Presidential Election of 1912: Theodore Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Party

Overview

The Milford Museum American History Series continues with a program titled The Presidential Election of 1912: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of the Bull Moose Party, to be presented by Lew Miller on Saturday, September 13, 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Public Library in Milford, Delaware. The Election of 1912 was a contest between four nominees, but the program’s focus will be on two of them: Theodore Roosevelt (a former president and the nominee of the Progressive Party, also called the Bull Moose Party); and Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat who was then serving as the governor of New Jersey. It has been called the first ‘modern’ presidential election since several states held primary elections to choose their candidates. Some of the issues in the campaign may sound familiar: tariffs, immigration, inflation, and inequality. The election outcome determined the direction of the two main parties over the 20^th Century: The Republican Party became more conservative, and the Democratic Party became more liberal.