A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . sof the Senate, these opponents becoming known as Insur-gents. The sentiment of insurgency had grown so strongby 1912 that, though President Taft was again nominatedby the Republican Convention, there was vigorous opposi-tion, many of the delegates withdrawing and organizing anew party, which they called the Progressive party. Thisselected for its candidate Ex-President Roosevelt, who hadbeen a leader in the movement. In the Democratic Con-vention the choice fell upon Woodrow Wilson, Governorof New Jersey. The divisio
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . sof the Senate, these opponents becoming known as Insur-gents. The sentiment of insurgency had grown so strongby 1912 that, though President Taft was again nominatedby the Republican Convention, there was vigorous opposi-tion, many of the delegates withdrawing and organizing anew party, which they called the Progressive party. Thisselected for its candidate Ex-President Roosevelt, who hadbeen a leader in the movement. In the Democratic Con-vention the choice fell upon Woodrow Wilson, Governorof New Jersey. The division of the Republican party into two sectionsgave the Democrats an excellent opportunity, and Wilsonwas elected by a large electoral majority, receiving 435votes, while Roosevelt received 88, and Taft the smallnumber of 8. The popular vote showed much less dis-crepancy, Wilson receivhig 6,303,063, Roosevelt 4,168,564,and Taft 3,439,529 votes. Thomas R. Marshall, Governorof Indiana, was elected Vice-President. The Socialistparty showed much strength, receiving 898,119 474 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW NATION. 11. Milsons Be>mtm6tration. Wilsons Inauguration.—The inauguration of Wood-row Wilson^ as President took place March 4, 1913, underconditions of weather far more agreeable tlian those thatattended President Tafts inauguration four years before. His address on this occasion was full ofelevated sentiment and hopeful promiseand attracted much favorable attentionby its tone of aspiration toward loftierand nobler governmental conditions. It was followed by an announcementof his cabinet officials or heads of de-partment. Of these it must suffice tosay that his choice for Secretary of State,wooDRow Wilson, ^j^^^ ^j^-^^^ ^^ ^j^^^^ officials, was William Jennings Bryan, a Democrat of high prominence, who hadthree times been the candidate of his party for President,and to whose influence Wilson owed his new department of the administration, the Departmentof Labor, ha
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