The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
Political Observations.

dent OF all the supporters Of the fusion
candidates for mayor OF New York
City. and the bitterest opponent or the
Tammany nominee. had no sympathy
whatever with the various appeals
made 10 President Wilson TO intervene
In the New York election. The presi'
dent" The World says. "is not resi-
dent OF this city or a citizen OF TINS
state. There IL no more reason Tor MS
meddling In the New York campaign
than for his meddling In every other
city campaign. The mayors or New
York are elected by the people: they
are not appointed by the president
The Tammany tiger was certainly
rampant on election day I'm New York.
Tammany's candidate for mayor receiv-
ed 5000 more votes than the combined
votes OF the fusion and Socialist can
didates, and nearly 100000 more than
the combined votes OF the fusion and
Republican candidates. He lacked less
than $4,000 votes OF having a majority
over all candidates and his plurality Is
the largest ever given to mayoralty
candidate In New York City. Not only
was Tammany's candidate for mayor
elected but every man on the Tam
many ticket was an easy winner.
Wisconsin Democrats are anxious to
have the campaign for United states
senator TO succeed the late Senator
Paul Husting made nonpartisan. Dem
ocratic leaders, before the campaign is
far advanced. will ask the anti.LaFol
lette leaders to unite with them in the
selection Of nonpartisan candidate.
The difficulty In this program, how
ever, is that the intention seems to be
to make Joseph +. Davies. the. states
most representative Democrat, that
nonpartisan candidate.
Missouri now has fourteen Demo
Gratis and two Republicans In the low
er branch of congress, the only Repub'
licans being l.. G. Dyer and Jacob r..
Meeker Of St. Louis Their districts
are normally Republican. There is no
chance for the Democrats to carry the
Meeker the Tenth district, and little
hope of victory in the Twelfth district.
Five other districts are placed in the
doubtful column in 1918 by the politi-
clans.
Prejudice against third terms for
presidents does not mold good against
governors of Massachusetts, who make
good during their first two terms.
Samuel Mccall has been reelected gov
ernor for a third term by an increased
majority. Although Mccall is a Repub-
lican, thousands of Democrats voted
for him because of his earnest support
of President Wilson and his otherwise
splendid war record.
Morris Hillquit, the Socialist candi-
date for mayor of New York City,
around whose standard all the pro-
German elements OF the metropolis
rallied. was born in the city of Riga,
empire of Russia, inheriting the name
Hillkowitz, which he eventually chang
ed, as many other men have changed
their names. by permission of the
courts. to the style he now bears.
Judicial elections in Chicago, reflect.
ed to an extent, feeling for and against
the war. The Socialists placed a full
ticket in the field and the Republicans
and Democrats united on one set of
candidates. The Socialist ticket was
defeated by thousands. and Chicago
gets rid of the odor of un-Americanism
that Mayor Thompson plalced upon it.
Declaring Mayor Smith of Philadel-
phia unfit TO hold office a grand jury
has demanded his Impeachment The
twenty-four jurors who united in this
expression made their denunciation de-
spite the political affiliations Of the
foreman and several other members.
Except in Greater New York, there
was real Republican weather in all the
big cities on Nov. 6. Republican may
ors were elected in Pittsburgh, Phila-
delphia, Buffalo. Syracuse, Louisville,
Rochester, Toledo. Cleveland and In
dianapolis.
Although Mansfield the Democratic
candidate for governor of Massa-
chusetts, is an opponent of statutory
prohibition. the organized liquor asso-
citation of the state were all lined up
against him.
President Wilson went home to vote
and thus set an example that should
be copied by everybody.
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