Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-06


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 were contested
being permitted to 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 was
composed Of ten counties having 1853
votes, Of which eighty-two We're neces.
sary to choice. There was no con.
test in five of the counties, and al
though the Roosevelt men claimed that
there was one in Spencer county no
contest was presented against the
seating of the regularly elected Taft
delegates from that county. This gave
the Taft delegates eightyfour votes, or
two more than were necessary for a
choice. In other words, assuming that
the Roosevelt men were entitled to all
the delegates from the counties In
which they filed contests In the dis
trict convention there remained a clear
majority Of uncontested delegates who
voted for the Taft delegates to Chi.
cagO.
OKLAHOMA.
Third District.
In the Third Oklahoma district the
question Of the validity Of the seats of
the delegates turned on the constitu-
ton Of the congressional committee,
which was made up of twelve Taft
men and seven Roosevelt men. The
chairman, Cochran, was a Roosevelt
man and attempted to prevent the ma.
jority Of the committee from taking
action. The chairman was removed
and another substituted, and thereupon
the convention was duly called to order
on the temporary roll prepared by the
congressional committee, which was
made the permanent roll, and the two
Taft delegates to Chicago were duly
selected. Every county in the district
had its representation and vote in the
regular convention, and no person
properly accredited as a delegate was
excluded or debarred from participat-
ing in its proceedings. Cochran and
his followers bolted after his deposl
ton. Assuming that all the committee
who went out with him had the right
to act on the committee, 1t left the
committee standing twelve for Taft
and seven for Roosevelt, so it was sim
ply a question whether a majority of
the committee had the right to control
its action or a minority, The boiling
convention which Cochran held was
not attended by majority of the duly
elected delegates to the convention 1t
did not have the credentials from the |
various counties, and its membership
was largely made up of bystanders
who had not been duly accredited by |
any county in the district. Its action
was entirely without authority.
TENNESSEE.
Second District.
In the Second Tennessee district |
tested out of possible total of 10S in
the convention. There were forty-nine
contested. The Roosevelt contestants
In the forty-nine refused to abide the
decision Of the committee on creden-
tiaIs and withdrew, leaving fifty-nine
uncontested delegates. These fifty
nine delegates, part of whom were
Roosevelt men, remained In the con
vention, appointed the proper commit.
tees, settled contests and proceeded to
select Taft delegates. There can be
no question about the validity there
fore OF their title.
TEXAS.
First District.
The only remaining districts are the
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 fled from two counties seat.
ed both delegates with One-half vote
each. The convention elected the two
Taft delegates, giving them ten and
votes. Each county was
In this vote. A minority
representing one and three-quarters
votes bolted the regular convention
and held a rump meeting. The ma
tional committee by unanimous tote
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
lions 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 I
held a rump convention. The regular
convention remained In session several ,
hours, appointed the usual committees.
which retired and made their reports. |
which we're accepted. and elected two ,
Taft delegates TO the national cOnven-
Jon and certified their ele:tlon In due 8
form to the national committee, which
without division asked for, held them {
elected.
Fourth District.
The Fourth Texas district consists I
OF Eve counties, each having one vote {
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