The moose became the symbol of the Progressive Party because of its long connection with Roosevelt. After he received the vice-presidential nomination in 1900, Roosevelt wrote a letter to Mark Hanna, ...

Roosevelt’s supporters formed the Progressive Party (also called the Bull Moose Party) and nominated him for president, along with California Gov. Hiram Johnson for vice president.

Lesson Plan: Historic Presidential Elections - 1912 - William Howard Taft vs Woodrow Wilson vs Theodore Roosevelt. ... who ran under the banner of the Progressive/"Bull Moose" Party.

Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt during a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Oct. 14, 1912. He then delivered an 84-minute speech after he was shot in the chest.

In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt came out for women's suffrage and became the great champion of women's rights. ... because the Bull Moose Party has the balance of power in the legislature, ...

When asked by reporters about how the shooting might impact his presidential campaign, Roosevelt's legendary response was: "I'm fit as a Bull Moose." Both Roosevelt and his Progressive Party ...

In 1913, Illinois gives women suffrage, because the Bull Moose Party has the balance of power in the legislature, and that's the first time a state east of the Mississippi grants women's suffrage.