The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02

form to the national committee, which
properly elected.
Fourth District.
The Fourth Texas district consists
Of five counties, each having one vote
IN the district convention under the
call. 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 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
uncontested delegation Of the conven-
ton, withdrew 10 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 majority, and,
indeed, Of practically all the regularly
elected delegates. The national com
mittee 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 Rockwell 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 20 exceed four delegates,
but made no reference to the basis Of
representation Of the respective coun-
ties composing the district There
was contest from Dallas county, but
the Taft delegates were seated Taft
delegates we're seated on the temporary
roll from two counties, and Roosevelt
delegates from the three counttes, and
the representation IN the convention
was fixed at ono vote for each county
without regard 30 the number Of dele
gates IN the convention or the num-
Der Of Republican votes cast IN such
county. A minority report of the dis
trict committee was presented. protest
ing against the ratio Of Representa-
ton adopted The chairman OF the
convention objected to the presenta-
ton OF this minority report Failing
in this he abandoned the platform and
left the hall.
The convention thereupon elected a
new chairman and nsw secretary, ap
pointed q committee ON credentials,
which recommended the seating OF the
Taft delegates from Hill county and
the adoption Of the minority report Of
the district committee as to the basis
OF the representation IN the convention
Both these recommendations were
adopted. and Taft delegates 10 the ma
tional convention were thereupon eject
ed by vote Of eight to three The
Roosevelt men thereafter retired TO the
south end of the hall, where they or
gained a meeting at which It was
claimed the Roosevelt delegates 30 the
national convention were elected. The |
Republican vote for the district for |
1903 was as follows: Dallas county,
zoos: Ellis, 594: Hill, ala: Bosque, 26B: |
Rockwall 80. Both the national com
mittee and the committee on creden- |
tials sustained the TAN delegates.
se~enth District
The Seventh congressional district of |
Texas is composed of the following |
counties: Anderson, Chambers. Gal |
weston, Houston, Liberty, Polk, San ia
cinto and Trinity. Polk, San Jacfnto |
and Trinity were without proper party |
organization. In Texas county chair
men must be elected by the voters IN |
each party. No such election was held /
in any Of these three counties. In two |
Of them Colonel Lyon assumed 30 ap-
point chairmen. which he had no right
to DO. Lyon himself had cIassed these
three counties as unorgantDed and with
out party organization.
The convention met In Galveston
The executive committee met prior 20
the meeting OF the convention 30 make
up the temporary roll Of delegates The
executive committee had before It the
question Of having the three uDorgan-
lied counties represented IN the con-
ventton- The executive committee re-
fused TO recognize them When this
action was taken by the executive com-
mittee a delegate from Houston county
and the alleged representatives from
the three unorganised counties with
drew from the meeting and proceeded
TO organize another convention, and
upon this Is based the contest, which
was rejected by both committees, the
committee and tho credentials
Eighth District
In the Eighth congressional CONVEX
ton a split occurred over thu majority
and minority reports Of the executive
committee as 10 the temporary roll.
The Roosevelt followers controlled the
executive committee. but dh not have
a majority IN the CONVENTION. which
adopted the minority report and gave
TAFT ave and oDe-hah votes and Roose-
yelt two and ope-hAn votes Tnfs re-