The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-22
INDEPENDENTS DRIFT DAILY TO THE DEMOCRACY Prominent Republicans in Boston Organize Wilson
 Campaign Club ANOTHER MOOSE LEADER
 IN BROOKLYN CHANGES Quietly But Steadily the Tide of the Nations Vote Is Turning To
 President Wilson


 With prominent Boston Republi- cans organizing a Woodrow Wilson Campaign Club to work for the ,Presi- dents reelection, and with Arthur Slesinger, another Progressive leader of Brooklyn. announcing that he will take the stump for Wilson, the tide of Independent votes is rolling steadily upon Democracy's shores.
 Every day brings further proof that the drift toward Wilson is going to be complete. Many of the Indepen- dents who had waited hopefully upon the sounding of MT. Hughes keynote are at last making acknowledgement of their keen disappointment. Some of them are content to pledge their support to President Wilson. Others go one point further and bitterly as- sail the policy of the Republican par ty.
 In coming out for the Democratic ticket MT. Slesinger, of Brooklyn, characterized the campaign utterances of Charles D. Hughes as what could be heard from any old woman over any back fence" Continuing he said: ::
 'T am an ex-Republcan, but was always radical Progressive within that party. When the Bull Moose party was formed joined it. not be- cause of Colonel Roosevelt's revolt, but because of the principles in his platform. am platform Bull Moose, not T. R. Bull Moose, and refuse to be delivered by that gentle man just to help put back the Re- publican party in power.
 T fail to see how the Hemenways, the Harnesses, the Penroses and the pussy-foot Cranes have in any way purged themselves of the charges Col onel Roosevelt made against them, and I refuse to be delivered over to MT. Hughes just to rehabilitate that corrupt plunderbund.
 ~Mr. Hughes in all his speeches has not advanced any propositions for the general betterment or the country, and what he has said so far I could hear any day in the week from any old woman over any back fence hap ipened to be near.
 While I am not a sympathizer with the Democratic part generlly, I be- lieve that MT. Wilson has done more during his tenure of office to promote advanced political measures for the benefit of the people generally than any President since Abraham Lincoln, and shall therefore support him to the utmost of my endeavors and as soon as convenient will take the stump in his behalf"
 Boston Republicans Organize
 A dispatch from Boston says that 50 many favor Woodrow Wilson for President for another term that they have formed an organization to take an active part in the campaign. They met at the Boston City Club and took steps to form a Woodrow Wilson cam paign club. Among those present from the metropolitan district were Charles H. Jones. president Of the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company, one of the foremost busi- nes men of Boston, who seems to be the head and front of the movement: George R. Nutter. John F. Moors. who has been for years one of the leading independent forces in political movements in Boston; Major Robert D. Green. formerly on the staff of Gov. Walsh; Reginald M Hall. Ed mund J. Burke, Robert H. Schact, F. c. Goodale, Alexander Banwart and Ellery Sedgwick, the editor of the Atlantic Monthly
 This was preliminary meeting for the purpose of organization and the consideration of a list of names of Republicans and Progressives who have so numerously expressed their desire to support Wilson that it was thought that they ought to be organ ixed as an independent organization for the campaign. Another meeting will be held in the near future in order to perfect the organization for work for Wilson.
 Leagues Working Hard in West
 A dispatch from San Francisco to Democratic National Headquarters in New York says:
 Prominent Republicans and Pro sresstves of Alameda County have just met In Oakland, and organized a. To- cal Woodrow Wilson Independent League Delegates from all parts Of the county attended. All the delegates reported the Wilson sentiment grow ing daily Among the organizers were T. J. Truman, San Francisco attor- ney residing in Oakland; Walter s. Cannon. manufacturers agent; J. J. Brennan, former Republican county committeeman, and Edward Elliott. of the law faculty of the University of California Weekly meetings of the organization will be held.'
 Thirty-eight Woodrow Wilson State Leagues of Oregon have held a gener- al conference at Portland to organize for effective campaign work. They had a banquet and awakened much enthusiasm. About thirty counties were represented.
 STAMFORD