The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-13


candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for United States senator In 1918.
Chartr revision. including provision
for small city council, TO be elected
at large instead Of under the present
ward system. received an affirmative
vote at special election in Detroit.
| Analysis OF last Tuesdays election
returns shows that the kaisers follow.
ers I'm this country have selected the
Socialist party as their instrument In
opposing the war.
The New York Evening Post frankly
admits that the Tammany victory In
New York IL a black eye for the New
York press. since never before were the
newspapers so nearly united against
Tammany.
Twelve states now have full suffrage
for women-New York, Washington.
Oregon. Montana. Idaho, Wyoming, Ne
vada, California, Utah. Arizona, Colo
rado and Kansas. There Is limited suf-
frage In Illinois. North Dakota, Michi-
gan. Rhode Island. Arkansas and Ne
braska.
The distinction of being the first ne
gro assemblyman in New York state
falls to Edward a. Johnson. lawyer.
real estate broker and former educa'
tor. He was elected in the Nineteenth
assembly district on the Republican
Fusion ticket. defeating his Tammany
opponent by 1923 votes.
The first opportunity the enfranchis'
ed women OF New York will have to
vote will be at the city local option
elections next April. The state consti.
tuition provides that constitutional
amendment ratified by the voters shall
become effective on the first of the
year following the ratification.
Dudley Field Malone, former Demo
crat who recently resigned as collector
of the port of New York because ne
didn't consider President Wilson right
on the suffrage question: and VINO
Joined the Socialist party In the re-
cent municipal campaign, is now an
nounced as a member of the executive
committee of the new National party
A boom for Joseph Il. Davies, mem
her of the federal trade commission, for
United States senator from Wisconsin
10 succeed the late Senator Husting
has been launched by Senator Sauls
hurv of Delaware. In statement is
sued by Senator salisbury, he made II
plain that Americanism VIII be the
chief issue in the Wisconsin senatorial
fight. and that a strong bid VIII pe
made for Republican support for
Davies.
Whether Ohio will go into the dry
column of states this year has not ye'
been decided. but it is certain TO &c
there in the near future. The column
of dry" states is now made up as
follows: Maine, Kansas, North Dakota
, Oklahoma. Mississippi, North Carolina
Tennessee. West Virginia. Virginia
Colorado, Oregon Washington. Arizona
Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa. Idaho, Soutf
Carolina. Nebraska. South Dakota
!, Michigan, Montana, Utah, indiana, New
Hampshire and New Mexico.
German.Americans in Chicago voted
in droves for the Socialist Candidates
, thus showing disloyalty to their adopted
! country. This shows condition O
, mind among them which. The Tribune
> tells them, they will live to regret, al
, the natural feeling aroused by theh
{ act is not going to be beneilclai
, them in either their business or thei
social relations. The nation VIII no
: accent a class which does not pu
. America first always. and especially II
war time.
When Roger c. Sullivan, Democrau
nolitical boss in Illinois, read the re
turns from the judicial elections u
! Chicago and then suggested that tn
!. Americans of Chicago and Illinois, Den
: ocrats and Republicans. combine Oh
/ men who are patriots, for unlte
!. States senator, mayor and county OH
!. ciais. he started something. Poiitlca
/. leaders fairly Jumped" at the propos
!. tion. Mr.. Sullivan believes the Socia
lists showed such strength In the il
a dicial election as to make them danger
g Gus contenders in any future elecuo
q with the Democrats and Repuphcan
A irving to annihilate each other II
!. holds that party politics should pe io'
:, gotten as matter of PATRIOTISM an
q offers to use his influence in bringln
n about that result In other words n
r wants none but Americans put
| o.1 10 nuhlic office while the wa