Taft Nominated On First Ballot At Chicago Convention
Taft led on the first ballot with 701 votes at the 1908 Republican national convention in Chicago as Knox and La Follette split support, Roosevelt and Taft leading a day of tumultuous enthusiasm. The scene showed massive crowd energy and a volatile, feverish push toward final VP choices.
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Taft
Chicago
United States
William H. Taft
Opte
Buch
Knox
la Folletté
Ohio
Buckeye
Theodore H. Burton
Taft: The Republican Nominee's Record and Promise
The piece portrays William Howard Taft as a highly qualified Republican nominee with extensive public service experience. It details his Yale education, legal career, early legal and political roles in Ohio, and ascent to national prominence, including tenure as solicitor general and judge. It notes his long friendship with Theodore Roosevelt and his careful preparation for the presidency.
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Wiliam Howard Taft
Republican Party
Taft
Alphonso Taft
Yale College
Harrison
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Ohio
Sixth Federal Circuit
American Bar Association
Detroit
Roosevelt
Philippias
Manuls
Nee Power
Sherman Named On The Ticket With Taft
The article notes James S. Sherman of Utica New York received the Republican vice presidential nomination on the first ballot at 12 25 today with 816 votes while Curtis Guild of Massachusetts had 75 and Joseph S. Murphy of New Jersey 7. Roosevelt sent congratulations and Wright was named to succeed Taft as Secretary of War.
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Louise M Torrey
New England Atock
Taft
Yale
Cinsinnati
Cipolansti Law School
Hamilton County
Dees A Ee
Asu
Mo Youre
Foraker
Walker
Hezekiah Rupert
Morton Fleming
Carry Bun Church
Indiana
Shelocta
Rupert
Granda
Frank Walker
Tarentum
B. Peeler
Charles Rink
M D
William Thomas
Arthur Miller
Paul Wiggins
Margaret Walker
W. Pearl Walker
J. Elder Peeler
Eeq
Clarksburg
B. R. Peeler
Armstrong Town
W. F. Walker
Shelocte
Mabel Johnaton
Gear
Misa Lizzie Johnston
Chicago
James S. Sherman
Utica
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Sherman
New York
Ste
Luke Ey, Wright
the Philips, Pines
Japan
William H. Taft
Elliot Owens Advances with Pay Raise and Club Presidency
Prof R Elliot Owens of Cortland New York Teachers College received a $500 annual salary increase after a board recommendation from the school principal. He was also elected president of the Teachers' Club, an association of leading educators across several New York state counties.
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R. Elliot Owens
Cortland, N. Y
Nowrsmal School
Owens
New York State
The
Mrs Thomes B Clark Hosts Ladies Group Gathering
Mrs Thomes B Clark entertained the ladies of her Twenty and the fivevera of the Ladies' Ald Society at her North Ninth Street home on Thursday afternoon.
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Mre. Thomes B. Clark
Ald Socles
Nioth Strest
Saturday Sale at Church Bring Fresh Produce and Treats
Saturday church sale offers 4 panas and baked goods with strawberries and ice cream on a sunny afternoon. Proceeds aid local activities.
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Ropert Farm
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Mre. Clark
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