The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Reference is now made 10 former
Governor Major as the "Bnl sulzer OF
Missouri"
A complete house-to-house canvass of
the entire city Of St. Louis for the sale
of liberty bonds. under the combined
forces of the city Republican and Dem
ocratic organizations, has been planned.
Thus the country is to witness the rare
spectacle Of opposing political parties
working for common cause.
At the national conference Of Pro
gressives at st. Louis. early in the year,
a merger Of the Progressive party with
the Prohibition party was decided upon,
this merger to be effected at a joint
national convention to be called this
summer. Days. weeks and months have
rolled by since the ST. Louis conference
but the time and place of the Joint ma.
tional convention has not been an
nounced. Why?
Because il had ceased to be an eff
cient instrument for the advancement
of socialism" and had become largely
an un-American organization, the So.
cialist party lost 35 per cent Of its vote
last fall Since then disintegration has
been going on rapidly. The few men
who gave the party character have left
Il or have announced their purpose to
leave it, and 1t is today practically
without leadership. Unless regenerated,
it is doomed.
To represent Missouri in the national
conference Of the American League for
National Unity at the session to be held
in Washington Thursday. Governor
Gardner has ignored party lines by ap-
pointing the following: Congressman
Jacob E. Meekcr, L. c. Dyer and WI.
liam L. IgO; former Governors A. NJ.
Dockery and Joseph W. Folk; former
Congressman James T. Lloyd. William
II, Hollister. Donald NJ. Hunt. Mrs.
Champ Clark and Mrs. Breckenrige
Long.
Both the Democratic and Republican
convention last year declared for the
principle Of woman suffrage, but failed
to choose between the federal amend.
ment methods and the state-by.state pro-
cess. That both parties in their national
conventions in 1920 will not only de-
clare again for the principle OF suf.
irage but for any method by which il
can be accomplished most speedily is
the prediction Of the observers of DO
htical events. generally.
Wyoming's governor is lecturine
the state for prohibition and
IS making vigorous effort TO crystal.
ize sentiment in favor Of the movement
TO prohibit the use Of grain in the man.
ufacture Of intoxicants. Inasmuch "a
7o.OOO,O00 bushels Of cereals suitable for
bread-making are annually consumed in
the United States in the making OF liq.
uors, booze or bread" has become the
slogan OF those who are contending for
national prohibition during the war
period.
Registration for the selective draft
in Missouri was heavier than the esti.
mate according to the incomplete re.
turns. This. Notwithstanding thousands
OF copies Of the antidraft speech Of
speaker Clark recently were
circulated throughout the state. II win
be remembered that in that speech Arr
Ciark said that out in his part OF the
country they saw precious little dif.
ference between a conscript and a con.
vict-' The real effect Of that speech
was to eliminate Mr.. Clark from the
presidential race in 1920.
Mayor Mitchell Of New York. whom
the fusionists are booming for second
term, has not yet said that he will he a
candidate. but the presumption is that
ne VIII be- and the fusion committee is
planning the municipal campaign as
though he were really on the track.
Practically every New York mayor. dur.
ing recent years sought a reelection
10 show that his administration had
been indorsed by the people. Mavor
Grace ran twice and was elected on botb
occasions Mayor Hewitt was a candi.
aate on two occasions: the first time he
was elected and the next time he was
leieated. Mayor Grant was a candidate
on Tour different occasions. twice elect.
ca and twice defeated. Mayor Low was
elected In 1901 and defeated in 1905
mayor Mcclellan ran twice: the first
time elected by $1,000 and the second
Tune by plurality OF 1000. Mayor
iaynor would have stood for reelection |
had he lived.