1908 Republican National Convention

The 1908 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois from June 16 to June 19, 1908. It nominated presidents that were in the Republican party.

Theodore Roosevelt liked William Howard Taft, so he was nominated. The convention nominated James S. Sherman to be the vice president.

 Candidates for president 
Before the convention, Charles Fairbanks and Charles Evans Hughes both seemed like possible nominees, but Roosevelt chose to pick the president himself. Roosevelt wanted Elihu Root to be president, but Root was too young, so Roosevelt chose William Howard Taft instead. Taft was sure that he would win. Taft won the presidential nomination on the first ballot.

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 Chose not to be nominated 

 Vice Presidential Candidates 
Taft wanted a progressive running mate like Albert Beveridge or Jonathan Dolliver, but Joseph Gurney Cannon and the New York delegation chose James S. Sherman. Sherman was a conservative, but the progressive wing of the party chose him anyway. Sherman won the vice presidential nomination on the first ballot, and he won 816 of the 979 votes.

 Chose not to be nominated 

 Related pages 

 History of the United States Republican Party
 United States presidential nominating convention

 References 

 Other websites 

 Republican Party platform of 1908 at The American Presidency Project
 Taft acceptance speech at The American Presidency Project

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