Teddy Roosevelt addressed Progressive Party 100 years ago as their candidate . Roosevelt and the Progressive Party were not successful in their effort to win the White House in 1912 . John Dewey says the issues he raised were ahead of their time , many still relevant today . Roosevelt lost the election but received the highest third - party vote in U.S. history . Avlon : Roosevelt 's ` ` vigorous citizenship and heroic sense of politics still remain ''
Teddy Roosevelt addressed Progressive Party 100 years ago as their candidate . John Dewey says the issues he raised were ahead of their time , many still relevant today . Roosevelt lost the election but received the highest third - party vote in U.S. history . Avlon : Roosevelt 's ` ` vigorous citizenship and heroic sense of politics still remain ''