William Howard Taft lost his support of the progressive Republicans
because of his
(A) action in the 1902 coal strike
(B) support of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
(C) response to the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fi re
(D) signing of the McKinley Tariff
(E) support of women’s suff rage
William Howard Taft lost his support of the progressive Republicans mostly because of "(B) support of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff," which was highly disliked by most Progressives for hurting business.
