The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-23
THIRD PARTY MEN HEAR SPEAKERS
 LAUD THEODORE
Followers of Roosevelt Pack Warner Hall at Initial
 Meeting

warner Hall at Initial
 Meeting
 Big Crowd of Local Moose
 velts" Will Journey By
 Trolley to New Haven
 Convention July 30.
 | '.The old parties are not on their 1 job, but simply on their jobs,'' de- clared Herbert Knox Smith, before an audience which crowded Warner hall l last night at the rally of the local Bull Moose supporters. MT. Smith, who is a Pennington man and well known throughout Connecticut, resigned last l of Corporations, at Washington. in which he had served several years. His address in Bridgeport last night was his first public speech in behalf | of the third party movement In it l he declared that the Democratic par ty was progressive simply through in it's constitutional and state rights construction and that it is afraid of power, without which little can be &C., compIished. Because of it's traditional l narrowness Mir. Smith said that he could not turn to the Democratic par ty when he found himself without a political home after the Chicago con- vention. The Republican party he said was consistent in only one thing; it was reactiorary, and consistently so.
 Nearly ovorv sant ii, +ho hat1 ho+h on the floor and in the balcony, was occupied. There was a scattering of ladies in the balcony. Music was fur nished by Finklestone's orchestra and there was a chorus to lead in singing An original Bull Moose song sung by J. w. Ceilings and chorus, was a hit Literature was distributed Roose- velt's name brought loud applause and cheering Pledges were circulated throughout the audience and over 300 of them were turned back, signed by voters who signified their intention to support the third party. Of these 198 signified their intention of going to the state convention which will be held in New Haven. Tuesday, July 30, when it is expected that the Bridge port delegation will go by special troll ley cars, accompanied by a band. Aside from MT. Smith, Hon. Frank s. Butterworth of New Haven and Senator Joseph W. Alsop of Avon D.. called the meeting to order and after making announcements called for the nomination of a chairman. Ex-Pro- bate Judge E. P. Nobbs was chosen. He gave thanks for the honor. He then called upon Frank W. Rock, sec retary of the Committee on Perma- nent Organization, for report
 The committees report was to the effect that pending the preparation of a program for organization procedure to be followed by the localities in the State, 1t was considered advisable to delay the matter of permanent organ ization in Bridgeport. The State committee is at work mapping out pl ogram for organization in the lo-l calities. This will be ready by the middle of next month at which time the third party movement &ill be per- manently organized in Bridgeport The report of Fred W. sFeWne, secre-9 tary of the last mass meeting. was read. Both reports were accepted.
 Judge Nobbs said that for 34 years he had cast Republican votes. Now he and the party have reached the parting of the ways. He continued: The party has honored me. have had it's warm and earnest support, but I believe that have repaid that honor by performing the public duties re- quired of me to the very best of my ability and judgment He regretted
 
 couldn't longer remain in the party.
 He quoted the reply of the wireless operator on the ill-fated Titanic when that operator appeared before the in-' vestigatin committee in Washington and was asked, When did you leave the ship?o The reply was, sT didn't leave the ship. sir, the ship left me-"
 "So long as the Republican party was true to it's record, fair to the people and recognized the rights of the people. so long did I remain with it. said Judge Nobbs. Its record satisfied me that there was no att tempt to accord to the will and choice of the Republican voters of the coun- try The party was willing to be guided by lot of discredited leaders and the ship is now being piioted by vania, Mckinley of Illinois, and Gug- genheimer of Colorado. The ship has left me"
 Judge Nobbs then introduced ex- Senator Butterworth of New Haven. MT. Butterworth said he thought the ing progress. That, he said, was the| report that is coming in from all over the country. He stated that he was glad that the ladies were present to hear the report of progress and that he expected the time would soon come When they would nave nanu in the making of such reports in the political activities of their country Their influence for honesty and high ideals are needed as much in the polit- ical life of the nation as in the home | life MT. Butterworth declared that the government of the many is in the hands of the few and he deplored the rottenenss of present legislative control.
 The speaker said that he personally admired Woodrow Wilson MT But terwortfl in mentioning New Haven declared it to be one Of the worst ma- chine governed cities in the United .States TherAfnre he said that the 1