Taft boom seems about to collapse
Subject(s): Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927, Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Elections, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Hemenway, James A. (James Alexander), 1860-1923, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Indiana, Kentucky, Kittredge, Alfred B. (Alfred Beard), 1861-1911, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, New England, New York (State), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Presidential candidates--Public opinion, Presidential candidates--U.S. states, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, South Dakota, Spooner, John C. (John Coit), 1843-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Washington (D.C.), Wisconsin
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Secretary of War William H. Taft seemed to be the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president, but his candidacy is losing support. Even thought President Roosevelt supports him, and he is personally popular with the public, he is a poor campaigner and is losing ground in several states to other politicians, including Roosevelt himself, whom some support for a second elected term.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-21
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English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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2
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Image
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Taft boom seems about to collapse. [June 21, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294548. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
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Unknown. Taft boom seems about to collapse. [21 Jun. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294548.
APA:
Unknown., [1907, June 21]. Taft boom seems about to collapse.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294548.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
