The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-08-03

that what was known as the Redding
faction was not the Republican party.
that II was defunct organization and
had only acquired life at the end OF
each four years for the purpose OF
using u In the national convention.
The contestants were therefore reject.
ed. IL was shown that the other or
Taft had been In active existence ms
the Republican party. had nominated
a local ticker and had run a congress-
man
CALIFORNIA.
Fourth District.
The Fourth California presented this
question: Under the state law the dele
CATION. two from each district. was
elected on a general ticket. in group
of twenty-six Each delegate might
either express his presidential prefer
ence or agree to vote for the presiden.
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 vote. These Taft
delegates In the Fourth district re
ceived a majority OF 200 more than
the Roosevelt delegates In that dis
trlct The national call forbade any
law or the acceptance OF any law
which prevented the election OF dele
gates by districts. In other words, the
call OF the national convention was at
variance with the state law. The state
law sought 70 enforce the state unit
rule and required the whole twenty
six delegates to be voted for all over
the state, assigning two 10 each dis
trict on the ticket TO abide the state
wide election. while the Republican
national convention has insisted upon
the unit OF the district since 1880. That
has been the party law. This conven-
ton recognized the party law and held
II 20 be more binding than that OF the
state law and allowed the two dele
gates who had received In the Fourth
district a vote larger than their two
opponents assigned TO that district, TO
become delegates In the convention.
This was clearly lawful for state has
no power to limit or control the basis
OF representation OF a voluntary ma
tional party In a 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 estoppe against his claiming the
election OF two OF those delegates In
their Fourth district What Is there
inconsistent in his approving the can
dldacy OF all his delegates and the
election OF two OF them2 Why should
he be thus estopped to claim that part
OF the law was imperative because In
conflict with the call OF the convention?
INDIANA.
thirteenth 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 rlotous proceedings. and
although Il was not as wide as a barn
| door il was enough The chairman put
| the question ms 10 electing the Taft
! delegates. and after continuous obi e,-
ton lasting three hours declared the
tote carried. The Roosevelt men thus
4 prevented a roll call and then bolted.
KENTUCKY.
/ Seventh District.
! In the Seventh Kentucky district the
| total vote OF the convention was %.
There were contests from four coun.
ties, involving nlnety-hve votes. Ac-
cording 60 the rules OF the party IN
Kentucky. where two seats OF creddn-
| tials are presented those delegates
whose credentials are approved by the
county chairman are estitled 10 pdr.
tlcipate In the temporary Organization,
On the temporary roll the Taft chair
I man was elected by ninety-eight VOTES
and forty seven votes were cast for the
J Roosevelt candidate The committee
on credentials was then appointed. con
sIsting OF one member named by each
county delegation The majority re
| port or the committee was adopted
unanimously by the convention, no del
egatlon whose seats were contested
being permitted 10 vote on Its own
case As soon as the majority report
OF the credentials committee had been
adopted the Roosevelt adherents bolt
ed There was not the slightest reason
for sustaining the contest for Roosevelt
delegates.
Eighth District
The Eighth Kentucky district wns
composed OF ten counties having 1913
votes. OF which eighty-two were neces.
sary 20 n choice There was no con.
test In Eve OF the counties. and nj
though the Roosevelt men claimed that
there was one In Spencer county no