The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-29

Thomas y. Campbell. Republican,
who for year has been enjoying the
honors and emoluments of the office OF
governor of Arizona, but has been
forced by an edict OF the supreme court
10 surrender them TO George II. Hunt.
Democrat II announced as n candidate
for the governorship next year.
Governor Whitman OF New York.
VINO IN nursing an ambition for a third
term and who In believed TO be reason
ably sure OF third nomination, is
throwing his full weight In favor OF the
ratification OF the rational prohibition
amendment. One OF the biggest bat
ties between the "drys" and "wets." II
is expected. will be pulled off In New
York.
II In needless TO say that when the
authors Of the constitution decreed that
the approval Of three.fourths or the
states should be- requisite to the amend
ment OF the docnment. they never con-
templated any such possibility as that
the power OF amendment should ever
lie. through that requirement. In the
hands Of minority Of the people OF
the Union.
There are as yet few indications as TO
the Democratic nominee for governor
OF New York In 1913. but gossip about
William Randolph Hearst persists.
| though he has said nothing to encour'
age IL. Gossip about Mayor.eiect Hy-
Ian persists even against his protest.
lie declares that his duty will keep him
| in the city hall for the term prescribed
! I'm his election.
The Socialist party h planning 10
raise 81 900 900 for the 1918 congress
sionai campaign. The money will also
be used In defending members or the
party who are being prosecuted by the
federal government. Olive c. Wilson.
Illinois state secretary. was chosen
| financial director Of the fund at meet
ing OF the national executive commit
tee held in Chicago a few days ago.
Organizers Of the Nonpartisan
League are now working in fourteen
states extending It's roster and collect
Ing a campaign fund. and the claim is
made that IL will elect governors in at
laest seven states. State ownership Of
grain elevators. coal mines and public
utilities Is among the things the league
demands. Official maximum and min.
imum prices for grains is another de.
mand.
A Pennsylvania statute. known as
the Shern law. prohibits municipal Of
ficials from actively engaging in poll
tics or from using the power of their
offices for political purposes. Hereto
fore this law has been more or less Of a
s-l. .ss, oil anlx. .snta .
ing it. but finally the mayor of Phila-
delphia has been caught in its net and
must face jury on charges of con-
spiracy TO violate the law.
Democratic leaders are pointing to
the fact that the president is appoint
ing a good many Republicans to i'm
portant war jobs. Conspicuous among
these appointments are those of Cor
nelius n. Bliss treasurer of the Repub-
lican national committee, to the war
council of the Red Cross; julius Rosen-
wald of the advisory commission of the
Council of National Defense and Rob
ert :. Brookings of the war industries
board Near Republicans named by the
pre- esident are cambridge Colby of the
shipping board and Victor Murdock of
the trade commission.
1t is not only impossible but highly
probable that the national prohibition
amendment will be put over upon the
nation by minority of its citizens.
The estimated population of the United
States in 1917 is l02,S26,309 a ma
jority of this number is 51.4l3.155. If
the twelve states of New York. Penn
sylvania. Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts,
l.. In InAf
ana, Missouri. Connecticut and New
Jersey. now all licnese states. We're to
refuse their consent to the new amend
ment. their refusal would not prevail.
But the population of these twelve
states is 81 ,447 Oh which is consider
ably more than a majority of the popu-
lation of the country.