SET 4 — Election of 1908 & Taft Presidency

Election of 1908

heodore Roosevelt declined to run again and supported William Howard Taft, who won.

William Howard Taft

27th president; more conservative and less confrontational than Theodore Roosevelt.

Mann–Elkins Act (1910)

Strengthened federal regulation of interstate commerce and railroad rates.

Payne–Aldrich Tariff (1909)

aised tariffs instead of lowering them, angering Progressive Republicans.

Insurgents

Progressive Republicans who opposed conservative leadership in their party.

Old Guard Republicans

Conservative Republicans who supported business interests.

“Uncle Joe” Cannon

Conservative Speaker of the House; symbolized Old Guard power.

Elphadunks

Progressive Republicans who sided with Democrats against their own party.