Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-30
For Vice President,
JAMES 5. SHERMAN,
Of New York.
TAFT DELEGATES Performed
THEIR DUTIES.


The Independent has not noticed
any Of the many filings Of criticism
made Of the action of the eight Taft
delegates TO the late National Re
publican Convention, in not, at the
request Of the notorious Bull Mooser,
and his cohorts from this State to
said Convention, because we have
considered such clap-trap as but the
weak and puerile vaporings OF half
crazy people which in short time
would vanish into thin air. So it
has come TO pass.
Republicans are begi ming to see
the situation in its correct light and
are lining up manfully and forcefully
for President Taft as their candidate
for President?
The charge that the eight dele
gates to the Republican National
Convention, who are personal and
political friends of President Taft,
but who were compelled, however, by
an insane law of this State to vote
against his candidacy for President,
were unfaithful to their trust is false.
Nay, as false, and more so, if such a
thing could be possible, than is the
motive Of the Bull Mooser Chief, who
while pretending 10 be a Mos to
lead the people into the promised
land, at the same time is scheming
and continuing with all the power Of
his versatile mind, to destroy, politi-
cally, former friend and 10 ride a.
gain into political power at the for
mer's expense.
The law of this State, regardless of
what it may have been intended to
mean, construed accosding to its let
ter, does not r, quire delegates to a
national convention to do more than
to vote as unit for the candidate
for President receiving a majority Of
popular vote cast, and so to do as
long as there is chance Of his nomi-
nation. Roosevelt was credited with
having received a majority Of the
votes in this State cast hence the
delegation from this State was re-
quired, in honor, to vote for him as a
unit and SO to do as long as there
was chance of his nomination.
There never was the slightest chance
of his nomination, and his name was
not even placed before the Conven-
ton, but the eight Taft delegates,
with one exception, voted for him.
What more could they do? Yet
they have been censured. The
Roosevelt rabbIe howled and howl
ed, the 'littIe dogs and all" but now
the yelp failing Of sensible popular
support is deader than their Bull
Mocser Chief viii be,politieally, after
the next election. The Governor
who headed the lists of max factors
is unhurt; he stands as ever with head
aloft and as high up as ever in public
estimation, and the AsmaIlel flyn are
not suffering form any compunction of
conscience in following his judgment
at the convention.
The SHINING of the Taft delegates
was not, however, in that particular,
although sought to be made appear
SO. The crime committed was Is not
dancing, as the proyerbial Dancing
JAG =, az the pull OF the string OF the
Bull Mooser
First, in not voting against Sena-
tor Root for Presiding officer of the
Convention; and secondly in not
voting 70 unseat enough Taft dele
gates to give the great q ann CON
troll Of the convention. Ii tins be
crime make the most of it. The
eight Taft delegates have no apollo
gies TO make. Roosevelt was asked
the plain question as to in what way
the election Of Senator Root as the
Presiding officer of the Convention
would initiate against his nomination.
He could not answer the question.
His reply was solely of the Boss
character, al do not want him." With
the emphasis on the /.
Surely, our State Law could not