Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the state of the Republican Party in Congress at the beginning of the Taft administration?
a) conservative republicans wanted to put a break on reforms; progressive republicans wanted to press for even more radical reforms than those championed.
b) It was solidly united behind Taft.
c) It had lost its taste for progressive reform and was determined to force Taft to abandon it as well.
d) It was deeply divided between admirers of Theodore Roosevelt and those who where willing to work with President Taft.