At the end of the democratic national convention of 1912, woodrow wilson descends the stage on the sunny day of july second, however during his final speech, a shot rangs out. Suddenly the presidential nominee is bleeding out on the floor choking. Wilson, while he survives, has been shot three times, once in the right side of his ear next to his head, and twice in his arm. He is blind in one eyes, deaf in his right ear, and will never be able to use his legs or right arm ever again. A few hours later the assassin is revealed by the FBI to be ben hanford, a major socialist, and is aprehended a few days later. ONly an hour after the FBI gives this information out the Democratic convention goers, tired after the multiple days of voting quickly vote in Champ Clark.

Champ Clark quickly gives a muddled speach on how the democrats will take the white house and will work on social reform, against american intervention in europe or anywhere else and the Giving of the colonial territories in the carribean and pacific liek the phillipines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and alaska that were aquaited by "evil Terms". John Burke, a strong pro-wilson advocate, decides to campaign as an independent seeing Clark as a hinderance on the american spirit, even understanding he will probally not win because of his catholic Belief. Champ clark and burke begin fighting for the democrat vote, burke being strongly progressive, showing his furvor for the ideology, attacks champ saying he does not taken strong enough action and champ responding by accusing burke of being to interventionist.

Roosevelt win the mean time has already lost the republican nomination, creates the progressive party, hoping to draw in the progressive politicians on both sides, many expect to Draw in both conservatives and progressives from the republican party, he instead attacks both parties for being corrupt and makes major issues of his run School Reform, Universal suffrage, and limiting big buisness. He begins to quickly becomes recognized as a major canidate.

Another proponent arises, eugene debs, who begins running under the ticket of a socialist party. He hopes to win the hearts of what is known today as the rust belt and grain belts. He is however hinderred as his original vice-president assinated nominee Woodrow wilson and now must fight against the other 3 progressive groups.
Finally Taft Runs under a mish-mash of progressive and conservative ideology trying to unify the republican party but only truly hurting his chances of presidency.
This begins the 1912 election, burke beginning his campaign in Helena, Taft and Roosevelt in New York, Clark in Philadelphia, and Debs in Ohio.
I'm writing this up but i may not be able to get the next part of the timeline/story written up until the weekend, I know where i want this to go but I have finals on friday