The Chanute times., 1912-08-16
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First District
The only remaining districts are the
nine districts from Texas. OF these the
First district was composed Of eleven
counties, each county having one vots.
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 fled from two counties seat
ed both delegates with one-half vote
each. The convention elected the two
Taft delegates, giving them ton and
one-Quarter votes. Each county was
represented In this vote A minority
representing one and thrss-Quartsrs
votes bolted the regular convention
and held a rump meeting. The na.
uonal committee By SHoximows vote
decided the contest In favor Of the
Taft delegate.
Second District.
In the Second Texas district there
were fourteen counties. Two counties
we're found not to have held conven-
tlons and one county to have no dele
gate present. The convention was
then constituted by the delegations
that held regular credentials. The re.
port Of the committee on credentials
was accepted upon roll call. and then
the representatives Of five counties
withdrew from the hall. The repre-.
sentatves Of four of these counties
held 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 to the national 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 for
Taft. The other four counties sent
contesting delegations. The contest
Ing delegations appeared before the
congressional executive committee to
present their claims, but the commit
tee arbitrarily refused to hear any.
body. Having exhausted every effort
to secure hearing. the four contest
Ing delegations, together with the only
nncontested delegation Of the conven
tlon. withdrew to another place and
held q 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 Rockwall counties. Dallas county
cast more Republican votes than all
the other counties Of the district put
together. The call for the congres
sional convention allowed each county
to send not to exceed four delegates.
but made no reference to the basis of
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 representation 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-
Der Of Republican votes cast In such
county. A minority report of the dis
trict committee was presented, protest
ing against the ratio Of representa-
tion adopted. The chairman Of the
convention objected to the presenta-
tion or this minority report Failing
In this he abandoned the platform and
left the hall.
The convention thereupon elected a
new chairman and new secretary, ap-
pointed 4 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
adopted. and Taft delegates to the ma
tional convention were thereupon elect
ed by vote Of eight to three. The
Roosevelt men thereafter retired to the
south end Of the hall, where they or
yanized a meeting at which II was
,laimed the Roosevelt delegates to the
national convention were elected. The
vote for the district for