Theodore Roosevelt did support William Howard Taft in the 1908 Presidential election. In fact, Taft was Roosevelt's "hand-picked" man.
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In the 1908 presidential election, William Howard Taft's opponent was William Jennings Bryan, a Democrat. In the 1912 election, his opponents were Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt.
Successor to Theodore Roosevelt - William Howard Taft. Successor to Franklin Roosevelt - Harry S. Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft succeeded Theodore Roosevelt as President, on March 4 (then inauguration day), 1909, having won the 1908 Election. Roosevelt served almost 2 terms as president, as he succeeded William McKinley after McKinley's assassination in September 1901; McKinley had served only 6 months of his term. Then, Roosevelt went on to win the 1904 Election, and served that term as well.
Roosevelt strongly supported William Howard Taft, who won the nomination in 1908 on the first ballot at the Republican convention.
William Howard Taft's rule of reason sought to limit the government's power. Theodore Roosevelt's new nationalism sought to strengthen the government's power.
Democrat Woodrow Wilson, Republican William Howard Taft, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and Socialist Eugene V. Debs
William Howard Taft's rule of reason sought to limit the government's power. Theodore Roosevelt's new nationalism sought to strengthen the government's power.
The split in the Republican Party in the 1912 Presidential Election, Teddy Roosevelt starting the Progressive Party, and the eventual election of Woodrow Wilson due to the 3 way split in 1912.
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft