ELECTIONS OF TR

Dane Cooper

PRESIDENCY 1901-1904

TR acceded to the Presidency in 1901, so he had

plenty of time to prepare for his role in the 1904

election

1904 CAMPAIGN

Realized he needed the support of conservative

Republicans in Congress

For holding back on certain progressive items, he got the

support and could do as he pleased with foreign policy

In 1903 he toned down his anti-corporate sentiments• Needed support of big money

Maneuvered Mark Hanna, as the Chairman of the

Republican National Committee to endorse his candidacy

1904Was nominated unanimously on first ballot

His competitors were Democrats, Judge Alton B. Parker and

Henry G. Davis• Parker winning the Democratic nomination

Democrats attacked the Roosevelt party as “spasmodic,

erratic, sensational, arbitrary”• Called themselves the sane and safe choice

• TR’s party defended themselves with their foreign policy success

As was the custom Roosevelt or Parker did not actively

campaign• Roosevelt Sat on his front porch and campaigned there with

statements • He received 2$ million from wealthy friends who supported

him

ELECTION OF 1904

Election was all TR• TR won with 336 electoral votes to Parker’s 140.• He won every state outside of the South, including

Missouri• Rode a Huge wave of public support, due to his

success the previous 3 years

After winning, TR vowed to not run again in 1908

because he believed presidents should only serve

two years in a row • Though he was upset, he stuck to that promise and

supported Taft in 1908

CAMPAIGN OF 1912

During 1908-1910, TR traveled Africa and Europe

with his Son (Kermit) and Daughter (Edith).

When he came back to NY in 1910 Masses of

people came to greet him

A lot of his progressive views/plans were getting

halted by Taft, this caused Progressive Republicans

to push TR to run in 1912

1912

Eventually he decided, “to throw his hat into the ring”

The Republicans arrived being split between Taft and Roosevelt. • However Taft controlled the convention floor, while Roosevelt had

party delegates (Taft backers managed to exclude most TR delegates by not recognizing their credentials)

• This enraged TR and decided to pull out – giving Taft the victory

The democrats had Woodrow Wilson. • New Freedom party, a progressive view

Two weeks later, TR decided to enter the nomination under the

Progressive Party. • The Party Platform was “New Nationalism”• Bull-Moose Party

FINAL CAMPAIGN SPEECH

TR showed the American people everything they

loved about it, by finishing a speech with a bullet

lodged in his chest• He was shot right before the speech, and decided to

still give it• Claimed he was strong as a bull-moose!

ELECTION OF 1912

Wilson captured 41.9% of the vote/TR 27.4%/Taft 23.1%/Socialist

Party Eugene Dens won 6%

Wilson took 435 electoral votes, TR 88 and Taft only 8

TR only won 6 states – California, Michigan, Minnesota,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Washington

Even though he loss, He helped bolster the Progressive Party views

into the oncoming presidencies

Wilson enacted much of TR’s New Nationalism program during his

presidency

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