The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-08-09
MOVE STRONG ON The COAST
In Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and California Entire Vote
Goes To Democrats.
PROMINENT MEN COMING OVER

pede since their meeting in lndial
, apolis last Thursday. Republican
too, are coming to the President
standard in daily increasing nun
bers since their candidate failed i
his speech of acceptance to create a
issue that would appeal to the int
lisence of the Independent voter.
To National Chairman McCormic
and to the President himself com
every day letters and telegram
from men who have been prominen
in the Bull Moose party and me-
who have been up to now dyed Il
the wool Republicans, who pledg,
their support in this campaign
! Chairman Mccormick made public
/ to-day a partial list OF Republican,
and former Progressives who hav,
openly declared themselves for Pres
ident Wilson's reelection.
In the State of Washington the
Progressive and Republican STAN.
pede to Wilson is most pronounced
Women as well as men are included
in the list. Some of the more con-
spicuous names forwarded to ma
tional headquarters are Ole Hanson,
Progressive a candidate for United
States Senator in 1914; Edgar C.
Snyder, Progressive State chairman !;
II. G. Piggetto, editor of the Seattle
Saturday Night, a Progressive week
ly; Geo. w. Bright, w. j. Bowling
and j. II. Fletcher, who were all on
the Progressive local tickets in
1914; Henry Albert Mclean. Pro-
gresSive candidate for Congress; c..
j. France, chairman Progressive
State convention. and many others
In Idaho the tide has set no less
strongly toward Wilson. The Boise
Evening Capitol News, the most in
fluential newspaper in that State.
has swung from a Progressive organ
to n staunch supporter of the Pres
ident.
The California stampede of the
Moose. led by Francis J. Heney, Pro-
Eressive candidate for the United
States Senate, extends to every cor
ner OF that State. The Woodrow
Wilson Progressive League has en-
rolled thousands of members, and
its officers report to national head
quarters that the Wilson vote will
include practically the entire Bull
Moose vote of four years ago.
Hr. Heney is vice president of the
Wilson League in his State. Some
of the other Progressive and Repub-
lican leaders Of national prominence
who have declared for President
Wilson or against Mr.. Hughes are:
Col. John NJ. Parker, of Louisiana,
Progressive candidate for Vice Pres
ident on the sold-out ticket of 1916;
BaiNbridgc Colby, of New York. who
placed Theodore Roosevelt in nomi,
nation in the National Progressive
Conventions of 1912 and 1916;
Mathew Hale. of Massachusetts,, vice
chairman and acting head of the
Progressive National Committee; j.
A. II. Hopkins, Progressive State
chairman of New Jersey; John j.
O'Connell, Progressive chairman of
New York county. which had the
largest enrolled membership of any
Bull Moose organization. Several
hundred of this organization have
joined the Young Mems
Democratic Club of New York.
Hugo Kintner, New York attorney
and Progressive candidate for SUI
preme Court in 1912; Michael
Schaap, vice chairman of New York
State Progressive committee; w. II.
Nichols, of Vermont, member OF
executive committee; j.
c. Parder, editor of LefeX magazine.
Philadelphia; Paul T. Mueller. edi-
wi anu piopiictoI VI INC SHitdSU
Abendpost and Chicago Sonntag-
post, the most influential German
politically in the United
States; John l.. Sullivan. editor ST.
Mary's, Ohio. Leader, who withdrew
as Republican nominee for Secretary
of State in 1912 to join the Progress
siyes; Randolph w. Walton, Column
bus. Progressive candidate for At
torney General in Ohio in 1914;
Henry M. Wallace. foremost Pro-
gressive of Michigan, and John f.
Smith. chairman of the Michigan
Progressive State committee; Clar-
ence Helbert, Progressive State
chairman of Minnesota; Casper
schench. Dies Moines. Progressive
for United States Senator
two years gao; Judge Albert ID. Nor