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Show Uri Willi 1J SPARE DEAL Calls Republican Electors Elec-tors Who Are Against Him Dishonest Washington. Aug 17 President Taft todaj made his first political speocli since he vas notified of his re-uomlnatlon re-uomlnatlon Addressing mombcrB of the Maryland Republican Editorial association as-sociation in tho east room of the White House, he declared blunti that presidential electors were "dishonest men" is they let their names appear on the Republican ballot and intended to vote for the candidate of another party. "All wo ask is a fair fight. A man cannot bo in the Republican partv and in a third party at the same time, ani should be compelled to make his selection" se-lection" said the president, "Regularity "Regu-larity of feeling or regularity and respect re-spect for the Ropublican party for what It has done what It is capable of doing are geing to bring over to the Republican party many a man who has been doubtful and" it is going to increase that number in my judgment judg-ment as we approach the election. "It is therefore essential that we make the cleaage as clear as it can be made, &o that those who are Republicans Re-publicans shall be Republicans and those who are with the bolters shall bear their name and title and not the Republicans and bolters, because they cannot be at least they ought not to bo in all fairness. Emblem of Party. "We ought to have electors in each slate bearing tho emblem of the Republican Re-publican party bearing the names of the candidate of that party for president pres-ident and vice president at the hoad of tho ticket, covering the electors who are going to vote for those names. If there are any men on that list won are not going to vote for tho men at the head of the ticket I don't hesitate to say that they are dishonest men, in that they are holding hold-ing out to the people who are to vote for them an implied promise that they will vote for the names on the ticket when they, In fact intend to vote for somobodv else "' Some of the editors told the President Presi-dent that either the electors chosen for the Ropublican ticket in Maryland would declare their intention to support sup-port him or a new state convention would be held to make new nominations. nomina-tions. Tho President began his speech with a brief summary cf what the Republican Repub-lican party stands for. He said; 00 |