The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-16
BULL MOOSE
 TO ORGANIZE
 PERMANENTLY
Enthusiastic Meeting of Local Progressives Held Last
 Evening
MT. Vincent Tells of Discovering One Man Who Voted For
 Him--Funds For Deficit

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 That the Bull Moose propose to, re | main in the political field in Bridge l port was made evident at a meeting I of local Progressives held in head quarters in the Poli building Ton Fair. field avenue, last night There were l about 75 enthusiastic Bull Nooeers il l attendance. When the special conn mfttee recommended a temporary or 1 ganization as a nucleus for a perma- a temporary organization and why not a permanent organiza ton now? Then followed some very pronounced argu- ments as to why there should be a permanent organiza ton formed at once The sentiment for immediate permanent organization was so em- phat1c that the chances of a teInpOr- ary organization was overshadowed in mo time and motion to create a com
 mittee for the purpose of preparing a
 constitution and bylaws was carried
 with rousing cheer Horace H. Jack
 son, who presided at the meeting in
 the absence of Town Chairman George
 was named as chairman of that com
 mittee with authority to appoint four
 other members of the committee.
 This will be done at once. The com
 nnittee will draft report and submit it to another meeting of the Progress sives next Friday night, and a per then It was then explained that the lease on the present quarters exp pires this month. Those present then con
 tributed $43.5G in actual cash for the hire of the quarters for another month and in addirion to that $22 was given as a. nucleus for the new organizatio which, will be known as the Progress sive club and have for its purpose the promulgation of the Progressive par ty prtQctples the year round.
 Mention was made that the Bull Moose party is in the hole to the extent of about $500 as the result of it's cam paign and that pledges were accept able for the wfping out of this debt. meeting pledged s100 as a starter and it was reported that Town Chairman Melius had arranged for: a very active campaign toward raising the sum re- quired to wipe out the deficit. Other pledges of smaller sums were made for that purpose last night
 MT. Vincent arrived at the meeting a l bit late and when he came into the 1 room was given much applause. He said that he had just returned from a trip to New York in behalf of the l Progressive cause and went on to ex-i plain the purpose of his trip. He said I that it had occurred to him that the I of the State of Connect went to Frank A. Munsey and his newspaper managers. proposing a | special Bull Moose edition of their New York paper for Connecticut. The pro posttion was heartily endorsed he said | and will be put intos effect immedi-I ate1y.
  cent toldRof an amusing incident that on the train going to New York, A gentleman boarded the train at Norwafk and sat in the same seat by Mir. Vincent. They got 0 talking about politics. 1.-The convert ,ation drifted to the Congressiona14 light in this district. The fflsfr1 ask ed MT. Vincent. Do you know that fel- ow Vincent, che Bull Moose candi-i 1ate2' MT. Vincent replied that he lad an acquaintance with him. What 5ort of a fellow is he anyway?n came he next question from the inquisitive | me. To this Mir. Vincent replied: T guess he has endeayored to lead a pretty clean sort Of life
 "WeH I voted for the rascal any-t way" replied the stranger. Later on MT. Vincent made known his identity md an enthusiastic friendship start d. After MT. Vincent explained the natter relating to the -newspa per pro- position it was voted to have MT. Y fn-l sent head a committee of five to take E he matter up with the Progressive l- throughout the state to ,et their, co-opera ton in tfle project.