East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31
DRIFT FOR WILSON
BECOMES LANDSLIDE
independent Political Opinion All
Over Nation Turning 10 PrcsldeRt--
Even ROclTibbed Republican New
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NEW YORK, oct. Sl.--As tho
campaign draws to close, the drin
OF Independent political opinion to
President Wilson becomes land
slide.
f. c. Benedict the late President
lCleveland's closest friend, who has
not always been a Wilson man, an
ROunced his support Of President
Wilson today In letter to the dem
ocratic national committee, COmmo-
dore Benedict said:
Il am doing my best in public and
in private in working for the re-elec-
tion of President Wilson, The one
dominant feature of the campaign Is
peace and prosperity, resulting from
Mr.. Wilson's wise and stubborn ad-
herence to efforts to maintain Il in
this country at all hazards
From san Francisco word came to-
day that Rudolph Spreckles, PRO
gressive republican, who Is as active
in civic reform as he is in business
and who financed the San Francisco
graft prosecution has announced him
self for President Wilson. The same
message brought the news Of a like
decision by the noted progressive OK
chief Justice Matt | Sullivan OF the
California supreme court II also
told of the resignation from the re.
publican state committee OF II. Ia
Baggerly. editor of the san Jose
Evening News, and Albert l. Loeb, a
prominent San Francisco lawyer who
was a progressive leader. Both ara
working for the reelection Of Mr..
Wilson.
Bishop F. L. Mcconnell OF Mime
sofa. sent the following message to-
iay TO Joseph NJ. Price, chairman OF
the executive committee of tho Wood
row Wilson independent league:
II heartily favor the election OF
Woodrow Wilson and ! deeply regret
that | cannot come east to make
speeches for him
Mr.. Price also received word today
from Seattle, washington. that Rob-
ert Moran, former mayor Of Seattle.
and founder Of the great ship build
ing company, the Seattle Construction
and Dry Dock company, which built
the battleshIp Nebraska. lifelong re-
publican. has come out for President
Wilson. The message which came
from George II. Martin, secretary o.
the Washington branch OF the inde'
pendent league states that there are
sixty-two affiliated Wilson leagues In
the state with a total membership or
21700.
Senator Gore OF oklahoma wired
Chairman Mccormick from Spokane
today that he Is confident that the
president will carry Colorado, Utah
Idaho. oregon and Washington.
"The democrats have backed the
republicans off the boards in idaho
and am told that Senator Borah
has conceded the state to Wilson
says Senator Cores message.
Chairman Mccormick received a
letter today from ]. II. Kerr, chair
man Of the democratic central com
mittee OF Yuma, Arizona, In which
the latter tells Of many prominent re
publican and progressives In Arizon'
who are announcing their support o
President Wilson. Among these art
II. F. Saneu'netti. one Of the veal
thiest ranch owners in Arizona: o. c
Johnson, republican nominee for su
pervisor In Yuma county: his brother
Harry Johnson, also n lifelong repub
lcan: Thomas D. MolIory who was
de'egate to the progressive conven
tIon in Chicago in 1912: and W. II
Shorey, editor Of the Yuma Daily FIX
aminer n leqding progressive.
Mr.. Kerr daclares that more tina
| half of the members Of the Women
woodrow Wilson clubs o. the stat
! are former rennblicans.
From PennSvlvania comes euuali
| enthusiastic Wilson News Adolp
| Marcus ora or the rr'ne'nal MOI
chants NJ Scranton rFe-'ong renuN
lIcqn and John NJ Harris ono ~ N
leaders OF the Pann v'vanlo h1r VII
has often Stunned the state Tor ~
rcnuhlican candidate have Noth ~
nouncod their conversion to the cau'
| of president Wilson.
wven in roekrihe1 republican Ne
! Ham nsh re. tne ur't - W." Nh"'
| Professor George A. Wol,er ~ Oar
mouth collepe who was chairman
tho progres~ive state committed fot
years aoo. r w. Tovoiov o. Nos
N. IT.. who was a prominent meuh
oF the com m'ttoe an1 Frank A Mn
grove editor ~ the Hanover ca7Ht'
who was cncretarv ~ tho renrhHr'
state committee in 1910. then snenk
Of the honse of re0resertatives ~
ii state auditor secretary NJ the Ut
/ greee'vn eiata committee n 1879 81
III n anlnoota 10 tho rroo~nes'vn conve
II tion IN Chioaoo THO vn"- ~ annnun
II their sunnort ~ President Wilson.
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