The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01


scheme to require referendum on q
declaration OF war except I'm case Of
actual invasion or when the danger In
10 imminent an not to adp,it Of delay"
Has he abandoned II since he heard
from home?
The movement to oust Mayor Thomp
son OF Chicago az Republican national
committeeman from Illinois seems TO
have been soft pedaled. and now the
mayor In q full hedged candidate for
the Republican nomination for United
States senator.
Apparently the backbone OF the Mexi.
can revolution has been broken. A
peaceful election has been held and
Venustiano Carranza has been declared
president Of the republic. and his admin
istratlon has been acknowledged by the
United States government. Thus has
President Wilson's "watchful waiting"
policy been vindicated.
William NJ. Bennett has taken the
lead in the contest for the Republican
nomination for mayor In New York City
from Mayor Mitchell and the probability
is that he. instead OF Mitchell. will be
declared the nominee. Even in that
event Mitchell is expected to run as the
fusion candidate. and thus precipitate
fourcornered race for the New York
City mayoralty. the outcome OF which
at this time no man can safely pro-
phesy
Although the primary is year away.
Judge Frank +. Divelbiss has begun his
campaign for the Democratic nomina-
ton for congress in the Third Missouri
district by issuing formal announce
ment of his candidacy. Nomination
on the Democratic ticket in the Third
Missouri district means election, and
the friends of Judge Divelbiss say his
nomination Is certain. The district Is
now represented by Joshua w. Alexan-
der. who has served through five pre-
vious congresses, and formerly occupied
the circuit bench which Judge Divelbiss
now occupies.
Opponents of nationwide prohibition
and opponents OF nationwide woman
suffrage contend that neither could
ever be enacted by the votes OF the
American people themselves, and that
their only chance lies in the acquies-
cence OF thirty-six state legislatures
which actually represent minority of
the population Of the country. In the
adoption of a constitutional amendment,
Nevada. with n population Of 100000.
counts for as much as New York, with
a population of 10000, 900. and Wyom-
ing, with a popula ton of $4,000, counts
for as much as Pennsylvania, with s.
SOC. 900.
I'm this supreme crisis of our affairs
says Speaker Champ Clark.-"not of
ours alone but of the whole worlds
affairs, ii Is the duty of every Ameri-
can. male and female, native or natural
ized to support and sustain the govern
ment in every manner, posible-men-
tally, morally, physically. financially.
That is the plain, Imperative duty we
owe to our ancestors. to ourselves ana
above all to our posterity." Thousands
of patriotic Missourians would have re-
joiced exceedingly If Senator William
j. Stone had said something like that
instead of the things he has said.
The house of representatives the other
day adopted a rule to create "A COM
mittee on woman suffrage. 1t is recalled
that the platforms of both the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties in 1916
defined suffrage as state matter and
one which should be settled by the state.
The action of the house makes suf-
frage a national matter, and thus the
suifragists score a great vistory. De-
bate on the resolution brought out the
fact that some of the women of the
United States could never be ehfran-
chised except by federal amendment, as
the constitutions of some Of the states
are such that ii is practically impossible
to amend them.
Political leaders in New York City
are much concerned about the Socialist
vote at the election i'm November. all
agreeing that it will be out of all pro-
portion to the size of the party as in
dicated by the enrolment. Some of the
leaders are expressing fear that. owing
to the Republican dissention and the
revolt against the Democratic ticket,
Morris Hillquit, the Socialist candidate
for mayor. may be elected. Hillquit.
according to present indications, will
receive not only the Socialist vote but
the votes of the pro-Germans. the paci-
fists. the discontented labor elements,
the disgruntled Republicans and the
seeding Democrats. In the opening
meeting of the Socialist campaign there
was a shouting audience of more than
10000 people and the oratory was all
in denunciation of the United States for
having entered. upon the war.
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