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Convention Opens With Taft Cries Clash Over Temporary Roll
The Taft Roosevelt split sparked a noisy opening at the Chicago convention as Governor Hadley challenged the national committee over the temporary roll. Elihu Root emerged as a favored temporary chair candidate while Roosevelt supporters shouted and derided opponents amid a flood of interruptions and protests.
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Convention Hall
Chicago
Fairbanks
Hemenway
James F. Watson
Indiana
Watson
Taft
Guggenheim
Colorado
Kermit Roosevelt
Idaho
Maine
Wadley
Missouri
Roosevelt
Illinois
James E. Watson
Rosewater
Walher Callahan
Father Callahan
Republican National Committee
Hayward
Hadley of
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Governor Hadley
Hadley
James EK. Watson
William Barnes, Jr
New York
National Committee
The
Republican Party
Fort
New Jersey
Payne
Elihu Root
Root
McGovern
Mr. Hedges
Hedges
Flida Root
Theodore Roosevelt
Big Steve
Heney
Heilman
Evansville
Ind
Murray Crane
Jerry Wooden
Bradley
Kentucky
Senate
Lorimer
Francis J. Heney
California
Senator Bradley