The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-10
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Oh yes, Horace, there are some
things slower than the Oklahoma legis-
lature. There are some legislatures
that are slower, for that matter, and
then there IN the deadlock which
gets hold Of Legislature now aud
then. For instance, there Is the Hi
nois Legislature, now In session 1t
has entered the sixth week Of Its ses.
sion and during all that time not
wheel has been turned. No committees
have been appointed In the senate or
house not bill has been passed and
the November vote has not even been
canyassed. THIS Is probably the record
for doing nothing, but still 1t is not
80 bad as Ii might be. Illinois has to
have the Legislature, under its exist
ing laws, and N II viii continue to
do nothing throughout the session the
state may not be- so badly off after
all.
The house " representatives Of the
sixty fourth congress, which will
come into being March 4. will be
very different body from that Of the
siXty-third congress While the Demo
Crats will control the sixty fourth
house II viii be by narrow magin
as compared with their majority In the
SiXty.thlrd. The house Of representa-.
tiyes Of the sixty third congress con
tains Democrats, 292: Republicans,
l22 Progressiyes, 10; Progressive. Re
publlcans, o. and Independent /. the
house OF representatives of the sixty
fourth congress will contain: Re
publlcans, lg0 Democrats 280: Pro
gresslves, o. In addition 10 these
there are from California Pro
gressive Republican, Prohlbltionist
and an Independent and from New
York Socialist
About the "sores" individual In this
country Is A. Mitchell Palmer Of Penn
sylyania, not even excepting the lead.
Ing citizens of Oyster hay. Palmer
was big factor In the Wilson cam-
paign and In the Baltimore conyen-
tlon being recognized leader Of the
Wilson forces aud a commanding fig
ure In the house uf representatives.
Palmer was Induced 10 run for sena-
tor and came out Of the contest a
lame duck Now he claims to have
received ungraciuus treatment from
the president and threatens 10 make
public Il letter he says he received from
the president insisting that no legisla-
tion be pressed on the subject OF n
single term In office for the president.
Michigan has three possible Repub-
llcan candidates for president Charles
+. Townsend, "mlddle- Of the roader," /"
William Alden Smith, conservative
and Edward l.. Hamilton, Progressive
and the indications are that there
viii he spirited contest for control
" the delegation 10 the national Re
publican convention and the naming Of
the states "favorits SON. for the nom
ination.
They are working the recall overtime
In Superior, Wis. Two years ago an
attempt was made 10 recall Mayor
j. 3. Konkle, but he was reelected,
and now another petition has been
filed for his recall. II ia becoming
very evident thta the recall ia pow
erful weapon In the hands OF the
enemies Of an official. and an institu
tion to keep a community continually
stirred up.
The "lily white issue will figure IN
the mayorallty campaign IN Kansas
City, Kan. The negroes there are
sore because the Republican mayor
refused them representation on the
police force and they have organised
an "Independent Equal Rights league"
and brought ont negro candidate for
the mayorality,
A funny thing happened In meet
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