The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-25
Political Observations.

| found at least one congressman whose
position on public issues she indorses.
That congressman is NJ. NJ London Of
New York. the lone Socialist member of
the house. Both believe in government
ownership of mines and things like that.
The two living former presidents,
Roosevelt and Taft, although Republi-
cans, and the last Republican candidate
for president, Hughes, are cong their
bit in the war by supporting the Wilson
administration, and that is more than
can be said of some Democrats holding
high official positions.
Suffragists attribute their defeat in
Maine to the forces of evil" Maybe,
but, if so, "the forces of evil' played a
draw game, for on the same day they
amendment they approved an amend.
ment providing for a stricter enforce.
ment Of the prohibition laws.
In the death Of William +. Stone ser
geant-atarms of the Republican nation
al convention, Maryland Republicans
lose one Of their ablest leaders. Stone
was the man who organized the party's
forces in Maryland in 1896, so thorough
| ly that Mckinley and Hobart secured a
majority in the state. He was a devoted
friend and lieutenant Of Mark Hanna,
Analysis Of candidates for nomination
for both senate and assembly in New
! Jersey indicates the growing strength
! Of the local option movement that seems
to presage a gain in local option
strength at the coming session. So long
as the large counties continue to send
antilocal option delegations to the as
sembly, however, there is but slight
chance Of the actual passage Of a local
option bill
Political information that has trickled
out Of the Ninth Missouri congressional
district is to the effect that Champ
Clark will have TO fight for a renomina-
tion next year. The names Of two men,
prominent politically, have been suggest
ed to oppose the speaker in 1913. Judge
David II. Harris Of Fulton and Robert
Rodgers, prosecuting attorney for Au-
drian county. Clark's speech against
cohScrlptloh Is What got MN IN bad IN
his district.
Notwithstanding the tact that Gov
efhor Gardner oi Missouri said before
ms election ana mas SAID 1t over and
over again since 'h"t ne Woulo never
pe oaholuate ioi ahother pupIlc once
'I'eIe mas "eeu started movement nav
.ns lor l's "pJec' ms nomination lor
lhlteu states senator IN I9zV' the year
Ih N"lc" d successor 10 senator stone
must De elected ms closest friends
however, are comment 'n't the gov
-
NI''ousl l''IS is an OH year III Ne"
Jersey po'l''cS, lIl 'i'e sense lhat 'heie
wiz oe no c''hul'a'e running before tne
p'oPle u" t'e S'"'e at ldrte, interest ih
'ouN'y an" ii'ui'l''l'aI Hs''lS mas Drought
'O'u' Neei. oo'iil''.l'loiI loi i'olill''' non
oiS al '''ious ioc"''''es' IN a"ul,ioh 10
',le s'A,y aSSell'ulyi'en electeu each year
'.S"' S''''' S''''.' '''S' seventeen S''e' III -
9N sur 'os'teS' ioN' .ou,l'' g'e' NJ anu "
',''"' 'i ''''''' 'oe"' ''i'''''S are 10 ''
''i's'''
'".." ul''' "lI''he'' 'Del'"' mas won
..'e 'sl'u'''''' nomination. l'I mayor "'
W" 'o'n Guy Wv ~ W '''i''l'' '' i''''i'' 70
s,l"'Ei', ilvpu'''.,'i'' ,, ul " narrow mar
gu" an" WIN "' ,''' us''" ,'i'uiu"'' a'
opponent Will DE tne Iamin'ny nominee.
-, ,r ~,,,. vor,, oi,,. g.. In. ~,
Mitchell and thousands of Republicans
will refuse to vote for him.
an appear 'o lne rams 'H' nue. oil 'ht
'''iai'Sts 10 nre'N away from 'ne plcH-
N. ana "n'''.Ni'l''' ''"n '"'l'p"iEn' 10
"hi'n some oi men party leaders are
,''"'E y" l''"he '"e'',, i.'S '''l' 'S9ue,'
'N q score OF more OF ''' most pioHl'
n'''l. H''l'.l''S ol tn' country among
W'o''' are '.""'',. rU",'" i,uSs'''' 'u,'n
'p'IE" ""' '' ~. 'u''IS H'oN,s' ne
appeal 20 ule So'.''lS's says 'n't lne
''uS' VI 80, ,''''''i' 'S "ouu" ul' WIN ''''
success "' 'i'' "'l',s anu '','' ''' victory