Wilson was renominated at the 1916 Democratic National Convention without opposition . In an effort to win progressive voters , Wilson called for legislation providing for an eight-hour day and six-day workweek , health and safety measures , the prohibition of child labor , and safeguards for female workers . He also favored a minimum wage for all work performed by and for the federal government . The Democrats also campaigned on the slogan , " He Kept Us Out of War , " and indicated that a Republican victory would mean war with both Mexico and Germany . Hoping to reunify the progressive and conservative wings of the party , the 1916 Republican National Convention nominated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes for president . Republicans campaigned against Wilson 's New Freedom policies , especially tariff reduction , the implementation of higher income taxes , and the Adamson Act , which they derided as " class legislation . " Though Republicans attacked Wilson 's foreign policy on various grounds , domestic affairs generally dominated the campaign
1916 Republican National Convention
1916 Republican National Convention
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