and the Democratic landslide that year, carried him to the s

and the Democratic landslide that year, carried him to the state capital Albany.[27] Taking his seat on January 1, 1911, he became the leader of a group of "Insurgents" who opposed the bossism of the Tammany machine dominating the state Democratic Party. The U.S. Senate election which began with the Democratic caucus on January 16, 1911, was deadlocked by the struggle of the two factions for 74 days. On March 31, James A. O'Gorman was elected, and Roosevelt had achieved his goal: to upset the Tammany machine by blocking their choice, William F. Sheehan. This brought Roosevelt national exposure and some experience in political tactics and intrigue.[28] Roosevelt soon became a popular figure among New York Democrats, though he had not as yet become an eloquent speaker.[27] Despite a bout of typhoid, and thanks to the help of Louis McHenry Howe who ran his campaign, he was re-elected for a second term in the State election of 1912, and served as chairman of the Agriculture Committee. His success with farm and labor bills was a bit of a precursor to his New Deal policies twenty years later.[29] By this time he had become more consistently progressive, in support of labor and social welfare programs for women and children; cousin Teddy was of some influence on these issues.[30] Roosevelt, again in opposition to Tammany Hallo, supported Woodrow Wilsn's successful bid in the 1912 presidential election, and thereby earned an informal design
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