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The political party formed chiefly out of the Republican party by the adherents of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912 The name Progressive party was chosen at the meeting held on Aug 7 1912 when the candidates were nominated and the platform adopted It was also known as the Bull Moose Party Among the chief articles in the platform are those demanding direct primaries preferential primaries for presidential nominations direct election of United States senators womens suffrage and recall of judicial decisions in certain cases In 1924 the label was also adopted by the party supporting the presidential campaign of Robert M La Follette and in 1948 it was also adopted by the party of Henry Wallace The party is no longer 1998 considered a force in U S national politics