The document provides information about the 1912 US presidential election between Republican incumbent William Taft, former Republican president Theodore Roosevelt running as a third party candidate under the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party, and Democrat Woodrow Wilson. It discusses the platforms and policies of each candidate and party. It also covers the growth of socialism and socialist candidate Eugene Debs. The split Republican vote between Taft and Roosevelt allowed Wilson to win the election with a plurality of the popular vote.