In 1912,Theodore Roosevelt Was Reluctant to Become a Candidate for President

In 1912,Theodore Roosevelt was reluctant to become a candidate for president because

A) the 1910 elections seemed to illustrate that progressivism was on the wane.
B) None of these answers is correct.
C) many conservative Republicans asked him to seek the nomination of the party.
D) President William H. Taft announced he would seek reelection.
E) Robert La Follette had been working to secure the nomination for himself.