1912election

Alton Brooks Parker (1852-1926) was temporary chairman and keynote speaker of the 1912 Democratic Party convention in Baltimore. A long-time jurist in New York, he had been the Democratic candidate for President in 1904. Wikipedia article.

Thomas Riley Marshall was nominated as vice president on July 2, 1912. He was elected along with Wilson and served as vice president from 1913 to 1921.

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probably dates from August 1912, when the "Bull Moose" convention was held at the Chicago Coliseum. . . The regular Republican Party convention, held at the Coliseum earlier in the summer, had resulted in a victory for Taft over Roosevelt, leading to a split in the party--backers of Roosevelt then held a second convention in the same venue in August, at which Roosevelt appeared and galvanized his supporters. . .

Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) was Governor of Indiana when he received the nomination to be Woodrow Wilson's running mate in 1912. He served as Vice President for both of Wilson's terms.

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