The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-02
THE TRUTH
ABOUT THOSE
DELEGATES
Continued from Page Six.)

form to 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
caH. One county, Rains. chose an uncon-
tested delegation. and that one WIS 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 10 hear any
body. Having exhausted every effort
to secure a bearing. the -four contest
fng Delegations, toGether with the only
uncontested delegation OF the oooven.
don, withdrew 30 another place and
held convention and eiected 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 deiegates The national com.
mittee held the t1tie OF the Tnft dele-
gates TO their seats valid BY viva voce
vote without calling for a division.
Fffth D&etriot.
The Fifth dhstrsot Of Texas is CON-
posed Of Dallas. Ellis, Hin, Boeque
hnd Rockwnu counties Dallas county
cast more Republican votes than all
he other counties Of the district pot
together. The call for the congress
ional convention allowed each county
10 send not to exceed four delegates,
put made no reference 10 the basis Of
representation OF the respective coun-
tes composing the district There
vas contest from Dallas county, but
he Taft delegates were seated Taft
elegates were seated on the temporary
oil from two counties, and Roosevelt
delegates from the three counties, and
he representation in the convention
vas fixed at one vote for each cuunty
Without regard to the number OF deSe-
ates In the Convention or the num-
|er OF Republican votes cast In such
ounty. A minority report Of the dis
rfct committee was presented, protest
hg against the ratio Of representa-
lon adopted The chairman of the
onventon objected TO the presenta.
on of this minority report Failing
this he abandoned the platform and
ut the hail
The convention tbereupon elected a
ew chairman and a new secretary, ap-
ptnted a committee on credentials,
hich recommended the seating Of the
hft delegates from Hill county and
e adoption of the minority report of
e district committee as to the basis
the representation in the convention.
9th these recommendations were
opted. and Taft delegates 30 the ma
bnal convention were thereupon elect
by vote Of eight to three The
posevelt men thereafter retired to the
nth end OF the hall, where they or
nized meeting at which It was
Pimed the Roosevelt delegates 30 the
tional convention were elected The
publican vote for the district for
OS was as follows; Dallas county,
pcs; Ellis, 5o4; HiIl, 414; Bosque, 265;
ckwall, a8. Both the national CON-
ttee and the committee on creden-
ls sustained the TAFT delegates.
Seventh District.
The Seventh congressional district Of
xas is composed Of the foZb1wfng
unties: Anderson, Chambers, Gal
ston, Houston, Liberty, Polk, San ia
hto and Trinity. Polk. San Jacinto
Trinity were without proper party
Eanization In Texas county chair
Fn must be elected by the voters in
th party. No such election was held
any OF these three countiea In two
them Colonel Lyon assumed 10 ap-
mt ehairmen, which he had no right
do. Lyon himself had cIassed these
Zee counties as unorganized and with
party organization.
he convention met IN Galveston.
executive committee met prior TO
meeting of the convention TO make
the temporary roll OF delegates The
Fcutive committee had before 1t the
Pston Of having the three morgan
counties represented In the con
itlon. The executive committee re-
ed to recognize them When this
ion was taken by the executive COM
tee delegate from Houston county
the alleged representatives from
three unorganized counties with
w from the meeting and proceeded
organize another convention. and
pn this is based the contest, which
rejected by both committees, the
ional committee and the credentials
hmittee.
Eighth District.
the Eighth congressional conven.
a split occurred over the majority
minority reports OF the executive
lmittee as TO the temporary roll
Roosevelt followers controlled the
cuuve committee, but did not have
na tOFitv IN tha convention uhich