The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-22
MY. PROGRESSIVE LEADER DECLARES. FOR MR. WILSON

teeman of the Prosressive party of Brooklyn, N. Y., candidate for su- preme court justice last year, and formerly chairman of the executive committee of Kings county, has come out in support of the reelection of President Wilson. In statement MT. Taylor gives the following req sons for supporting President Wilson:
 "As delegate to the Chicago Pro- gressive convention I am convinced no Republican would have had tho slightest chance of securing the Pro- gressive nomination. Charles E. Hughes could not have secured 25 votes in the convention out of the thousand or more delegates present. That fact has frequently been admit ted. In the absence of a Progressive nominee, and knowing the general feeling of delegates, I believe Presi- dent Wilson would more likely have been the candidate of the convention than a Republican.
 "Knowledge' of the conditional tel egraphic declinadon from the candi- date nominated was withheld from the delegates for more than an hour and a half by Chairman Robins, who ad- JOuIu00 ulo SOAV0AlAOA lI1l1lOO4dIOly after the telegram was finally read while the delegates were dazed." MT. Taylor then charges that the Republi- can candidate has the support of the interests" who 'fdesire the defeat of President Wilson because he. has not proved subservient to their wishes, D and that the Republican delegates at Chicago were carefully hand picked .'' He continues:
 Future of Progressives.
 '.The election of the Republican candidate would tend more than any thing else to terminate the existence of the national Progressive party, and put an end to the program for social and industrial justice and Various other human welfare. blanks of the 1912 platform.
 Prior to the convention we heard much of the issue of Americanism. There Is really no issue because all parties profess agreement with all that is best in Americanism,, and cer- tain1y the Wilson administration can not be rightfully charged with favor ing any foreign government to the in- jury of our own country.
 Tn President Wilson, Progressives have q candidate not only uncon- trolled by the bosses of his own par ty. but one who has been an advocate of various progressive measures throughout his entire administra- ton" He asserts the administration has had moro real problems to solve under dimcult conditions than any administration since the days of Lin- coin, and says Mir. Hughes's speech of acceptance produced a feeling of disappointment and dissatisfaction, mot only among Pregressives. but among members of hAsg own party" Any one, he says, can criticise on the theory that 'T6indsight is better than He continues: g,
 "The Indianapolis conference indi- oates ,persuasively that the national party. contains a loyal which will not permot of it's dissolution. In fact, the desertion of it's false leaders win tend to the party and its member ship and bring to it's ranks many new members from other partdes who did not care to become affiliated with the party while 1t contained some of the leaders who never were true Progress sives. and who will shortly be no longer connected with 1t
 Loyal Progressives ara earnestly urged to enroll as such this fall, so that they may take part in the party conferences which arc to be held af- tor January L As the best available means of maintaining the party, they are also urged to vote for the re- election of President Wilson and to support the candidates of the Pro- gresstve party in thedr Respective states"