New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-29
Organization to Appeal for
Support of 100000
Independent Voters"
WILL OUTLINE DEEDS
OF ADMINISTRATION
Jacob L. Schiff, Henry Bruere
and Other New Workers
Are Concerned.
From tn. rribuns Buresul

Washington, May 2s.-The names OF
Norman Hapgood and Jacob II. Schin
figure in an announcement made mere
tonight Of a new organization that y
to work for reelection OF president
Wilson. The organization has openeu
Offices, retained a press agent ana nus
outlined an ambitious programme. us
first announcement states that the on
GERS Of the league will not be selected
until after the Republican convention
"The league will not work among
Democrats" said Norman Hapgood TO-
night, in explaining the organization
"but among The large and rapidly grow
ing number of voters VINO make up
their minds on the men and the issues
of the particular election. rms mum
Der of Independent voters is increasing
rapidly, especially in the west, as Is
shown, among other things, by inc re.
cent registration. II Is estimated tnat
there are probably as many as I'VE
million voters in the country to-day
who can be classed as independent, IN
the sense that their vote will be de-
termined by the record Of the ADMIN
istration and by the way the issues are
presented. WI,
"The purpose Of the Woodrow Will
son Independent League Is to form
centre for the work Of men who be
lieve reelection OF the President to be
their patriotic duty, regardless OF
party. The league will conduct us
campaign on the basis that. consider.
ing the domestic accomplishments OF
the Administration and the foreign sit,
uation, il is matter OF national
and international Importance that the
President should receive the lndorse-
r,ent Of the whole country next Novem-
Der. entirely regardless Of ordinary 20
litical divisions"
The names Of the organization com
mittee are as follows: Bernard \.
Baker. capitalist and former president
Of the Atlantic Transport Line, Balu-
more; Raw Stannard Baker. publiclst'
Amherst. Mass: Henry Bruere, former
chamberlain of New York CITY;
Charles r. Crane. capitalist, Woods
Hole. Mass; John n Crimmins. lawyer
New York City; Cleveland H. Dodge,
,,ica-nresident Of the Phelps-Dodge
Company, bankers. New York Cltyi
Samuel Fels. manufacturer, Phiadel-
mia: Arthur B. Farquhar, manufact-
urer and president of the a. b. tarqu-
har Company, Ltd, York Penn,
Rsthbone Gardner, lawyer and Kepup-
lican. Providence; Norman Hapgood'
nublicist and economist, New YORK
Lamar Hardy. corporation counsel, New
York City; Joseph w. Hartman, presl-
dent Hartman National Bank, Ne"
York CITY; Clarence Howard, president
commonwealth Steel Company, ~
Louis: Isidor Jacobs, president Calltor-
MIA Canneries Company, San Francisco
Charles H. Jones, president Of the COM
monwealth Shoe and Leather Company
Poston: Richard Lloyd Jones, editor
"Wisconsin State Journal Madison
Wis; William Kent, independent mem
Der Of Congress, California.
Otto T. Mallory, capitalist, Phlladel-
mia: John J. Murphy, Tenement House
Commissioner, New York City; Joseph
NJ. Price, manufacturer, New York City;
Herbert Quick, editor, economist and
writer. Berkeley Springs, W. Va; Jacob
II. Schif, banker, New York; william
F. Sweet, banker and broker, Denver;
Graham Taylor, editor Of Survey Mag
azine" and settlement worker, Chicago;
Russell Whitman, lawyer and proml-
nent Progressive, Evanston, III, and
Lawrence A. Wood, lawyer and proml-
nent Republican, Pittsburgh.