Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-29
Nonpartisan League
Will Be Organized
to Work for Wilson
Business Men, Capt.
toLists, PHlanthropists
and Independents Fa-
Dor His REELECTION.
Special to The Timcs-Dispa,ch. ]

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-The cam
paiEn for the recollection OF Woodrow
Wilson will be furthered by a nation
wide. nonpartisan league. composed of
business men. capitalists. philanthro-
pists, editors and other Independents.
who. ordinarily. take no part what
ever in active politics.
Tho announcement Of this league
was made here to-day following in
formal conferences between it's organ
ineton to attend the meeting Of the
peace advocates The names Of group
of these organizers we're also made
public to-day to indicate the tremen-
dous Importance of the part such an
organization must necessarily play in Il
national campaign.
Many Of these men have never be-
fore appeared in a fight for the cleo
ton OF President. and but few Of
them have ever supported 4 Democrat
for that office, either by their voice or
their vote. The names of the mem
bers Of the organization committee
ment. This committee is composed of
the following:
Jacob Schiff, of New York. banker
and philanthropist: y Il FarGuhar
of York. Pa, manufacturer and econo-
mist: Norman Hapgood, of Washing
ton and New York, editor: Joseph w
Hartman. president Hartman Ma
tional Bank. of New York; Charles r.
Of
Cleveland II. Dodge, of New York.
merchant: Charles II. Jones, of Boston,
manufacturer: Henry Rruere. New
York. municipal official; Isidor Jacobs,
OF San Francisco. Gamer: Lamar Hardy.
corporation counsel OF New York
Rathbone Gardner. Of Providence, r.
L.. Republican leader; Russell Whit
man, OF Evanston. H., Progressive:
Ray Stannard Baker. Of Amherst. Mass,
writer: William f. Sweet, of Denver,
Colo. banker; Otto T Mallory. of Phil
adelphia. capitalist: Lawrence A.
Woods. of Pittsburgh. Republican
lawyer: Paul Fuller. New York. lawyer;
John J. Murphy. tenement house COM
missioner Of New York: Joseph NJ.
Price. Of New York. manufacturer;
Richard Lloyd Jones. of Madison. wis.
editor; Herber, Quick. of Springfield,
Ohio, editor; Samuel Fels. OF Philadel-
phis< manufacturer; Clarence Howard.
of.;t. Louis. Mo. manufacturer: Ber-
rd y. Baker. OF Baltimore. capt.
talist: Graham Taylor. of Chicago. edi-
tor; William Kent, Independent Con-
Eressman from California: John n
Crimmins. of New York. capitalist
WILSON WILL. BE SUPPORTED
BY MEN OF BUSINESS
This roster points very clearly 70 the
fact that President Wilson will be ac-
lively supported by Il class OF uer in
the coming campaign that no nthey'
Democratic candidate in a generation
has been able TO attract: that is. by
the men Of business. And this support
mas come to Mr.. Wilson without The
surrender by him of a single convic-
ton as TO what constitutes Legitimate
enterprise in this country.
This group of men, some of them
controlling millions of dollars Of in
vestments, and most OF them repre-
sentative of the best element Of Amer
lean industry, are prompted to engage
in political campaign in the Presi-
dents behalf because he has been able
to accomplish two vital thngs-honor-
v.
Such support can be accounted for OF.
those grounds. il there were no other
An interesting circumstance abou,
Willingness of such men as compose
its committee to lend themselves to n
Democratic campaign before the Re-
publicans have had time to offer them
candidate, and. therefore, n choice
Of
ments, the real independents of the
country await the action OF the two
national conventions, and then decide
which of the two candidates and plat
forms is most worthy of confidence
no POSSIBLE CANDIDATE
CAN SWITCH ALLEGIANCE
In the present situation however
the men in and behind the nonDartisan
league are for Wilson, no matter whom
the Republicans may nominate, or the
ProEressiveS. or the Socialists, or anv
other organization. There is not now,
at all events, possible candidate on
the Republican or Bull Moose horizon
who holds tho league organizers off.
FROM the statement issued to-day in
connection with the names OF the or
ganization committee, it is evident that
the committeeman expect to make n
sweeping campaign in behalf of the
President. They will organize in every
state that is remotely doubtful. and
VIII carry on national propaganda
entirely aside from the local con-
tests.
The political possibilities of such n
league as has now been started was
demonstrated eight years ago, when
!ohn Hays Hammond organized n sim
liar movement in behalf Of Judge Taft.
The Hammond campaigners d.d eCfcc-
tive work throughout the entire East
and made themselves n very consid
cradle factor in the overwhelming re-
sui: Of the contest
National headquarters of ,he league
will he located in Washington until
af;er Il st. Louis convention. Norman
Hapgoo6 has moved to this .,ity from
New York to take charge OF ,ha o,
Sanization details. He will later have
general supervision OF the publicity
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