Show POLITICS C S IN UNIT UNITED ED STATES the president na election and the which dr I 1 eded ceded it occupied a large part par t of the attention ot or the people pa tile of the t united states through Ille cough on out t the sar bear 1018 1910 june 6 5 the wool an s party por Y was originated and opened its ar first convention i in chiai two ubiL do das e let later er both the roubil rp A and ad progressive nit loual con yon t ions pan open ed in chicago 90 june 10 former irei dent debt theidore Thet Th edurn dore lowr it ow waa wool noted dialed tor for president nr eident bv the and charles luns as salate justice of the cited states state supreme court a and it former governor of new yolk was nominated by the runs tile the republicans dominated arow A led chat charlca as W of low indiana for far oce president and the porge progressives Progress 1 ives as named john U M parker of louisiana as a roosevelt firm s evelt a running mate aeto loan june in 16 the cratic A national t coni e emlon ad lm converted convened 1 in S st louia and ane follow f Prell dItt lug ing day wilson and vice president meridian Marh lall wera led without opposition june 28 26 catch roosevelt R minei relt the progressive mo ammine and the majority malor tty of 0 the noun of the progressive national nation committee meeting in chicago en an dod d od the candidacy of sic mi haldors Hal lors tile the III election ton on november 7 wn aa one are of the was most wu w u ever am sold held 1 la the united stat states os alie result it not at genut heln kne known n a until tida thac three tiuya day after to the election when nho the 0 fiti fann count lo in mitts C california I 1 rural gave the 13 electoral votes of thit state awls to adde president I 1 will no and gave him victory pro president 1 it it W allson son won votes in the electoral io collece Z alg and mr hughda hugh 1 ibe b vote ot casl 1 1 itt the election was waa larger by several million it it than say any ire ever cast before in the tha amt united oil S totes pa president e soleat wilson receiving col ceiling idal a plum or or of about in the popular vote the great I increase irease in the size bize of the vote due partly to the th a feet fact that women voted for dent debt in this election in 12 states soar 0 in laore e states votra to adopt state wide 1 its prohibition habit ion in this election they bere ere michigan montane montana and ana south dakota the democrats retained control contro t or of the united states senate but se as a of the tha close election neither of the two major majoe parties has haa a majority majorr ty in the lower er house of the next nest congress th taa balance of power Is held by tire five members a not elected as members ot of either party I 1 socialist I 1 Pm progressive gremle 3 1 krahi prohibitionist It 2 1 protectionist and I 1 independent |