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Taft and Sherman Nominated by Republicans at Convention
The Republican national convention chose Taft for president on the first ballot with 702 votes and backed Roosevelt, Knox, Hughes, and La Follette in a tumultuous, record setting session. The result followed dramatic demonstrations as Lodge managed a lengthy roll call amid wild enthusiasm and near unanimity for Taft.
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