1908 republican Convention

Chicago, IL

June 16 to 19, 1908

Nominated: William H Taft of Ohio for President

Nominated: James S Sherman of New York for Vice President

Taft who was Secretary of War was Roosevelt's appointed successor. Despite some opposition within the party he was nominated on the first ballot. The convention approved a platform however, that was more conservative than Roosevelt and other progressive Republicans would have liked.

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