The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-21

Wilson to appoint one of their number
to his Cabinet speaking further of
| affairs at Baltimore, stated Y that
| Speaker Champ Clark, Wilson's prin-
cipal opponent, prof1ted greatly by the
opposition of the Irish Catholics to
| Wilson and that it became necessary
for Wilson's friends in New Jersey to
send to Baltimore a large delegation
| of New Jersey Catholics, who urged
the Irish Catholic delegates to the
Democrat convention to withdraw
the opposition to Wilson's nomination.
At the same time they handed out a
| list of appointments of Catholics made
| by Gov. Wilson in New Jersey, and
further instances were given eof Gov.
Wilson's friendliness to the Catholic
people of that State.
After Gov. Wilson's nomination at
Baltimore, the Irish Catholics engag-
| ed in the present movement went on
to state yesterday, the campaign drag
ged. National Chairman McConnbs
had broken himself down in health be-
cause of his excessive labors for VII
son. and William G.. IcAdoo was
made active manager of the campaign.
Tt came out for the first time yes
terday that the resentment of the
Irish Catholics to Wilson was still
very strong in those early days of the
campaign and there were many anx-
ious conferences on the part of Gov.
Wilson, and Mr.. McAdoo and their
friends. The Irish Catholics did not
warm up to the ticket.
Special Bureau Established.
Senator O'Gorman, it was stated yes
terday, while active on the campaign
0comnnittee of the National Commit
tee, found that most of his time and
labor would be engaged on that com
nittee and while Senator O'GoFman
recognized the opposition of the Irish
CNrfIn 80 T,1 I,ol 70
set aside in (which to inaugurate a
movement to offset 1t. 1t was then
decided to establish a bureau at Dem
ocratic national headquarters in the
Fifth Avenue Building for the purpose
and the sole purpose of starting a pro-
selyting moveme emit among the Irish
Catholics in favor of Gov. Wilson.
With the consent of Gov. Wilson,
acting Chairman MeAdoo and Senator
O'Gorman, former Mayor James K.
MCGUIRE of Syracuse, but for a num-
Der of years recently resident of
mand of this bureau. Mr.. Mcclure
was selected, it was added, not only
I because of his Irish Catholic proclivi-
ties, but for his experience in nation
| al politics. He had actively partici-
pated in six Presidential campaigns.
His business required that several
times year he should travel through
all the States. and his vast acquain-
tances was considered, it was learned
| by Gov. Wilson, Mr.. McAdoo and SEN
ator O'Gorman, as an additional cause
| why he should be selected to head
the Irish Catholic bureau at national
headquarters. Also Mr.. Mcguire was
the owner of seven Irish Catholic pub
locations, and it was through these
publications that much of the pro-
selytlng work was to be done. The
Irish Catholic press, it was recalled,
croT oT-oI 10
McAdoO and O'Gorman Raised Funds.
Acting Chairman McAdoo and Sena-
| tor O'Gorman, it was ascertained yes
terday, raised the funds which sup
ported the Irish Catholic bureau at ma
tional headquarters independent of the
Democratic national treasury. Fur
therTnore, Senator O'Gorman sent out
$4,000 letters over his own signature
to prominent Irish Catholics in the
country urging that they support Gov.
Wilson. The bureau under Mr.. Nc
CURE distributed hundreds of thous-
ands of pamphlets and circulars urg-
ing the Irish Catholic societies of the
country to support Gov. Wilson and in
addition 100000 letters on the subject
were addressed from Mr.. McGuires
bureau and sent to the mem bers of
/ the Ancient Order of E1ibernians.
The Irish Catholics who want one
| of their number in Gov Wilson's Cab
| met stated yesterday that this work
was most effective, and that this effec-
| tiVeness was shown in the election
returns in November. These Irish
Americans who have gone over the
! figures carefully commended yesterday
| that in the cities of the North, where
the Irish Catholic vote is numerous,
Wilson received SIS per cent. of that
vote, Roosevelt 20 per cent. and Taft
15 per cent. 1t was added that these
| figures further demonstrate that in
/ throughout no
| country Wilson received a larger vote
of Irish Catholics than Bryan receiv-
| ed in 1908 and that Bryan ran better
| than Wilson in the non-Irish Catholic
| sections.
| Every Man Fit, Says Mcclure.
| When ex-Mayor Mcguire was asked
yesterday to give specific details of
| the movement as mentioned in the
| Gaelic American, he said:
| Every man mentioned by the Gaelic