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Who was Roosevelt's chosen successor who defeated Bryan in the 1908 presidential election?

  • William Howard Taft

  • Grover Cleveland

  • Alton B. Parker

  • William McKinley

Answer

Bryan won his party's nomination in the 1908 presidential election, but he was defeated by Roosevelt's chosen successor, William Howard Taft.
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