Addams endorses Theodore Roosevelt for President
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Description
Now a national figure in her own right, Addams seconds the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for president at the 1912 Bull Moose (Progressive) Party convention in Chicago. Roosevelt bolts from the Republican Party's nominating convention, also in Chicago, when the nomination goes to the incumbent William Howard Taft. Addams subsequently undertakes a national tour on Roosevelt's behalf. Some colleagues of Addams are perplexed by her endorsement. Charles Beals, secretary of the Chicago Peace Society, who had long condemned Roosevelt for his militarism and imperialism, expresses "bewilder[ment] that the Big Sister has swallowed Bull-Moosism or been swallowed by it, I don't know quite which" (Quoted in Davis, p. 194). Erving Winslow, another leader of the Chicago-based peace movement, reminds Addams that Roosevelt supports a larger military and the occupation of the Philippines, which Addams herself strongly opposes.
Date
1912-08-06
Source
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"Convention Seats in Demand." The New York Times: 30 Jul. 1912, vol. LXI no. 19,911: 5. New York Times. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 7 June 2017.
“Miss Addams at Meeting Today.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 17 Oct. 1912: 5. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. 12 June 2017.
"Roosevelt to Miss Addams." The New York Times: 10 Aug. 1912, vol. LXI no. 19,922: 2. New York Times. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 7 June 2017.
"Roosevelt Sole Convention Star." The New York Times: 7 Aug. 1912, vol. LXI no. 19,919: 1, 2. New York Times. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 7 June 2017.
"Three Candidates for Second Place." The New York Times: 7 Aug. 1912, vol. LXI no. 19,919: 3. New York Times. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 7 June 2017.
“Uproar Stirred by Jane Addams.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 8 Aug. 1912: 2. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. 12 June 2017.