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Taft Nominated by Ohio on Injunction Plank and Roosevelts Shadow
The Taft contingent at the Chicago convention pushes the injunction plank in the platform while campaigning for Taft as Roosevelt’s rivals falter. Speakers praise Taft’s record as judge, solicitor general, governor, and war secretary, emphasizing his reformist integrity and global leadership. Ohio seals Taft’s candidacy with a rousing nomination in a heated, sweltering session.
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Committee On
William BR. Taft
Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
Taft
Fulton
Oregon
Warren
Wyoming
Durkett
Nebraska
Lonk
Kansas
Borah
Idaho
Charles F. Broker
Connecticut
Powell’ Clayton
Arkansas