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In the 1916 Republican National Convention, who was selected for the presidential nomination?
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Charles Evans Hughes was selected for the presidential nomination at the 1916 Republican National Convention. Hughes was a former governor of New York and had served as the Secretary of State under President William Howard Taft. He was seen as a moderate candidate who could appeal to both progressive and conservative Republicans. Hughes lost the election to Woodrow Wilson, who was running for a second term.
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