The Washington times., 1912-06-05
TAFT Is INDICATED!

Acting under especial directions from Taft him
SELF the Taft forces in Ohio Tuesday put into opera
ton the recall Of the decision Of the majority
ed Boss Rule, paid homage to feuda system Of
Federal ofceholders, adopted political grand larceny
as their only article Of fath-and glorousy vindi-
Gated the Administration of William Howard Taft
The entire affair was sngularly appropriate.
Always bear in mind that in a Statewide pri-
mary wherein the voters had absolute freedom to
register their opinion and prior to which President
Taft and his supporters had canvassed every county
in the State and pleaded their case Taft was over
whelmingy repudiated by direct vote Of the rank
and file Of the Republican party in Ohio.
Then contemplate the scenario Of the Ohio
State convention, which reversed the will OF the Re-
publican party Of Ohio!
Of eighty-eight county delegations Roosevelt
controlled ffty-one and Taft thirty-four. The ma
oriy Of the delegations controlled by Roosevelt had
been chosen at the Statewide direct primary, by a
vote of the people. Roosevelt's delegations came
from the rural districts and the small cities
Tafts delegations hailed from the large cities,
where Bosssm is luxuriant plant They were hand
picked. In all but three instances they came from
cities which Roosevelt had carried by popular vote,
but owing to the fact that the State delegates here
were selected by party caucuses or appointed by
Federal machinery, they lined up for Taft.
The delegation from Cleveland, for example,
was selected by United States Senator Burton and
his able lieutenant Maurice Maschke boss Of Cleve-
land II stood foryeght for Taft and five for Roose-
velt although in the direct primaries Roosevelt car
ried Cleveland and all the adjacent territory, La
Toilette ran second while Taft was a feeble third
Instances like this were multiplied in the con-
vention. BY virtue Of these rubber-samped delega-
tons the Taft forces seized control of the credentials
committee by majority Of one district, winning two
districts by majority of one delegate vote.
Having seized control of the committee in this
manner the Taft forces proceeded to organize the
convention, with Senator Burton as engineer of the
steam roller Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Carmi Thompson, oiler, and Maurice Maschke, fire.
man. Brother Charley was Inspector
BY using all of the methods known to the prac.
ttoners OF the boss system by voting large blocks
OF delegates like cattle in absolute contradiction to
the way their constituents voted the Taft Federal
machine ndorsed Tafts Administration and selected
six Taft deegates-atlarge from hOio to the Chicago
convention by majority of A. out of total of 75a
delegates.
One OF these delegates was Warren G. Harding
whom the Republicans of Ohio repudiated last elec
ton by defeating him with Judson Harmon; another
was United States Senator Burton, an Aldrich lieu
tenant and third was Charles P. Taft whose cit,
is governed by Democrat elected upon the groune
that he had broken up the Taft-Cox machine.
And, as the curtain falls, L. G. Lsyn, Tafts
ttuar Ohio manager, issues the statement: The
action Of todays convention clearly shows that the
Republicans still have confidence in President Taft
Most any one will express great confidence in the
ability Of the man who is demanding a euloey BY
the mild persuasion Of Z club.