The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-21
URGE FRESHMAN
FOR CABINET
Movement Begun by Catholics
for Recognition by
Wilson
O'GORMAN IS SUGGESTED
Men Prominent in Many Other
States Also Named
i'm List
PARTY SERVICES SHOWN
LEADERS WILL PRESENT ARGU-
MENTS TO PRESIDENT-EIiEC
IN FEW DAYS.

ACCORDING 10 IT1S44 41SlOK4k1CS SOOSOA
day, the former, while Irfshnen and
Catholics, are perhaps not as deeply
imbued with the spirit of Ireland, the
rights and the wrongs OF Ireland, as
the Irish Catholics. The Catholic
Irishmen, these authorities continued
tire in their political relations to the
Government on about the same plane
as the German Catholics, the Italian
Catholics and the French Cath olics,
while the Irish Catholics never forget
that they are Ir1shrneD at all hours of
the day and night and vet are tremen-
dously loyal to the United States.
With these few predatory remarks,
it was made known yesterday that the
Irish Catholics of the country are en-
gagged in a concerted movement to
have one of their number appointed
to President-elect Wilson's Cabinet.
List of Men Suggested.
While it has been known in certain
Irish circles In Washington, New
York city and elsewhere for the last
month or two that the Irish Catholics
of the country contemplated concen-
trated action In the matter, the drat
public announcement came several
days ago in the columns of The Gaelic
American. which in an editorial head :
ed FAN Irishman for the Cabinet, -
said:
The Gaelic American has received a
number of letters approving the ar
ttcle in last weeks issue pointing out
that there ought to be an Irish Am
erican in President Wilson's Cabinet.
Many of these letters suggest the
names of men competent for the po-
sition. The list is a formidable one
ana is st:l growing. Among them are:
Senator James A. O'Gorman of New
York.
Gov. Edward F. Dunno of Illinois.
Lieut.-Gov. Martin H. Glynn of New
York.
Former Gov. Francis w. Higgins of
Rhode Island.
Mayor. John F. Fitzgerald of Bos-
ton.
Lfeut.-Gov Walsh of Massachusetts.
Mayor PhsIan of San Francisco.
Martin J. Wade and jeremiah Sui
livan of Iowa.
Michael Doherty of Ohio.
Justices Martin J. Keogh, Victor ].
Bowling, Edward b. Mccall. Daniel r.
CohaIan, John w. Con and John J.
Delaney of New York.
Supreme Court Justice James r.
Minturn of New Jersey.
O'Neill Ryan of ST. Louis.
James Byrne. John Quinn OF New
York and former Mayor of Syracuse
James K. Mcclure.
Several other men of lesser grade
politically. but all able lawyers or
business men, are also suggested, but
the above list comprises remarkable
galaxy of talent and political service.
Mr.. Wilson cannot appoint them ALL
and nobody expects that he will Sc
lect any two of them, but the Irish
Democrats throughout the country
have a. right to expect that his choice
will fall on one of the men above
named, or on some other man equal
ly fit. The Jews have deserved1y got
recognition in recent Cabinets, and
distinguished Germans have more
Irishman never. Surely it is tiIne to
begin to give the Irish the recognition
to which, their abilities, their party
services and the strength of their vote
entitle them.
Young Irish-Americans have been
drifting by tens of thousands to the
Republican party and many thous-
ands voted for Theodore Roosevelt at
the last election. If netting Is not
done to arrest that drift it will be a
greater than ever at the next Presi-
Dental election, but that something
must be of a tangible character. It
must be q recognition that the race
produces men of the first rank. Pres
dent Wilson has a great opportunity.
VIII he avail himself of it or will he
be advised to throw it away? Those
who would so advise him would take
very serious responsibility.
Irish Periodicals Enlisted.
IN talks yesterday with those 01-
rectly interested in urging President
elect Wilson to appoint to his Cabinet
an Irish Catholic of the type men
toned in the Gaelic American. it was
ascertained that a number of leading
Irish periodicals throughout the coun-
try are supporting the stand taken
by the Gaelic American and the Irish
Catholics engaged in the movement.
The history of the movement, Iac-
cording to these Ir1shmen, must Aec-
essariIy include the preliminaries to
the nomination of Gov. Wilson at Bal
timore. 1t was there observed that
Wilson received the support of but
few delegates from leading Irish Cath
Ollie centres of the country and that
he was opposed in the prelilninaries
at Baltimore by the delegations from
Irish Catholic centres such as Boston.
New York city, Buffalo, Chicago, De-
troit and San Francisco; and it was
contended at Baltimore that the Irish
Catholic vote of those cities predomin-
ate the Democratic party.
This opposition the part of the
Irinh Catholics to Wilson's nomina-
ton, it was said yesterday, was due in
part, if not almost entirely, to the
determined opposition of Gov. Wilson
to former United States Senator Jas.
Smith, jr., of New Jersey, who is very
prominent in Irish Catholic societies
in that State 1t was charged that
Gov. Wilson's opposition to Mr.. Smith
had for it's real foundation the fact
| that Mr.. Smith was an Irish Catholic.
Then too, at Baltimore the Irish Cath
olics were opposed to Gov. Wilson's
nomination, according to the best au-
thorities yesterday, because of the con-
slant reference in Gov. Wilson's His
tory of the American People" to the
Irish Catholics as Romanists and Pa
pists, terms which are Objectionable
to Irish Catholic people
Opposition Helped Champ Clark
The Irish Catholics who desire Gov.