Tag Archives: William Howard Taft

Sept. 9, 1907: Taft Leads Bryan in Presidential Poll

Posted on September 9, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2006. Sept. 9, 1907 Los Angeles More than a year before the 1908 presidential election, Republican William Howard Taft is far and away the favorite over Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a straw … Continue reading →

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July 17, 1908

Posted on July 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Don’t get the idea these hats were cheap; wait till you see the actual prices: $219.87 and $186.89, marked down to $86.85 USD 2007. Below, Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan gets more inches of copy but Republican candidate William … Continue reading →

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