Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-09

vote carried. The Roosevelt men thus
prey entcd a roll call aud then bolted
KENTUCKY.
Seventh District.
In the Seventh Kentucky district the
/ total vote Of the convention WAS ~.
There we're contests from four coun
ties, Involving ninety five votes. Ac.
cording TO the rules OF the party IN
Kentucky, where two seats OF credon
uals are presented those delegates
whose credentials are approved boy the
county chairman are entitled 10 par
tcipHte IN the temporary organization
On the temporary roll the TAFT chair
man was elected by ninety-elgA votes
aud forty seven votes were east for the
Roosevelt candidate The committee
on credentials was then appointed, con
slsting Of one member named by each
county delegation The majority re-
port Of the csnmittee WIS adopted
unanimously by the convention, no del
egaton whose seats were contested
being permitted 10 vote on It's own
case As soon as the majority report
sf 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 l03
votes, OF which elRhtytwo were ncces.
test IN five OF the counties. and al.
though the Roosevelt men claimed that
there was ono IN Spencer county n0
contest was presented against the
seating OF the regularly elected Taft
delegates from that county. This gave
the Taft delegates eighty four votes. ol
two more than were necessary for u
choice In other words, assuming that
the delegates from the counties IN
which they filed contests In the dia
trlct convention there remained q clcal
majority OF uncontested delegates VII.
voted for the Taft delegates to CHI
cago
OKLAHOMA.
Third District.
In the Third Oklahoma district Tho
question OF the validity OF the seats Of
The delegates turned on the conStitu
ton OF the congressional committee
which was made mp Of twelve Tai
men and seven Roosevelt men Tn,
chairman. Cochran was n Roosevelt
man aud attempted TO prevent the ma
lority Of the committee from takiu'
actiUn. The chairman was remove,
. aud another substituted, and thereupoi
he convention was duly called to Ordy
Oh the temporary roll prepared by IT,.
congressional committee which VIZ
made the permanent roll, and the tw,
Taft delegates TO Chicago were du'
selected. Every county In the dis'rir
! had its representation and vote in tn
regular convention, and no perso
]
excluded or debarred from participal
ing IN its proceedings. Cochran anc
his followers bolted after his depoSi
ton Assuming that all the committc,
to act on the committee, II left tn
committee standing twelve for Tar
and seven for Roosevelt. so II was sim
ply question whether n majority OF
the committee had the right TO contro
its action or minority. The boltlne
convention which Cochran held was
not attended by majority OF the duly
! elected delegates to the convention. i
did not have the credentials from the
various counties and its membership
was largely made up OF bystander'
who had not been duly accredited by
/, any county in the district. Its action
: was entirely without authority.
! TENNESSEE.
3 Second District.
In the Second Tennessee district
there were ffty-nine delegates uncon
tested out Of a possible total Of l0S 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
tials and withdrew, leaving tifty-nint
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 tc
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
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