Why did taft’s opponent in the 1908 presidential race claim that taft was running two campaigns? taft campaigned as a progressive republican in the west and a conservative republican in the east. taft planned to continue roosevelt’s policies and introduce some of bryant’s policies as president. taft campaigned as a republican in some states and as a democrat in others. taft encouraged progressive republicans to join the democratic party.

The correct answer is:

Taft campaigned as a progressive Republican in the West and a conservative Republican in the East.  

Explanation:

President Theodore Roosevelt bowed in 1904 that he would not seek the presidency in 1908 so he nominated William Howard Taft as his successor.

During the elections of 1908 Republican William Howard Taft won the support of the Progressive Republicans (whose leader was Theodore Roosevelt), so his opponent Democratic William Jennings Bryan claimed he was running two campaigns in an attempt to dismiss him, William Howard Taft won the election by 321 votes, with the support of the entire Republican Party becoming the 27th President of the United States.

Because Taft campaigned as a progressive Republican in the West and as a conservative Republican in the East.

Further Explanations:

Howard Taft was 27th President and 10th Chief Justice of The United States. He continued the Office of President from 1909 -1913 and the office of chief Justice from 1921 -1930. He is the single person in the United States to have hold both the offices. He was born on 15th September 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father Alphonso Taft was a US Attorney general and Secretary of war. William Taft died on 8th March 1930.

31st United States Presidential election was a quadrennial President Election which was held on 3rd November 1908 in which William Howard Taft of Republic Party defeated three times democratic Candidate William Jennings Bryan. Taft won with 51.6 percent of the total votes in the election. After being defeated in the election his opponent stared blaming his campaign policies that he campaigned as a progressive Republican in the west and as a conservative Republican in the east for their failure.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High school

Subject: US History  

Chapter: United States Legislature

Keywords: Howard Taft, 27th President and 10th Chief Justice, The United States, Cincinnati, Ohio, Alphonso Taft, US Attorney general, Secretary of war, quadrennial, Republic Party, William Jennings Bryan, progressive Republican, conservative Republican

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