Leading the progressive movement, Roosevelt promoted his "Square Deal" domestic initiatives.
Following an examination of the meat packing industry, Theodore Roosevelt backed the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act. He dismantled a monopoly by utilizing the Sherman Antitrust Act as well. By 1901, state borders could no longer contain the reform upheaval. Furthermore, solutions were urgently needed for some issues that only the federal government seemed to be able to handle.
Roosevelt led his supporters out of the Republican convention after becoming convinced that his nomination had been stolen by the establishment. The Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party was established in August, with Roosevelt chosen to serve as its leader. The reform Republican governor of California, Hiram Johnson, was chosen as Roosevelt's running mate.
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