Convention Stirs as Taft Sherman Ticket Emerges
At Chicago June 19 1908 the Republican National Convention names William Howard Taft for President and James S Sherman for Vice President after rousing speeches by Speaker Cannon and Senator Lodge The roll call gives New York broad support and Guild and Murphy each gain seconding planks while Bishop state cheers echo as Elated delegates declare Sherman the choice.
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Taft to Visit New Haven for Yale Reunion Event
Secretary William H. Taft will attend the Yale Corporation meeting and the Yale Class of 1878 reunion in New Haven on Monday. He will dedicate a memorial flagstaff on campus and sit with Mrs. Taft in the Yale Harvard game grandstand. The Tafts stay with Mr. and Mrs. Farnam and plan a fall campaign stop.
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Vatican Pleased With Taft Nomination
Rome reports a good impression at the Vatican over Secretary Taft's nomination in Chicago. Taft is viewed as favorably inclined to Catholic influence in the Philippines, aligning with church interests.
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Taft Nomination Welcomed in Tokio
The news of Secretary Taft’s presidential nomination was greeted with gratification in Tokio on June 19, reflecting his broad personal popularity.
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Taft nomination stirs foreign editorials and Berlin reports
London and Paris papers hail Roosevelt Taft nomination with mixed views on imperialism and policy. French outlets see a move toward intervention and empire, while British and German press praise Taft’s qualifications and continuity with Roosevelt. Berlin papers note expected tariff revision and Panamanian policy.
Taft praised across papers in 1912 press collage
A Boston Herald opinion praises Taft’s earned confidence as president. The New York World declares one vital fact dominates the Democratic path: Bryans nomination means Taft’s election. Wilmington News urges voters to back a proven public servant, while others call Taft a fit, steady leader with a strong American character.
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Taft Portrayed As Best Of American Manhood
The Philadelphia Inquirer lauds Taft as a capable, steady public servant with slow but deliberate thinking and prudent speech. The Baltimore American notes business approval for his platform. The New Haven Journal-Courier emphasizes Taft as thoroughly prepared and devoted to free institutions and national service.
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Taft for President Echoes From Yale Class of 1893 Telegram
James M. Lamberton unearthed a 1893 telegram from Judson Starr declaring I am for Taft for President of these United States. Starr, then a Taft supporter, wrote to Yale class secretary J. A. Porter for the quinquennial record. The note, quoted in full, places Starr as an early Taft advocate.
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