The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-06

upon this Is based the contest. which
was rejected by both committees. the
national committee and the credentials
committee G T} -,
Eighth District. ~
In the Eighth congressional conven-
ton a split occurred over the majority
and minority reports Of the executive
committee as to the temporary roll.
The Roosevelt followers controlled the
executive committee but did not have
a majority in the convention. which
adopted the minority report and gave
Taft ave and one half votes and Roose-
Welt two and one-half votes. This re-
suited In the election Of the Taft dele.
gates, who were seated by both the
national committee and the credentials
rommittee.
Ninth District.
In the Ninth district the district
committee was called by Mr.. Speaker.
a member Of the committee, and not by
the chairman. The chairman refused
to convene the committee because he
claimed that all the delegates from
Texas to the national convention must
be elected In the state convention. that
Colonel Lyon. his superior, had thus
directed him The district committee
was called Seven members attended
| the meeting The district convention
was called on May 10 Eleven counties
out Of the fifteen responded to the call
and took part In the convention Three
counties were not represented, and In
one of these there was no election.
After this convention had been called
the chairman of the district committee
changed his mind and called a meet
Ing Of the committee for April II.
This committee called a congressional
convention to be held on May IS. But
there was no publication Of the call,
which had to be thirty days before the
convention, until April 81 The Taft
convention seems therefore to have
been duly and regularly convened,
while the Roosevelt couventtjn was
not. The Taft delegates were seated.
Tenth District.
In the Tenth district the decision
turned largely upon the bad faith with
which two members Of the district
committee voted In the seating Of dele
gates aud upon the bad faith with
which one OF them used the proxy in.
trusted to him. The Taft delegates In
this case bolted and left the hall and
Immediately in the same building or.
1 ganized another convention which con
sisted Of delegates from six counties.
Proceedings were regularly held: n per
manent organization effected. TIE re-
port Of the committee on resolutions
adopted and delegates pledged to Taft
were elected. The undisputed evidence
Indicated that a fragrant attempt had
been made to deprive Taft of this dis
trict, to which he was justly entitled
The national committee sustained the
title Of the Taft delegates and alter
mates by practically unanimous vote.
Fourteenth District.
In the Fourteenth district there were
fifteen counties In the district. Wher
the executive committee met at Sar
Antonio to make up the temporary rol
there were ten members of the com
mittee present whose right to act was
undisputed. of whom six were for Taft
and four for Roosevelt. There wer,
four other Roosevelt men presen
whose right to vote was disputed ant
who were clearly not entitled to repre-
sent their county at that meeting. Ont
Of them held the proxy of the commit
teeman from Kendall county. who wal
dead, and the proxies from three othel
counties were held, two by postmas
tiers and one by an assistant postmas
ter, while under the election law o.
Texas no one who holds an office o.
profit or trust under the United Statei
shall act as a member Of an executive
J committee either for the state or TO
any district or county. The temporar,
roll was made up by Taft members
having a clear majority without per
hitting these men to act under thei
proxies. There was contest over tn,
delegation from Bexar county, whicl
contains the city Of San Antonio Full
. consideration was given to this contest
but the testimony was Overwhelming
! that Taft carried the county by a vot
Of four or five to one. On the prope
basis the total vote In the district con
vention was sixty-seven, Of which tn
number instructed or voting for Tai
was thirty and one-half, tn
, number voting or instructed for Roose
, welt twenty eight aud one-half, not vol
ing one. The Taft delegation wa
, therefore seated at Chicago.
E CONCLUSION.
3 The purpose Of this resume Of tn
r contests In which there was any shad
ow Of substance has been to inforr
: those who have not time or incinatio
i. to read the longer and more detaile
!. account Of them contained In the large
pamphlet 1t is not essential to max
Mr.. Taft's title indisputable that a
Z men agree on every one of the issue
. raised. They were decided by the TT
|. bunals which uniform party usage ha
Il