La Junta tribune., 1912-07-27

Roosevelt delegates was defeated In
the committee, vote 80 TO 10.
oklahoma. Third district. two dele
gates-Two conventions were held n;
| Tulsa. The Taft men admitted that a
Roosevelt committee chairman had
been deposed and that six other Roose-
welt men had been barred because
their proxies were not acceptable"
The Roosevelt convention contained
representatives from sixteen OF the
nineteen counties In the district The
national committee seated the Taft
| delegates.
Texas. eight delegates at large and
twenty-five district delegates-Thc
Roosevelt delegates AT large were Sc
iected In q state convention In which
209 OF the e&9 counties were represent
ed. OF which Roosevelt had carried i7?.
In two OF the districts the national
committee gave delegates to Roose-
yeit. but In nine others gave them TO
Taft. Col. Roosevelt contendcd tha.
he had carried the state overwhelming.
ly. In two OF the eleven dlstricta there
seemed to have been no jusiifiablc
Roosevelt claims and they were not
pressed.
Washington. fourteen delegates
The conventions In Washington iK-
nored voluntary preference primaries
and elected Taft delegates regardless
o! them. The national committee In
dorsed this action.
Two things are perfectly apparent
In these cases. which involve fifty
seven OF the delegates.
One is that the national committee
isnored the preferential primary when.
ever II could be done. There Was no
TAFT man with sufficient hardrhood 10
challenge such results a. those In Illi-
Aoaa. RooaeyivaniA, and eAosWheTe. but
It was eonsaaSee1 saf0 70 know ~
voluntary primaries. for which 40
state Law existed. IN WAshiugtoa aad
ArisouA Il vas considered sa1e 10
take two California delegates % the
theory that the state lav had not met
the national organiaatioa's require.
ment that delegates shall b elected
by congressional districts.
The other plain thing In these cases
primaries OF any kind . TAFT leader
could do only right and . Roosevelt
leader only wrong. All Qusstjoos oe
regularity were resolved IN favor os
TAN men where they controlled NJ
chinsry and against Roosevelt men
where they controlled machinery.
Cecil Lyon Ia . Roosevelt leader n
Texas and Roosevelt carried the stata
Lyon was national committeeman. He
had At his disposal IN Texas the ma
chinsry which the raft men had q
their disposal In states which thsy con.
trolled By Organization methods. But
Lyons use Of maehinsry became
| wrong me momeot u vas used for
Roosevelt and wrong because OF that
fact
Tho national committee 70 vofk out
its absurd results had 70 run With ~
hare and hunt With the houDls. u hal
to be one thing In one state aad a.
other In another. but II AHA ID b
which contests OF merit we're psoolnt.
ed-uniAir and unjust.
n the national committee had beea
honest In Its determinatioa OF results
there would have beea 10 attempt TO
purge the roll OF the Temporary osoak
isstioa OF the conveatioa. The oaa
elected temporary chairman would
have bsen elected fairly and Honestly.
whoever hs might have bsea. Thsrs
would have bsen permanent oegaalsa,
ton honestly effected. There vosl1
have besa Q no0inatioa honsetly
made. And the Republican party today
would b united and iss voters Wosl4
be backing the nomiuees ol. tAe CAt.
caeo coaveatSoa.
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