Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-09

form to the national committee, which
without division asked for. hell then
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 nncon
tested delegation, and that one was Tor
Taft. The other four counties sent
contesting 6eiega tons. The contest
ing delegations appeared before the
congressional executive committee to
present their claims, but the commit
tee arbitrarily refused 20 hear any
I body. Having exhausted every EFFORT
to secure a hearing, the four contest
ing delegations. together with the only
uncontested delegation Of the conyen-
ton. withdrew TO another place and
held convention and elected TAFT
delegates to the Chicago convention
The congressional convention which
elected the Taft delegates was com
posed OF more than a majority, and,
indeed. of practically all the regularly
elected delegates The national com
mittee held the title of the Taft dele
gates to their seats valid by viva voce
vote without calling for division
Fifth District.
The Fifth district of Texas is com.
posed Of Dallas, Ellis, Hill, Bosque
and Rockwell counties Dallas county
cast more Republican votes than all
the other counties Of the district put
together. The cali for the congress
slonal convention allowed each county
to send not to exceed four delegates,
but made no reference to the basis of
representation Of the respective cOun-
ties composing the district There
was a contest from Dallas county, but
the Taft delegates were seated. Taft
delegates were seated on the temporary
roll from two counties, and Roosevelt
delegates from the three counties, and
the representa- ton in the convention
was fixed at one vote for each county
without regard to the number OF dele
gates In the convention or the num-
pCI VI htDuDtlEuu NOlCD NtloA IL 0lNb
county. minority report of the dis
trict committee was presented, protest
ing against the ratio Of representa-
ton adopted. The chairman of the
convention objected to the presenta-
ton of this minority report Failing
In this he abandoned the platform and
left the hall
The convention thereupon elected a
new chairman and a new secretary, ap- I
pointed a committee on credentials. /
which recommended the seating Of the /.
Taft delegates from Hill county and
the adoption of the minority report of /
the district committee as to the basis .
Of the representation in the convention
Both these recommendations were f
adopted and Taft delegates to the ma
-ional convention were thereupon elect .
ed by a vote of eight to three. The
men thereafter retired to the
south end of the ball. where they or.
ganized a meeting at which it was
,laimed the Roosevelt delegates to the
national convention were elected The
Republican vote for the district for
1908 was as follows: Dallas county.
LOGS; Ellis, 594 Hill. 414; Bosque. 2G6:
Rockwall. IS. Both the national com
nittee and the committee on creden-
ials sustained the Taft delegates
Seventh District
The Seventh congressional district of
Texas is composed of the following
ouuties Anderson. Chambers, Gal
'eston. Houston. Liberty, Polk. San ia
into and Trinity Polk. San Jacinto
nd Trinity were without proper party
organization Ia Texas county chair
neu must be elected by the voters in
ach party No such election was held
b any Of these three counties In two
+ them Colonel Lyon assumed to APP
oint chairmen. which he had no right
o do Lyon himself had cassed these
hree counties rs unorganized and with
NJ party organization
The convention met in Galveston
he executive committee met prior to
he meeting OF the convention to make
p the temporary roll Of delegates. The ,
xecutive committee had before it the
uestion Of having the three morgan. I
led counties represented in the con. I
ention The executive committee re- ,
used to recognize them. When this I
ction was taken by the executive COM 3
littee a delegate from Houston county
nd the alleged representatives from
he three unorganized counties with {
rev from the meeting and proceeded
} organize another convention, and
pom this Is based the contest, which
as rejected by both committees. the
ational committee and the credentials
Eighth District.
In the Eighth congressional conven- 2
on split occurred over the majority o
nd minority reports OF the executive :
'mmittee as to the temporary roll. ii
he Roosevelt followers controlled the /,
Iecutive committee, but did not have :
majority in the convention. which ~