The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-20
VIEWPOINT DEMOCRATS EXPECT TO ROLL UP 0LD-FASH|ONED
 MAJORITY FOR CANDIDATES
All Signs and Indications in Vicinity Point to Great Vic tory For Standard Bearer and Nominees for Other Of fces-Most Desirable Men in Community for Town Leadership.

years before coming to Newtown
 where he succeeded in changing a To-
 cal store which was "hoodooed," into | a bowling success. His society af- filiations are numerous. He has been
 an Odd Fellow flor 35 years, mem
 Der of the Royal Arcanum, charter
 member of Bedding Grange. a member
 of the Hillside Club of Newtown, of the new country club and belongs to
 the Fifty-Six club of Bridgeport. He is a good mixer and his geniality of
 manners is contagious. He has also
 many republican friends. Altogeth-
 CT the democratic local ticket is strong in personnel and should win.
 But it is the independent citizen on whom will devolve the ultimate de- cision of the national choice. There is a noticeable trend in the direction
 of the nominee of the democratic par ty for president, Woodrow Wilson.
 This is evidenced by the character
 of the daily paper taken and read
 by the average citizen. Over 150 cop ies of the Evening Farmer are sold
 daily in town of which clientele more than a score are acknowledged repub- licans.
 The New York World has entirely
 
 which at one time had over 100 sub-
 scribers in Newtown; all going to
 show which way the tide is turning.
 The chairman of the Progressive town
 committee has joined the Woodrow Wilson Progressive league and has
 pledged his support for the demo- cratic nominees, both national and state. This will aid materially.
 The Progressives cast 88 votes for Roosevelt in 1912. of which 66 were former democrats. These are now sure for the democratic candidates by the action of the Progressive town committee. This was made clear last Saturday at the luncheon served to the delegates at the senatorial convention
 of the 18th district at the Newtown Inn. A surprise was sprung by T. J. Cor bett, chairman of the Progressive town committee in his acknowledge ment of the courtesy extended to him as guest by the nominee and by Toast master Attorney Beecher. He said in l "Gentlemen, am a Progressive and still believe in common with 5000 more Progressives in Connecticut that the mission of the party is not yet con- cluded; but I know that the election OA NAdi lCS Es. IluSuSS WOulu SOuUu the death-knell of independent voting in this country for a generation at least as well as be a. dire calamity at this time to the welfare of the nation. Although our former leader has de- serted the party ship, he has not scut- tied it, and I, for one able-bodied sea- man, am determined he shall not Il have carefully examined the Demo- cratic national platform and find no plank in it insecure. I can stand on it with a sense of safety for me and all patriotic progressives who refuse to be delivered into the tender care of the ghouls, gloating over what they call our end. All we want is a safe leader to bring the ship to port We, believe Woodrow Wilson is the safe and sane pilot for the journey. So, have joined the National Woodrow Wilson Progressive league and will support the Democratic national and state nominees of the party to the end that the Peerless President of the whole nation will be able to carry out his patriotic policies, by the undivid- ed support of all who have the well fare of their country at heart So far as my influence goes it will be ex- erted in furtherance of the foregoing pledges" MT. Corbett's speech was greeted with great applause and he was warm ly greeted by the delegates from his
 own town to whom especially his words gave much satisfaction and agreeable surprise. It is admitted that the support of the Progressives will help Newtown roll up an old fash toned democratic majority on Nov. '. The farmers of Newtown are doing
 much thinking these days and the
 trend politically is towards President
 Wilson. A concrete example is that
 of Charles E,A Beers of Palestine dis trict. A republican all his life, he
 has been elected selectman. assessor,
 member of the board of relief and has
 been a member of the republican town committee. In 1912 he was a mili- tant progressive but this year stands for democracy, and to/show where he stands has permitted his name to ap-