▁was ▁author ized ▁to ▁dismiss ▁Gla vis . ▁Though ▁T aft ▁hoped ▁to ▁avoid ▁further ▁controvers y , ▁Pin ch ot ▁became ▁determined ▁to ▁dram at ize ▁the ▁issue ▁by ▁forcing ▁his ▁own ▁dismiss al . ▁After ▁Pin ch ot ▁public ly ▁critic ized ▁Ball inger ▁for ▁several ▁months , ▁T aft ▁dismiss ed ▁Pin ch ot ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Pin ch ot ▁man eu ver ed ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁his ▁al ly , ▁Henry ▁S . ▁Gra ves , ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service . ▁ ▁Later ▁career , ▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 9 3 5 ▁ ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁▁ ▁At ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁request , ▁Pin ch ot ▁met ▁Ro ose vel t ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁where ▁they ▁discussed ▁Pin ch ot ' s ▁dismiss al ▁by ▁T aft . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁subsequently ▁expressed ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁T aft ' s ▁policies ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁public ly ▁distance ▁himself ▁from ▁T aft . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Am os ▁Pin ch ot ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁individuals , ▁Pin ch ot ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Party , ▁which ▁nominated ▁Ro ose vel t ▁for ▁president ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁United ▁States ▁president ial ▁election . ▁The ▁Pin ch ots ▁represented ▁the ▁more ▁ide olog ically ▁left ▁wing ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁and ▁they ▁frequently ▁fe ud ed ▁with ▁financi