Meanwhile , Woodrow Wilson 's landslide gubernatorial election victory in New Jersey helped position him as a major candidate for the 1912 Democratic nomination .
The strengthening of progressive Republicans helped lead to Theodore Roosevelt 's third party run in 1912 .
Woodrow Wilson 's landslide gubernatorial election victory in New Jersey helped position him as a major candidate for the 1912 Democratic nomination .
The strengthening of progressive Republicans helped lead to Theodore Roosevelt 's third party run in 1912 .