The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
PROGRESSIVES PLAN A STRONG
 ORGANIZATION
Women to Have State Central Committee and Participate in Party Government
Legislative Committee Raised to Prepare Bills to Make Good Bull Moose Program

Samuel E.. Vincent of this city, will be one of those appointed to the leg islative committee of the Bull Moose party, which committee will draft bills. measures and resolutions, appear be- fore the committees of the State Leg isfature and keep track of all fegis- 1ative affairs This committee will be created at the meeting Of the State Central Committee eof the Progressive Knox Smith, former Commissioner of Corporations, who was Bull Moose candidate for Governor in the recent election, is slated for the chairr1anship of that important committee
 Joseph ". A1sop, who is chairman of the State Central Committee in- formed a reporter for The Farmer that he had selected Mir. Smith as chair man Of the committee and the other members as follows: State Senator John c: Brinsmade of Washington, F: M. Roselle of Hartford, who was can didate for Secretary of State; George L.Shepherd of Bethel, President Fla vel S. I1snther of Trinity College. Hart. and Frank s. Butterworth of New Ha- ven. One woman will be appointed on the connlittee. Chairman AIsop porter as to wf1o she would be.
 Mf. Alsop explains that it is desired to have most of the member Of the
  dents, that it may be to their conven- fence to be in attendance at the ses- sions Of the State Legislature.
 organization will be taken up at the meeting Saturday. MT. Aleop's plan is to erganize some sort of an asso- ciatIon in the State: charge a mem a year: have each member pledge him. self to support the Progressive party and its principles: spread the party Bull Moose button and constantly be on the lookout for converts to the Progressive party. The money thus raised could be used toward defray- could be contrfbHtsd to the national
 Snel1 an association would keep the Progressive spirit moving threug11ot1t the State and especially in the small er towns where there wouldn't be sui ficient interest to maintain a local or ganiza ton. That Is MT. AlBop's idea. Individual organiza tions in the cities | and larger towns are approved of by l him and especially where they could | make a systematic distribution of par through debating societies the ability 1 to do: stump spea king. Such clubs or l organizations. however. would be in- 1ependent of the State organization | except as they co-operated and worked | together for the whole interest of the | 
 SFOIneAS state CGnL1al tOfnf111f16e | n addition to the present State Central committee is advocated and will be | at the meeting Saturday. | This committee is to consist of. a rep | -esentatfve woman from each Senator al district in the State. This would l make a committee of 35. Five of this | are to be members ex-of- 1 fcio of the general State Central Com nittee, and are to comprise the exeeu- i've board of the Wonaen's State Cen-E raj Committee In addition to this ,lan it is also proposed to have wo- tTld towns, similar to-the mems town committees. One member of the we- nen'e town committee could be nadei ee and hold council with that body These plans are proposed so as to ieep the women's part in the move aent prominent and active. q Five women mennbers will be added |. 0 the present State Central Commit ee Saturday. Miss Tleodate Pope of f Danbury and Mrs. W. A Norton Norwich are three of the five Stat d for this membership.
 A large bAnquet to bring. together ne of the plans that MT. AIsop has l mind. At this banquet 1t is pro- : osed to have Col. Roosevelt Oscar z trads, Winston Ch1lrcffll, Charles S. Z - Munsey and other big men in the arty as speakers. MT. A1sop believes , lat the Yale dining hall would be f ,e most suitable place for this ban f net and that the best time for 1t . ould be during the middle of Jan z ary Mr. A9sop favors municipal tickets r om top to bottom and 1t is possible s lat the eomnittee at it's meeting 6 aturday will pass resolution advo- s ating complete city and town tickets z
 LlS uni rent towns ana cilles or tne t tate This would identify the party & nd keep the Progressives before the ,ters of the State h
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