The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-07

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-
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 hail.
The convention thereupon elected a
new chairman and new secretary. ap-
pointed 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
gained meeting at which it was
claimed the Roosevelt delegates to the
national convention were elected. The
Republican vote for the district for
1908 was as follows: Dallas county.
2,06s; Ellis. 594; Hill, 414: Bosque. 266:
Rockwell, 80. Both the national COM
mittee and the committee on creden,
tails sustained the Taft delegates.
Seventh District.
The Seventh congressional district of
Texas is composed of the following
counties: Anderson. Chambers. Gal
weston. Houston, Liberty, Polk. San ia
cinto and Trinity. Polk. San Jacinto
and Trinity were without proper party
organization. In Texas county chair
men must be elected by the voters in
each party. No such election was held
in any of these three counties. In two
Of them Colonel Lyon assumed to ap-
point chairmen, which he had no right
to do. Lyon himself had classed these
out party organization.
The convention met in Galveston.
The executive committee met prior to
the meeting Of the convention to make
up the temporary roll Of delegates. The
executive committee had before it the
question Of having the three morgan
lied counties represented in the con
vention. The executive committee re-
fused to recognize them. When this
action was taken by the executive COM
mittee delegate from Houston county
and the alleged representatives from
the three uDorganized counties with
drew from the meeting and proceeded
to organize another convention. and
upon this is based the contest. which
was rejected by both committees. the
national committee and the credentials
committee.
Eighth District.
In the Eighth congressional conven-
ton 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 five and one-half votes and Roose-
welt two and One-haff votes. This re-
suited in the election Of the Taft dele
gates, who were seated by both the
national committee and the credentials
committee.
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 Is. Eleven counties |
out Of the fifteen responded to the cali
and took part in the convention. Three
one of these there was no election.
After this convention had been called !
the chairman Of the district committee
changed his mind and called q mees
Ing of the committee for April II.
This committee called congressional
to be held on May Is. But
there was no publication Of the call.
which had to be thirty days before the
until April q. The TAT:
seems therefore to have
been duly and regularly convened.
while the Roosevelt convention 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 and 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
in the same building or