The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-14
WHITE RlBBONERS
TO PUSH CAMP AIGN
Delegates Here Want 5000, 900
Votes and Ten Prohibition
Congressman

Why so few voters have supported
the Prohibition cause in the past, was
one Of the topics discussed. this afteF-
noon at the z. NJ. G. A. at a confer
ence of leaders of the party in Fair
field county. That the paucity of votes
is due in a, large measure to the seem
ing hopelessness of immediate success
was the contention of many delegates
who took part in the discussion,
Voters want to be with the winners
and will vote wrong to be with them, -
was the sentiment Of County Orga-
nicer E. L. Richards.
Plans for a campaign to enlist more
workers in the cause and for a con-
centration of the fight in Connecticut
were discussed by many members in
the open discussion t
The annual report of County Orga-
nicer E. l. Richards was read and
proved interesting to the members.
tfThe past year has been a. year of
unusual political battles. A new po-
lftical, party has entered the field. Old
political lines have broken down. Po-
litica1 affiliations have changed in
many instances Amid all these
changes Fairfield County has made
progress in casting votes for the only
political party that would not bow
the knee to the drink demon.
sfOur work has had worthy and en-
eoura gings support from our own peo-
pie. Some cannot do what they would
like to do, there are always a few
who will not do what they can, but
On the whole we find the rank and
Me of our own people a loyal and
helpful band. We have also had a
great deal of help from people who
have not voted our ticket
- TN Stamford we had as champion
OF the party idea, John McTammany
who eszpounded in very vigorous Eng.
fish the fallacy of the same people
and National politics, and voting
against him in town politics When
the vote was counted in, Stamford we
had made over 100 per cent gain.
1t Is not our purpose to report
each town in the county. Loyal men
did what they could, and many of the
towns realized that neither the Prohf-
were dead. Magnificent work was
done in the town of Huntington and
good results were obtained, but we
think that in some respects Bridgeport
did the best work of any In Bridge
port local men assisted in street and
factory meetings and managed and
work
I'VE have never seen time when
men held so loosely to old party affiI-
iations, and seemed so DESTROYS of
the attention of voters to the corrup-
ton of politics. Today, liquor par
ties are falling to pieces by reason
of their own controversies and revela-
tons. Men are beginning to see that
Tum-soaked voters are pretty sure to
bring unclean government.
- RS440N0 L4aL the time mas come
for fundamental and aggressive av-
tivity for sober citizenship and ir1>
proved government. We suggest that
We emphasize in our work the dollar
side, the moral side, and the good
government side
More organizations are co-operat-
ing to make this occasion a success
than ever before. The work cannot
help but grow. Let each of us do
what he can to make it successful -
This evening there will be a ban
quet for the delegat ties at which adj
dresses will be made by National
Field Secretaries Daniel A. Polling, or
Ohio. and Quincy Lee Morrow, of
South Dakota, State CHAIRMAN E. L.
G. !Hohenthal; County Organizer E. L.
Richards; and Town Chairman Theo-
dore T. Phillips. Rev. G. Whitefeld
Sin0nson will be POSTMASTER.
The meeting here is the last of
four county conferences held in the
state to further the campaign for s.
600, 900 votes, ten new Congressman and
a 81, 0GO, 600 campaign fund