The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-17
BULL MOOSE" LAUNCHED IN CONNECTICUT. State Convention. to be Held at New Haven on July 30 100 PRESENT AT THE
 HARTFORD CONFERENCE Party Considered Essential to
 Maintenance of Social
 Order"

Steps toward the definite formation be taken at once At the state meet ing in Hartford yesterday, attended by eight men from this City, it was urged that there be no delay in the matter of organizing throughout the state. With the start that has al- ready been made in this city, Bridge port will be among the very first to have perfected organization. The committee on permanent OrganiZa tion in this city will meet this week and it is expected that before two more weeks a meeting of all Roosevelt and third party supporters in the city will be called to, choose a permanent chair man and executive body.
 At the meeting in Hartford yester- day a resolution was passed provid- ing for temporary committee con sisting of two members from each congressional district, this committee to have the power to add to it's num- Der, and to take immediate steps to- ward the preliminary organization Of a third party in this state. This com nnitee will also have in charge the matter of establishing state headquar- ters, and generally to do what is nec- essary and deSira ble to forward the movement Funds will be collected 2 resolution which gave the committee that power, that all contributions be published from time to time during the campaign.
 .. President FIavel S. Luther of Trim ity college, was chairman of the meet ing yesterday, and thereby empowered to appoint the committee. He named after the meeting, Atty. Henry B. Stoddard of this city as a member of the committee. The full committee consists of. First District: Joseph w. Alsop of Avon and Ernest Walker Smith, Hartford; Second district, Rev. Charles w. Flint of. Middletown and G Warren Davis of Norwich; Third District Frank $. Butterworth of New Haven and Prof Yandel Henderson of New Haven; Fourth district, Henry B. Stoddard of Bridgeport and Harry c. ScofieId of Stamford; Fifth district. john W. Jaeger of Waterbury and c. H. Bird of Bethlehem. X. Atty. Henry B. Stoddard announced today he expected that the, committee would getstogether sometime this week but that definite plans have not as yet been made for the meeting. The committee on permanent organization in Bridgeport of which Bert B. Barnes, is chairman and Frank W. Rock is secretary. will, seek instructions from the State committee as to the matter of going. ahead with the local organlza-
 
 laid down by the State committee.
 Tn addition to creating the state committee the gathering in Hartford, yesterday, passed several other reso- lutions, among which was one callng for a large mass meeting or all Roosevelt and third party supporters and sympathizers throughout the state to gather in the Hyperion thea tre in New Haven, on Tuesday, July 30. All electors in the state of Con necticut without regard to their party affiliations, who approve the sending of delegates to the proposed natlona, convention in Chicago, are invited at this mass convention At this gatn- ering delegates to the national con- yention will be appointed, and the desirability of nominating a'complete state ticket will be considered. At the Hartford meeting yesterday 1t was asked that an expression as to this advisability be taken and ev9ry man present voted in favor of complete state ticket so that in all probability the mass meeting In New Haven will decide that way.
 Attached to the resolutions passed yesterday was a declaration of pr1n- cip1eS which was as follows:
 Resolved, That the voters here as- sembled are of the opinion that the organization of a new party, unham- pered by the many hindrances ana unfortunate traditions Wn1cn so large ly control party administration among both Republicans and Democrats, is essential to the maintenance of social order and the development of general prosperity
 The meeting was held at the home of Ernest Walker Smith, former chairman of the Hartford Republican city committee, at 12 Marshall street, and there were gathered a large number of representative men from all parts of the state. Something like 75 were in attendance. A gath ering of the Hartford Business Mems association yesterday had something to do with keeping many of the Hart ford. supporters, of the third party movement from attending the meet ing.
 Much enthusiasm abounded and the reports from the various sections or the state, relative to Roosevelt and third party sentiment, were regarded as decidedly encouraging. Particular emphasis was laid upon the showing that Bridgeport has made toward creating a local third party sentiment. Fred w. Towne was spokesman for the Bridgeport delegation and told of the large meeting which had been held in Bridgeport when 150 men gathered. He said that Bridgeport was apparently ripe for the third party and he urged that there be no delay in the organization of the move ment throughout the state. He said that sentiment in this city was very strong and especially in the shops and