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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 20 Chicago were duly
! selected. Every county in the district
had It's representation aud vote In the
regular convention. and no persoa
properly accredited as a delegate YVES
excluded or debarred from participate
ing in its proceedings Cochran and
his followers bolted after his deposit
ton. Assuming that all the committee
who went out with him had the right
10 act on the committee. IL left the
committee standing twelve for Taft
and seven for Roosevelt. so 1t was sim
ply question whether n majority OF
the committee had the right 10 control
It's action or a minority. The boiling
convention which Cochran held was
NOT attended by majority OF the duly
,
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. It's action
was entirely without authority.
TENNESSEE.
Second District.
I - ehn C1o.uA Isn,,a.a.o Ht.t-tct
there were fifty-nine delegates uncon-
tested out OF a possible total OF los in
| the convention. There were forty-nine
| contested. The Roosevelt contestants
! In the forty-nlne refused TO abide the
decision OF the committee on creden-
tails and withdrew, leaving hfty-nine
uncontested delegates. These fifty
nine delegates. part OF whom were
Roosevelt men. remained In the con-
yention. appointed the proper commit
tees. settled contests and proceeded 20
select Taft delegates. There can be
no question about the validity there
fore OF their title. ,sG R
TEXAS. u
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
I 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
one quarter votes. Each county was
represented In this vote A minority
representing one and three-ouarters
votes bolted the regular convention
and held rump meeting. The ma
tional committee by unanimous cote
decided the contest In favor OF the
Taft delegate. ssfQg1
Second District. 'A-1.- =
IN the Second Texas district there
were fourteen counties. Two counties
were found not TO have held conven.
lions and one county 20 have no dele
gate present The convention was
then constituted by the delega lions
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 or four OF these counties
held rump convention. The regular
convention remained In session several
hours, appointed the usual committees.
| l.l al IA .rta
which were accepted. and elected two
Taft delegates to the national conven
ton and certified their election In due
FORM 20 the national committee, which
without division asked for. held them
properly elected.
Fourth District.
The Fourth Texas district consists
" ave counties. each having one vote
IN the district convention under the
! sah One county, Rains. chose an uncon-
tested delegation, and that one wAs for
Taft The other four counties sent
contesting delegations. The contest
ing delegations appeared before the
congressional executive committee 10
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
uncontested delegation OF the conyen-
ton, withdrew to another place and
held convention and elected Taft
delegates 10 the Chicago convention.
The congressional convention which
elected the Taft delegates was com
posed OF more than majority, and.
Indeed. OF practically oil the regularly
elected delegates. The national com
mitiee held the title OF the Taft dele
gates TO their seats valid by viva voce
vote without calling foe division.
Fifth District.
The Fifth district OF Texas is com