The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-02
PRESIDENT HAS
BUSY DAY WITH
four. SPEECHES
Arrives in New York Early
For Wind-Up of His
Campaign.
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
GIVE HIM WELCOME;
Thousands to Parade Before
Big Garden Meeting
Tonight.

New York, Nov. 2.-President Will
son arrived here this morning from
his campaign trip up state. He was
taken by automobile across town to
the Hudson river and went aboard
the government yacht ,Mayflower.
When the President reached the
Grand Central, station, to spend his
only day of campaigning in New York
city, with four speeches on his pro-
gram for the afternoon and evening,
he was cheered by a large group of
railroad men, some of them carrying
American flags.
He was met at the station by Col.
Edward M. House and Vance G. Nc
Cormick, chairman of the Democratic
National committee. With him they
motored to the New York Yacht club 8
pier and boarded the Mayfower for a
political conference Mr.. Wilson
was accompanied here by Mrs. Wilson,
Miss Margaret Wilson, his daughter;
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, his cous-
in; John r. Wilson of Baltimore, his
brother; Secretary Tumulty and DR..
c. T. Grayson, the White House ply
sician.
While the President, Mr.. House
and Mr.. Mccormick. were on the
Mayfower, Mrs. Wilson and the other
women in the party went for a short
shopping tour.
The President found it would be
impossible for him to carry out the
program set for him and decided not
to attend the 69th regiment bazaar
IN the afternoon. Mrs. Wilson, how
ever, arranged to visit it and a COM
mittee of women from the bazaar
planned to meet her at a hotel after
her husband had addressed the lun-
cheon of the Wilson BusinesSmen's 8
League.
The President, instead of going to
the bazaar, it was announced, would
visit Democratic National Headquar-
ters here to meet the staff working
for his reelection, later returning to
the Mayhower to work on his night
speech.
The Presidents principal address
will be at Madison Square Garden to-
night. Following the address at the
Garden, the President will speak at
Cooper Union, and possibly address an
overflow meeting in Cooper Square.
In connection with the Madison
Square Garden rally, Democratic or
ganizations have arranged for several
great parades, a feature Of which will
be the appearance of a large number
Of boys not yet of voting age accom-
panying each district organization.
The parades will be under the direc-
ton Of the Wilson and Marshall clubs
which announce that more than 25,-
600 men will be in line.
The luncheon of the Wilson Busi-
nessmen's League is of a national
character with representative from
many states. There will also be dele
cations Of businessmen from various
sections of the country. It is annourc-
ed that the President, in his speech,
will deal with the policies of his ad-
ministration, having a direct bearing
upon the business interests of the
country.
William Church Osborn will pre-
side at the melting at Madison Square
Garden. The only other speaker will
be- Martin H. Glynn, former governor
Of New York.
Officials in the Presidents party
said no announcement was ready in
connection with the sinking of the
steamship Marina with the resultant