The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-10-18
CHELAN co. REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION RECALLED
John A. GeIiatly Writes Letter to Con-
gresham NOrris-Intem-
perate Language


chee Republic of the 9th inst, which
R. F. Holm addressed to Congressman
Norris, for the purpose of making po-
litical capital, it is not inappropriate
to print a letter written by John A.
Gelately at the same time, addressed
to Mr.. Norris. Let the voters of Che
Ian county, republican, democrat and
progressive, form their opinions after
the evidence is all in. It will be re-
called that the Taft supporters kicked
themselves out of the republican con-
vention last spring before any right or
privilege for which they contended was
taken from them. The Roosevelt fol-
lowers simply contended that in the
organization of the convention the rule,
supported by precedent, decency and
common honesty, that a delegate
should not vote on his own right to a
seat in the convention, should be up
held and govern the action of the con-
yention. The republican county con-
vention was regularly called, regularly
opened and regularly organized accord
ing to rule and precedent. The re-
publican county central committee
met before the convention was called
to order and reported rule that con-
testing delegations could not partici-
pate in the organization of the conven-
ton and would have to abide the ac-
ton of the convention on the report OF
the committee on credentials and rep
resentation.
Three contests were filed. The
Taft followers filed a contest from
Cashmere; the Roosevelt followers filed
a contest from one of the Wenatchee
precincts and also from Leavenworth.
Now the Taft followers contend that
the Cashmere contest was genuine and
should have received favorable consid-
Grafton, but that the Roosevelt con-
tests did not deserve consideration.
When the convention was called to or
der and the roll called on the election
of a temporary chairman the three con-
tested precincts were not called. The
Taft followers refused to abide by the
selection of the temporary chairman
and proceeded to elect one OF their
own men chairman and set up an inde-
pendent organization in opposition to
the regularly constituted republican
organization. After electing tenn
porary chairman and secretary and
appointing a committee on credentials
and representation and resolutions
committee, at HAS the regular
convention adjourned to one O'Clock
to give the credentials committee time
to make up its report. At exactly l
o'clock the convention was called to
order and the committee on credentials
presented its report seating the regular
Taft delegates from Wenatchee and
Leavenworth precincts, throwing out
the Roosevelt delegates. The regular
Roosevelt delegates from Cashmere
were seated as against the contesting
Taft delegates. Giving the Taft fol-
lowers practically all for which they
contended. The boiling Taft dele
gates did not come into the convention.
After the regular convention adjourned
they organized a boiling convention,
selected delegates to the state conven-
ton and adjourned at l2:40.
Had the Taft delegates remained in
the convention, simply permitted pro-
ceedings to take their regular course,
they would have controlled it. They
saw fit to bolt before any right wa:
taken from them. For losing theil
heads, and by precipitate action de-
priving themselves Of the right Of tax
ing part in the regular county conven
ton, they were well laughed at all Owe
the county. AS a matter of fact, tho
admission to the regular meeting wa
not denied them. They simply die
not put in an appearance and the reg
ular convention proceeded in an or
derly way with the business OF th'
meeting, and elected Roosevelt dele