The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
PROCESS|VES HAVE PLATFORM
BUT HAVE NOT YET MADE UP
MINDS AS TO CANDIDATES
But They're Sure They Won't Endorse Can
didates Of Any Other Parties, Especial
Iy Present Executive

Tonight at the rooms of the Pro-
gressive club in the Plaza theatre
building, the members of the Progress
i've party of Bridgeport will hold a.
convention for the purpose of DISCUSS
ing the advisa bility of putting a full
city ticket in the field at the coming
election. Members of the party will
also consider the party platform. The
tentative platform is printed below.
It's planks will be discussed at the
convention this evening but its adop-
ton will probably be delayed, until
later date.
Despite statements to the contrary.
leading members of the party assert
any candidate for mayor as yet. AS
told N the Farmer several days ago.
The Progressive leaders prefer to de-
lay that action until after the Demo-
Gratis nd Republicans have made their
nominations
Zone thing is certain" said one yes
terday. the Progressives will not
dorse Mayor Wilson. He may favor
a commission form of government a.
we do, out outside of that neither te
nor the men who are directing his
policy have anything in common with
the Progress1ves.
eve relieve the people of Bridgeport
are disguised with Mayor Wilson's adj
ministration and with the lack Of ex-
ecutive ability he has displayed dur
ing the nlixup over the paving of Fair
field avenue We think the mayo
of city as large as Bridgeport should
| find better employment for his time
than dashing about the streets in an
automobile and pickering with tha
Paving and Sewer Commission. VS.
may not decide to place a full ticket
in the field but after the other parties
have MADE their nominations we viii
endorse candidate for mayor and
he WON'T be one who heads the ticket
for any other party
The tentative platform to be dis
eussed tonight is as follows:
1--WE favor a commission form of
government with the referendum and
recall and promise that all our candi-
dates if elected, will imme diately in
stall the merit system. based on civil
service examina tons for all appointees
and thereby abolish all political sine
cures.
1--WE favor a minimum wage of 50
per day for all city employees including
those in the employ of contractors per-
forming work for the city. We be-
1ieve in an eight hour working day for
every city official and employee and
are opposed to any extra pay for work
during these hours thereby preventing
dual salaries to any and all officials
and employees
I'VE favor a tax map system FOR real
estate transactions with separate as
sessments for land and buildings and
LOT SlFlct equal ldAdLlOn Oh pei
property,
1--WE favor an arbitration commits
sion to regulate and decide all disputes
arising between water, gas, electric
light and other public utilities corpor-
atoms and their respective customers
in this city without the necessity. for
any recourse to courts of law.
1--WE are in favor of the collector be
ing the central collection agency for
all departm ents of the city and that
the collector should daily turn over
to the city treasurer all moneys col
lected, the same to be deposited daily
in equal amounts among all the Ma
tionaI and State Banks and Trust COM
panies in this city.
I'VE favor the immediate rebuild
ing of the Stratford avenue bridge
without regard to any other bridge and
demand that the present mayor divide
the question of bridges in the forth
coming referendum So that the voters
may decide separately on the advisa-
bility of building each bridge.
1--WE favor the building and control
of public markets by the city beIiev-
ing that the cost of living would be
greatly reduced by bringing the con-
sumner in direct contact with the pur-
chaser, that is the farmer, as by prop