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Taft Nominated by Historic Republican Convention
Taft wins the presidential nomination at Chicago after a hard fought, wide plate convention. Leaders praise Taft’s integrity and breadth, while Fairbanks and other contenders receive strong but ultimately unifying support from their states during a tense, energized gathering.
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William Howard Taft
Commonwealth of the United States
Fairbanks
Indiana
Tridiana
Jim Wat- 500
Repulican
Taft
Ohio
Iit
United States
Eaders
Chicago
Lakes
All Eyes
Will
W. Fairbanks
Western Union Telegraph Company
J. Frank Hanly
Abraham Lincoln
Garfield
Blaine
Harrison
Roosevelt
Buckeye
America
Caesar
Empire State
Keystone
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Tommorrow
Republic
Theodore Roosevel