The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02

thorizing him TO fill vacancies, Of
course, applied only 10 those places
which became vacant after they haC
been filed and clearly did not apply tc
131 new precincts. 1t could not in she
nature Of things apply to a change
from the old system to a complete new
system Of precincts created by the city
council, because If they were to be
filed the entire number of 331 new
precincts different from the old must
be filed. One system could not be
made into the other by a mere addi-
tional appointment of 131 committee
men. No lawyer will say that SUCH
action by the committee thus consti-
tuted was legal Therefore the action
which the lawful committee Of $50 took
In electing Taft delegates who made a
majority In the state convention was
the only one which could be recognized
as valid
CONTESTED DISTRICT DELs-
GATES.
&c. ALABAMA. -
Ninth District.
The Ninth Alabama contest turned
on the question whether the chairman
Of district committee had power 70
fill vacancies, whether a committee
man who had sent his resignation to
take effect only IN case he was not
present being present, should be pre-
vented from acting as committeeman.
and. third, on the identity Of another
committeeman. The written reSOfu-
tion under which the right Of the
chairman 20 appoint to vacancies WA
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
afidavtts were flied by committeeman
who were present when the resolution
was passed 10 show that the resoEu-
tion contained no such authority. Tnfs
gave rise 10 a question Of fact upon
which a very large majority OF both
the national committee and the COM
mittee on credentials held that the
lead pencil insertion was a forgery,
that the chairman did not have the aO-
thority therefore 10 appoint % Tine
vacancies, and therefore the acton Of
hts committee was not valid THIS
made It necessary to reject the contrast
ants. The committee decided the evo
other issues Of fact before them tn
favor OF the Tan contention. although
the hrst decision was conclusive
ARKANSAS.
Fifth District +,
IN the Fifth Arkansas the question
was ono 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 Reddfng
faction H'as not the Republican party.
that II was a oefunct organization and
had only acquired fffe at the end Of
each four years for the purpose OF
using II IN the national .convenfmn,
The contestants were therefore reject
ed II was shown that the other or
TAFT had been In active existence as
the Republican party, had nominated
a local ticket and bad run conSJgss-
man
CALIFORNIA. 49,.
Fourth District
The Fourth California presented 6hts
question: UDoer the state law the dete-
CATION. two from each district, was
elected ON a general ttchet. IN a group
Of twentysiI. Each Delegate might
either express hts presidential psetef-
ence or agree 20 vote for the presf1en,
tial candidate receiving the highest
number IN the state. In the Fourth |
district the two candidates from that |
district on the Taft ticket expressed |
a preference for Taft. but did not |
agree to vote for the candidates hav- |
Ing the highest state vots. These Taft |
delegates IN the Fourth distrtct re-
ceived a majority Of 200 more than
The Roosevelt delegates IN thai dis
trSct The national call forbade any
Iaw OF the acceptance Of any law
which prevented the election OF dese-
rates by distrtcta IN other words, the
all Of the national convention WIS at
variance with the state hw. Tne scate
law sought 20 enforce the STATE unit
-uie and required the whole twenty
,iI oeAegntes 30 be voted for an over
he stata, assigning two 10 each dis
net on The tSchet 10 absds tho stats
VIDE escctou. vhile the Republican
rational CONVENTION has insisted upou
he unit of the District since 1880 That
las been tbs party hv. THIS cunven-
ION recognized the party law and heid
{ 70 be more binding than that % the
itntR law and allowed the two 6efe-
,atss who had received IN the Fourth
district g vote larger than their two
pporents assigned 10 that dtstrtcA 10
,ecome Delegates IN the convent>cn
INF. was clearly lawful. for a stair has
10 power 10 limit or control tho basis
Z representation Of a voluntary ma
lonal party IN a national conrentton-
he fact that President Tar By tels-
ram approved all the twenty SIX 6ete-
ates as representing him h said b be
n estoppei against hts claiming tho
lection Of two Of those Delegates IN
heir Fourth district What Is there
IN his approving tho can
Macy Of all his dAle0ates and TIA |