Republicans Name Taft as Nominee for Vice Presidency
Taft secured the nomination with Timothy as chair and Sherman receiving strong floor support. Curtis Guild and Franklin Murray backed by Massachusetts and New Jersey respectively joined the nominating speeches. Sherman won the nomination by a large vote margin while Fairbanks and Sheldon received scattered ballots.
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Roosevelt Race Sparks Half Hour at Republican Convention
At the Chicago Coliseum the second day of the Republican convention produced a brief Roosevelt race outburst, as delegates debated credentials and Taft support. The platform affirmed tariff reform, railroad laws, postal savings, farm aid, monetary reform, and global peace while praising progress under Republican policy and warning against Democratic governance.
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Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sketch
James S. Sherman of Utica born Oct. 24, 1855 in Utica New York and educated at Hamilton College 1878 became a lawyer and held mayoral and party posts before serving in Congress from the Fiftieth to the Sixtieth terms Taft profile recounts his career and the 1904 Roosevelt–Fairbanks ticket.
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Republican Convention Adopts Resolutions Report
The Republican local convention approved the resolutions committee report by a large vote, defeating the minority K Cooper proposal. The platform supports tariff revision and sets a special session of Congress after the inauguration to pursue adjusted duties.
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