The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-14
INDEPENDENTS
 ORGANIZE TO
 ELECT WILSON

New York. July 14-The Woodrow Wilson Independence League, a non- partisan body, was organized yester- day to aid in the Presidents re-elec- lion.
 The meeting was held at the leagues Aew headquarters, Madison avenue Ind Fortieth street. Former City ! Chamberlain Henry Bruere. Fire Commissioner Robert Adamson, Paul Fuller, Corporation Counsel Hardy, Tenement House Commissioner John !. Murphy, Norman Hapgood, Joseph H. Price and Timothy Healy were present.
 The organization of the new league had been previously considered, and ls a result some of the prominent in- nependents from other states who are ac4ive in the movement did not,attend. Onlcers Chosen.
 These odlcers were elected: Chair man. Representative William Kent, California; vtce chairman, Norman Hapeocdt Nov Yorak; chairman eDecu- ktvs coxnuaattse. Jossph M- Price. New Horks treasurer. Henry Bruere, New 1Hcrk; sscrvtary. Guy Mason The ex- pcatlSo ocmmltfss consssts Of Robert .Adsuseon, Henxy Bruere, Bernrd M. B4h.d Hnltlmnes: Charles R. Crane. }Wbodk kkHpss. llAss: Norman HapgOod. Iaanaf Araxdy and Timothy Hea1y- si IT. PxsuA. afnsr the meeting. said l&6 naw orxnnkntion had secured en-. ] fonsnan6S 1n n s1nnez. exclusive of the ..SolSdS GpUkh. In California alone. 4 he aid. moro thnn 5o. eco haxe joined Sho or1nn1xaxi0n under the.leadexzhip Gfj Inidor J1cuha. prosident cf tho Cal- 1f1rnlh CnnmnE16s Go. PxOEresstves snh RnpabqcanA lGr- Pr3pe said. have 1otne4 thS 'lsague. ss well %s many Dtmo(Esfl
 @5f m Woo1kUW Wilson, leaxus isTeg- nuht1ally . naf5hual organizatdon,f a1- : tReaeh lrx. Pxioa. 1Ek- Hea1E MT. { Bxueno ard o<her men In tho or1ana- 3nt1ba hmxo besn moro active in New siX6rk ck1y pollt1cs than In nafloaal af- 1aaa But t1ap, league has attxActed Ite 1l1 ,unsEnl,eEshlp many prominanf Iadn 1kleE1D h aIl pArtz of tho. cum l{x& and~ u ln expected to play an inn I IpoEonmc yart In tha reelection of
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 Ysice c Mccormick, kchairman of tho Dsmocsnt1c national committee, Is ]. expected to spend . few hours at the nat5onal headquarters in this city today. prior to a trip to Washing- 2 toa for consultation with President W11son Chatrman McCormick has just returned from Chicago, where he arfaiged for the opening of head \ quarters In that city,
 Prominent v1aitors to national head N quarters yesterday included Meredith x Nlchollon. the Indiana novelist, who s1s wyxm supporter of President Will Suns teanph Guffey. chairman Of tha HNogtaRn D1v1sfon Of the Democratic sparty in. Pennsyivania; Edward E. < df11ro1aeup, chairman of the Demo- f<fFntdc State Committee in New Jersey;
 Sational Committeemanl R. s. Huds-
 eth Of that 'state. and Representative
 5eorgo F. O'HhAunessy of Rhode Is