William Howard Taft ran as the Republican nominee in 1908 because his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, fulfilled a promise he had made after winning the election in 1904. Because Roosevelt had first come to office when McKinley was assassinated, only six months into his second term, when Roosevelt won in 1904 he announced that he would abide by the precedent (not yet law) that Presidents should only serve two terms in office.
William Howard Taft and Me
William Howard Taft and Me
William Howard Taft and Me
William Howard Taft ran as the Republican nominee in 1908 because his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, fulfilled a promise he had made after winning the election in 1904. Because Roosevelt had first come to office when McKinley was assassinated, only six months into his second term, when Roosevelt won in 1904 he announced that he would abide by the precedent (not yet law) that Presidents should only serve two terms in office.