Theodore Roosevelt Splits the Republican Party
6/18/202616 min
June 18, 1912. After an acrimonious fight for the presidential nomination, Theodore Roosevelt separates from the Republican Party.
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It's June 15th, 1912 at LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois. 53-year-old former President Theodore Roosevelt looks out from the window of his rail car as the train eases into the station, draping the platform in smoke and steam. A large crowd is waiting for him. They've come to welcome Roosevelt to Chicago ahead of the Republican National Convention. They wave flags and cheer as the locomotive comes to a stop with a gentle shudder. Roosevelt takes a deep breath, places a slouch-style cowboy hat on his head, and then steps out to greet the crowd. Cameras flash and a brass band starts playing as Roosevelt's supporters surge forward. Roosevelt beams as he makes his way through the crowd, shaking as many hands as he can. The people here don't seem to mind that he shouldn't even be in Chicago right