The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-08
TEXAS.
First District.


nine districts from Texas or these the
First district was composed of eleven
counties, each county having one vote,
except Cass county, which had two
The executive committee, composed of
one representative from each county.
made. up the temporary roll. and in the
contests filed from two counties seat
ed both delegates with one-half vote
each The convention elected the two
Taft delegates, giving them ten and
one quarter votes Each county was
represented in this vote A minority
representing one and three-quarters
votes bolted the regular convention
and held rump meeting The ma
tionaI committee tg unanimous rote
decided the contest in favor OF the
Taft delegate
Second District.
In the Second Texas district there
were fourteen counties Two counties
were found not TO have held conven-
tions and one county to have no dele
gate present The convention was
then constituted by the delegations
that held regular credentials The re
port OF the committee on credentials
was accepted upon roll call. and then
the representatives of five counties
withdrew from the hall The repre-
sentatives Of four OF these counties
held a rump convention. The regular
convention remained in session several
n a.
which retired and made their reports.
which were accepted and elected two
Taft delegates to the national eonven-
tion and certified their election In due
'aem 10 the national committee. which
without division asked for. held them
properly elected
Fourth District
The Fourth Texas district consists
of five counties, each having one vote
In the district convention under the
rall One county. Rains. chose an uncon-
tested delegation. aud that one was for
Taft The other four counties sent
delegations The contest
Ing delegations appeared before the
executive committee TO
present their claims, but the commit
tee arbitrarily refused TO hear any
body. Having exhausted every effort
TO secure a hearing, the four contest
Ing delegations. together with the only
delegation OF the conven-
lion. withdrew to another place and
held a convention and elected Taft
delegates to the Chicago convention.
The congressional convention which
elected the Taft delegates was com
posed OF more than a majority, and.
indeed. OF practically all the regularly
elected delegates The national com
.nittee held the title of the Taft dele
gates to their seats valid by viva voce
vote without calling for a division.
Fifth District.
The Fifth district OF Texas is com
posed of Dallas. Ellis, Hill, Bosque
and RockwalI counties Dallas county /
cast more Republican votes than all
the other counties OF the district put
together. The call for the congress
sional convention allowed each county
to send not to exceed four delegates,
but made no reference to the basis OF
of the respective coun-
ties composing the district There
was a contest from Dallas county, but
the Taft delegates were seated Taft /
delegates were seated on the temporary I
roll from two counties. and Roosevelt /
delegates from the three counties. and /
the representation in the convention I
was fixed at one vote for each county \
without regard to the number of dele /
gates in the convention or the num- !
Der or Republican votes cast in such /
county. A minority report Of the dis /
trlct committee was presented. protest |
ing against the ratio of representa-
ton adopted. The chairman OF the Z
objected to the presenfa- I
ton OF this minority report Failing I
In this he abandoned the platform and |
left the hall
The convention thereupon elected a /
new chairman and a new secretary. ap- /
pointed committee on credentials. |
which recommended the seating of tile /
Taft delegates from Hill county and I
iHt dupiltluu Dl the minority report OF 4
the district committee az TO the basis 1
Of the representation in the convention. |
Both these recommendation were I
and Taft delegates to the ma i
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 |
ganized a meeting at which it was !
claimed the Roosevelt delegates to the |
national convention were elected The
Republican vote for the district for |
1903 was as follows: Dallas county. |
J, ,06S; Ellis, 594; Hill. 414: Bosque, 266; |
Rockwan, 80. Both the national com /
mittee and the committee on creden-
Lials sustained the Taft delegates
Seventh District.
The Seventh congressional district OF |
Texas is composed of the following |