The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-08
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS !
thirdclasS postmasters are placed un. |
der civil service by the recent eXecu- |
tive order, and less political plums !
tive order, and il means that there |
I.will be that many less political plums |
for congressman TO distribute.
Those who are clamoring for a mon
! partisan" cabinet want Elihu Root for
/ secretary OF state, General Wood for
Isecretary of war, Admiral Fiske for
secretary of the navy and Theodore
Roosevelt for commander-in.chief of
the army.
! Miss jeanette Rankin, the first lady
/ member OF congress, upon her arrival
at Washington, set at rest all doubts
regarding her politics. u was elect
ed on the republican ticket" says Miss
Rankin, "and shall abide by the de-
cision of the republican caucus"
Woman suffragist silent sentinels"
have again taken up their peaceful
picketing at the White House gates,
in further effort TO persuade the
president to support the Susan b. An.
thony amendment.
Republican leaders in New York are
holding series of conferences in an
attempt to agree on fusion again this
year. There is some objection, but no
great hostility, to Mayor Mitchell as
the head of the municipal ticket, ana
his denomination is regarded as rea-
sonably certain,
The dry" wave is spreading over
Illinois, even Springfield being inun.
dated. The capital city went dry"
in Tuesdays election, and 213 saloons
will put up their shutters May 3. The
women did it. rolling up dry" ma
jority several hundred greater than
the mems wet majority
Five Republican representatives
and four Independents refused to vote
for Representative Mann, the Repub.
lican caucus nominee, for speaker OF
the house and many other republicans
voted for him with great reluctance.
There was a reason, and that reason,
his attitude on international questions.
Mr.. Mann has not represented the real
American feeling of the country.
Matthew Hale, chairman of the ma.
| tional Progressive party which EN-.
braces the unreconstructed Bull Moose
has announced that the international
crisis would not deter the party from
holding its national convention in
st. Louis fixed for April II, 13 and Ia.
The plans Of the party are to invite
! the liberal elements Of all parties to
: join with them in carrying out the
- principles of the 1912 Bull Moose plat
= form.
Champ Clark. elected speaker of the
~ house of representatives of the sixty.
fifth congress, began his congressional
career in the fifty-third congress. He
was elected speaker of the sixty-sec.
ond congress and has been elected for
each successive congress. No man
has ever welded the gavel with more
o dignity and more fairness, and his
ability and his patriotism have never
been questioned. There is not in pub
u lie life today a better American than
. Champ Clark.
Democrats have organized the fifty
fifth house but II real popular govern
ernment had prevailed in 1916 the
Republicans would be in control Of
). that body Analysis Of the congress
1t ional vote cast last November shows
~ there was decided plurality in favor
= Of Republican control of the house
Counting the aggregation of votes cas-
II for all successful candidates, II |.
found that the Republicans elected
=. received 5,5ll429 votes. while Demo
" Gratis elected received only 4,057,17
~ or l,454,25S more votes for Republi
j. cans elected than for Democrats.
)" The Germans Of the turnvereins o
!, St Joseph have replaced German flag,
" and the portraits Of notable German
" In their halls by American flags ant
portraits OF notable Americans The,
:, have set fine example to other Mis-
~ sourians Of the same origin, and tn
u, public Is glad to believe that the,
- more nearly represent the true Ger
~ man.Amer,can attitude towards thei
a, adopted country in It's time Of stres
70 70 than do some OF the disloyal agitator
Of other parts Of the state.-St Loui
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