the stamp of its approval upon the Roosevelt administration, and turned

to appeal to the voters.

Copyright, 1908, by Young & Carl, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mr. Taft formally accepting the Republican nomination for the

Presidency, on the veranda of the residence of his brother, Mr. Charles

P. Taft, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

In round numbers Taft received 7,680,000 votes and Bryan 6,410,000. The

electoral vote stood 321 for the Republican candidate and 162 for the

Democratic candidate. Thirty States elected Republican presidential