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In 1904, now Senator [[Charles Fairbanks|Fairbanks]], a close friend to assassinated [[William McKinley|President McKinley]] had aspirations for the [[Presidency]] and thought the easiest route to fulfilling them would be to serve as then [[Theodore Roosevelt|President Roosevelt]]'s [[Vice President]].  As such, his supporters made sure to nominate him for the position and were successful.

In 1904, now Senator [[Charles Fairbanks|Fairbanks]], a close friend to assassinated [[William McKinley|President McKinley]] had aspirations for the [[Presidency]] and thought the easiest route to fulfilling them would be to serve as then [[Theodore Roosevelt|President Roosevelt]]'s [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]].  As such, his supporters made sure to nominate him for the position and were successful.

In 1908, after [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] announced his retirement but decided to hand pick his successor. [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]], held [[Charles Fairbanks|Fairbanks]] in disdain, often  mentioning his choices for successor in front of him, while leaving his name out<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/charles_fairbanks.pdf Senate History]</ref>. [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] initially favored [[Secretary of State]] [[Elihu Root]].  However, [[Elihu Root|Root]]'s age and background in corporate law did not work in his favor, causing [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] to support his friend and [[Secretary of War]] [[William Howard Taft]].  Nonetheless, support for [[Charles Fairbanks]] remained widespread and far surpassed that of another contender, [[Charles Evans Hughes]], who would win nomination 8 years later.   

In 1908, after [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] announced his retirement but decided to hand pick his successor. [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]], held [[Charles Fairbanks|Fairbanks]] in disdain, often  mentioning his choices for successor in front of him, while leaving his name out<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/charles_fairbanks.pdf Senate History]</ref>. [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] initially favored [[Secretary of State]] [[Elihu Root]].  However, [[Elihu Root|Root]]'s age and background in corporate law did not work in his favor, causing [[Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] to support his friend and [[Secretary of War]] [[William Howard Taft]].  Nonetheless, support for [[Charles Fairbanks]] remained widespread and far surpassed that of another contender, [[Charles Evans Hughes]], who would win nomination 8 years later.