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Office | President |
Honorific | President - Abbr: President |
Type | Independence Primary Election |
Filing Deadline | January 01, 1908 - 12:00pm Central |
Polls Open | July 27, 1908 - 06:00am Central |
Polls Close | July 29, 1908 - 08:00pm Central |
Term Start | March 04, 1909 - 12:00pm |
Term End | March 04, 1913 - 12:00pm |
Contributor | Chronicler |
Last Modified | RBH July 27, 2008 03:44am |
Data Sources | New York Times 7/29/1908 |
Description |
The only Independence Party National Convention was held in Orchestra Hall in Chicago IL. There were roughly 930 delegates. The first ballot for President: Thomas L. Hisgen 396, John T. Graves 213, Milton W. Howard 200, Lyon 71, and William R. Hearst 49. Hisgen was nominated on the third ballot: Hisgen 831, Howard 38, Graves 7, Hearst 2. Graves was selected to run for Vice President.
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