The delegates sometimes resent this attitude on the part of the leaders. They may make a strenuous fight in the convention or they may bolt altogether. Thus, in 1912, the leaders of the Republican convention decided to renominate President Taft and, after a hard fight, managed to get a majority of the delegates recorded in his favor. But a very strong minority desired to nominate ex-President Roosevelt, who was believed to be far more acceptable to the rank and file of the party throughout the country. When they failed in the convention they left the hall, formed a new party, and nominated Colonel Roosevelt as the Progressive candidate. But this merely split the Republican ranks wide open and made certain the success of the Democrats at the forthcoming election. Footnote 129: During the past fifty years there have been eleven presidents. Of these, six came from Ohio and three from New York. One came from Indiana (but was a native of Ohio), and one from New Jersey. Only four states, therefore, have contributed occupants to the presidential office during half a century. Footnote 130: England is a monarchy and the United States a republic, yet the English monarch has no veto power like that of the President. By usage the king must sign every bill that is laid before him. Someone has said that the king of England would be under obligations to sign his own death warrant if parliament should send it up to him. The President of the United States is given his far-reaching power to override the wishes of a majority in Congress because he is an elective officer and in the exercise of his veto acts for the people, not for himself. Footnote 131: When Mr. Harding was elected in November, 1920, President Wilson was slowly recovering from a severe illness. Great problems were awaiting attention and by many it was deemed unfortunate that the newly-elected President could not take hold of them for four months. So Mr. Bryan suggested that Mr. Harding should be appointed Secretary of State and that thereafter the President and Vice President should resign. This, under the rules of succession, would have enabled Mr. Harding to take office at once. But the suggestion was not accepted. Footnote 132: On assuming office in 1921 President Harding invited the Vice President to attend all meetings of the cabinet. Footnote 133: When President Wilson was ill in 1920 the Secretary of State, Mr. Robert Lansing, called the cabinet together to discuss some urgent matters of business. In due course the President heard of this action and resented it. In a letter to the Secretary of State he called attention to the fact that without the President there was nothing that the cabinet could legally do. Footnote 134: