The'
was a contest from Dallas county. bl
the Taft delegates were seated Tai
delegates were seated on the Temporal
roll from two counties and Rooseye
delegates from the three counties. an
the representation In the conventio
| was fixed at one vote for each count
without regard to the number OF del
gates In the convention or the nui
her of Republican votes cast In SUE
county A minority report OF the III
trict committee was presented. protes
, ing against the ratio Of represent
ton adopted. The chairman OF Il
convention obierted to the present
lion OF this minority repnrt. Fai'ii
: IN this he abandoned the platform al
eft the hall
1 The convention thereupon elected
new chairman and new secretary. a
pointed = COMMITTEES on credentia