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Answer is: because conservative Republicans re-elected Taft at the party's 1912 national convention.
1912 National Convention<span> of the </span>Republican Party<span> of the </span>United States was held at Chicago. <span>That was beginning of a split in the party because a power struggle between Taft and former president </span>Theodore Roosevelt. <span> Roosevelt as defeted established new </span><span>Progressive Party.</span>
Talk about the three G's; Gold, Glory, and God.
Also, at the time, land was equal to power. The more land you had, the richer you were. This is a social and political reason, as well as economic.
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