The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-06

Wide election, while the Republican
national convention has insisted npon
the unit of the district since 1880. That
has been the party law. This conven-
tion recognized the party law and held
Il to be more binding than that Of the
state law and allowed the two dele.
gates who had received In the Fourth
district vote larger than their two
opponents assigned TO that district, to
become delegates In the convention.
This was clearly lawful, for q state has
no power to limit or control the basis
Of representation Of a voluntary ma.
tional party In national convention.
The fact that President Taft by tele
gram approved all the twenty-six dele.
gates as representing him Is said to be
an estoppel against his claiming the
election Of two Of those delegates In
their Fourth district What Is there
Inconsistent In his approving the can.
dIdacy Of all his delegates and the
election Of two Of themf Why should
he be thus estopped to claim that part
Of the law was imperative because In
conflict with the call Of the convention7
INDIANA.
Thirtesnth District.
In the Thirteenth Indiana there was
no question about the victory Of the
Taft men. because the temporary chair.
man representing the Taft side was
conceded to have been elected by one.
half vote more than the Roosevelt
candidate. This one-half vote extended
through the riotous proceedings, and
although 1t was not as wide as a barn
door II was enough. The chairman put
the question as to electing the Taft
delegates, and after continuous objec.
ton lasting three hours declared the
vote carried. The Roosevelt men thus
prevented roll call and then bolted.
KENTUCKY.
Seventh District.
In the Seventh Kentucky district the
total vote Of the convention was 1f5
There were contests from four ccun.
ties, involving nlnety-five votes Ac
cording to the rules Of the party in
Kentucky. where two seats Of cret!rn
tails are presented those Delegates
whose credentials are approved by the
county chairman are entitled to par
ticipate In the temporary organization
On the temporary roll the Taft chair
man was elected by ninety-eight votes
and forty-seven votes were cast for the
Roosevelt candidate. The committee
on credentials was then appointed. con
sisting of one member named by each
county delegation The majority re,
port of the committee was adopted
unanimously by the convention. no del
egatlon whose seats we're contested
being permitted to vote on its own
case AS soon rs the majority report
of the credentials committee had beer
adopted, the Roosevelt adherents holt
ed. There was not the slightest reason
for sustaining the contest for Roosevelt
delegates.
Eighth District.
The Eighth Kentucky district was
composed Of ten counties having i6
votes, Of which eighty-two were neces
sary to choice. There was no con
test In five OF the counties. and al
though the Roosevelt men claimed tina,
there was one In Spencer county M
contest was presented against tn,
seating of the regularly elected Taft
delegates from that county. This CAV,
the Taft delegates eighty-four votes VI
two more than were necessary for
choice. In other words. assuming thai
the Roosevelt men were entitled to al
the delegates from the counties II
which they filed contests In the dis
trict convention there remained clea
majority OF uncontested delegates win
voted for the Taft delegates to Chi
cago.
OKLAHOMA.
Third District.
In the Third Oklahoma district tn
question Of the validity Of the seats o
the delegates turned on the constitu
ton Of the congressional COMMITTEES
which was made up Of twelve Tai
men and seven Roosevelt men. TIL
chairman, Cochran. was a Roosevelt
man and attempted to prevent the ma
jority Of the committee from takini
d
and another substituted. and thereupol
the convention was duly called to orde
ON the temporary roll prepared by tn
congressional committee, which wa
mad" the permanent roll, and the tw
rnfl delegates TO Chicago were dull
see. ted Every county in the distric
hnh it, representation and vote In tn
Co" 80. rutiOn. and no perso
prl?'rly accredited as delegate wa
.... - ,ybarred from participat
'"" N - Nro erdings. Cochran an,
70, soH H'r bolled after his depos
ian Assuming that all the commltte
who went ont with him had the RICH
To act On the committee, II left tn
committee standing twelve for Tai
and seven for Roosevelt. so 1t was sin
ply question whether a majority O
the committee had the right to contrC
Its action or minority. The boltin
convention which Cochran held wa
not attended by n majority of the dul
| alectad dalapntes m the conypntion