Topics in Chronicling America - The Presidential Election of 1908: Taft vs. Bryan

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Important Dates:

• June 16-19, 1908: The Republican National Convention, held in Chicago, nominates William Howard Taft.
• July 7-10, 1908: The Democratic National Convention held in Denver, nominates William Jennings Bryan.
• November 3, 1908: Taft defeats Bryan in the general election.

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• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] William Taft, James Sherman, Theodore Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan, Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention.
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Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Call to Order of Republicans in Convention," The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL), June 16, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Wild Outburst for Roosevelt!," The Seattle Star (Seattle, WA), June 17, 1908, Extra!, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Roosevelt Day at Chicago," New York Tribune (New York, NY), June 18, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
• "Taft Nominated for President First Ballot," Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), June 19, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Taft and Sherman Republican Ticket," Hopkinsville Kentuckian (Hopkinsville, KY), June 20, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Opening of Democratic Convention," Daily Capital Journal (Salem, OR), July 7, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Democrats in Convention," New York Tribune (New York, NY), July 8, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
• "The Democratic Convention," The National Tribune (Washington, DC), July 9, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
• "William J. Bryan Nominated for the Presidency on the First Ballot by the Denver Convention," The Marion Daily Mirror (Marion, OH), July 10, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Bryan Was Nominated Today by National Democratic Convention at Denver," The Paducah Evening Sun (Paducah, KY), July 10, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
• "Taft and Sherman Sweep Country," New York Tribune (New York, NY), November 4, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
• "William H. Taft is Elected President of United States," Daily Arizona Silver Belt (Globe, AZ), November 4, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Taft and Sherman Have Triumphed," The Ocala Evening Star (Ocala, FL), November 4, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
• "Taft Defeats Bryan by 1,000,000 Majority," University Missourian (Columbia, MO), November 4, 1908, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.