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The United States Progressive Party refers to three distinct political parties in 20th-century United States politics.1 The first Progressive Party
The first was formed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Roosevelt ran against President Taft in the Republican primary, spurred by bitter resentment of the policies of Taft, who had been Roosevelt's hand-picked successor. After Roosevelt was defeated in the primary, reporters suggested that he was no longer fit for the office. Retorting that he was "fit as a bull moose" (giving the party a nickname), Roosevelt ran on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1912 Presidential election. Roosevelt had the satisfaction of defeating Taft in the popular vote, and by a large margin of 88-8 in the electoral vote, but the split engendered in the Republican vote allowed Woodrow Wilson to win the presidency.
2 The second Progressive Party
The second was formed under the leadership of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. of Wisconsin, another erstwhile Republican, in 1924. La Follette's politics ran toward the socialist end of the spectrum; he favored public ownership of railroads, etc. His run for the presidencyPresidential CandidateElectoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate(Electoral Votes) (John) Calvin Coolidge, Jr. of Massachusetts (W) 382 15,725,016 54. 0 Republican Charles Gates Dawes of Illinois (382) John William Davis of New York 136 8,386,503 2 under this ticket garnered 17% of the popular vote, but carried only one state (his native Wisconsin). The Republican ticket, headed by incumbent president Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge Order 30th President Term of Office August 3, 1923 March 4, 1929 Predecessor Warren G. Harding Successor Herbert Hoover Date of Birth Thursday, July 4, 1872 Place of Birth Plymouth, Vermont Date of Death Tuesday, January 5, 1933 Place of D, won the election.
3 The third Progressive Party
In 19481948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Ital, another Progressive Party (known in some states as the Independent Progressive Party) was formed with an eye toward electing Henry A. WallaceHenry Agard Wallace ( October 7, 1888 November 18, 1965) was the 33rd Vice President of the United States. Early Life Wallace was born on a farm near Orient, Adair County, Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State College at Ames in 1910. He served on the edito president. Wallace was also supported by several other small parties, such as the American Labor PartyThe American Labor Party was a socialist political party in the United States active almost exclusively in the state of New York. It was formed in 1936 and its members were particularly interested in the rights of workers. Its most successful politician w of New York. The Communist Party USAThe Communist Party of the United States of America CPUSA is one of several Marxist-Leninist groups in the United States. For many years ( 1959- 2000) it was led by Gus Hall. Perhaps the most famous ex-member of the CPUSA is Angela Davis. The current lead did not field a presidential candidate, and instead endorsed Wallace for president. Wallace was yet another former Republican, who had nevertheless supported Alfred E. Smith in 1928 and Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, and then served under Roosevelt as Secretary of Agriculture, Vice President, and Secretary of Commerce under both presidents Roosevelt and Truman. When Wallace refused to expel Communists working in the party during the 1948 election, his campaign was severely criticized by both the Truman and Dewey camps. Running as a peace candidate in the nascent cold war era, he garnered no electoral votes and less than 3% of the popular vote.
In 1952, the party ran Charlotta Bass for vice president, making her the first African-American woman to run for national office; their presidential candidate was lawyer Vincent Hallinan . The Progressive Party disbanded in 1955, as the threat of communist subversion began to dominate the political spectrum in the United States.
