National+Progressivism+-+Taft

[] Now read pp. 724-5, “Taft Splits the Republican Party.” What were the Payne-Aldrich Bill and the Ballinger-Pinchot quarrel? Why was there a growing rupture within the Republican Party, and which side did Taft stand with?
 * William Howard Taft **
 *  What Progressive reforms was Taft responsible for?
 *  What role did TR play in the 1912 presidential election?