Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30
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| kentucky, Seventh District.
In the 7th Kentucky district, thu
total vote of the convention was 145
There were contests from countie!
involving IS votes. According to thu
rules Of the party in Kentucky, where
two sets of credentials are presented
those delegates whose credentials are
approved by the county chairman are
entitled to participate in the tenn
porary organization. On the tenn
porary roll the Taft chairman was
elected by SO votes and Al votes were
cast for the Roosevelt candidate
appointed, consisting of one member
named by each county delegation. The
majority report of the committee was
adopted unanimously by the conven-
ton, no delegation whose seats were
contested being permitted to vote on
its own case. AS soon as the ma
jority report of the credentials commit.
tee had been adopted. the Roosevelt
adherents bolted. There was not the
slightest reason for sustaining the con-
test for Roosevelt delegates:
Kentucky, Eighth District.
The 9Th Kentucky district was Gem.
posed of 10 counties, having 1853 votes.
OF which 80 we're necessary to a
choice. There was no contest in five
OF the counties, and although the
Roosevelt men claimed that there was
one in Spencer county, no contest was
presented against the seating CT the
regular elected Taft delegates from
that county. This gave the Taft dele
gates "a votes or more than neces'
sary for choice. In ether words as
Stunning that the Roosevelt men were
entitled to all the delegates from the
counties in which they filed contests
NAMED clear majority of uncontest-
ed delegates who voted for the Taft
delegates to Chicago.
Oklahoma, Third District.
In the 3rd 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 IL Taft men and
7 Roosevelt men. The chairman, Coch-
ran, was a Roosevelt man, and at
tempted to prevent the majority of the
committee from taking action. The
Chairman was removed, and another
and thereupon the conven.
ton was duly called to order on the
temporary rcll prepared by the con-
gressional committee, which was made
the permanent roll and the two Taft
delegates to Chicago were duly select.
ed. Every county in the district had
its representation and vote In the
regular convention. and no person
accredited as a delegate was
excluded or debarred from participat.
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
to act on the committee, 1t left the
committee standing - for Taft and 7
for Roosevelt, so it was simply ques-
ticn whether a majority Of the COM
mittee had the right to control its &C
ton or minority. The boiling con-
vention which Cochran held was not
attended by a 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. It's action
was entirely without authority.
Tennessee, Second District.
In the I'd Tennessee district there
were SO delegates uncontested out OF
q possible total Of 1OS in the conven-
ton. There were 40 contested. The
Roosevelt contestants in the 40 re-
fused to abide the decision Of the COM
mittee on credentials, and withdrew,
leaving 50 uncontested delegates.
These SO delegates, part Of whom were
Roosevelt men, remained in the con-
vention, appointed the proper COM
mittees. settled contests, and pro-
ceeded to select Taft delegates. There
can be no question about the validity
therefore Of their title.
Texas, First District.
The only remaining districts are the
nine districts from Texas. OF these,
the first district was composed Of II
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
seated both delegates with one-half
vote each. The convention elected
the two Taft delegates, giving them
loA votes. Each county was repre-
sented in this vote. A minority rep
TX votes bolted the regular
and held rump meeting.
The National committee by unanimous
vote decided the contest in favor Of the
Taft delegate.
Second District.
In the End Texas district there were
IA counties Two counties were found
not to have held conventions. and one ]
county to have no delegate present.
The convention was then constituted
oy the delegations that held regular
credentials. The report of the com
nittee on credentials was accepted
lpon roll call and then the representa-
ives of five counties withdrew from
he hall. The representatives Of four
If these counties held rump conven-
ion. The regular convention remained
n session several hours appointed the
Usual committees. which retired and
made their reports, which were &C
,epted, and elected two Taft delegates