1912 Republican National Convention take part in the presidential ballot in protest of the contested delegates. Roosevelt ultimately ran a third party campaign as part of the Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party"). Taft and Roosevelt both lost the 1912 election to the Democratic nominee, Woodrow Wilson. Like Taft, Vice President James S. Sherman of New York was renominated by the party. Though Taft and Sherman did not get along early in their tenure, the two became closer allies as Taft's split with Roosevelt deepened, and Taft did not object to the re-nomination of Sherman. Taft's allies sought progressive leaders such as Idaho
1912 United States presidential election in Utah presidential campaigns, obtained eight percent of the vote but did much better than this in some mining areas. Utah became one of the only two states to vote for Taft in 1912, the other being Vermont, and with 37.46% of the popular vote made the state his strongest victory in the election. 1912 United States presidential election in Utah The 1912 United States presidential election in Utah was held on November 5, 1912. Utah voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. After being overwhelmingly carried by William Jennings Bryan in