The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

York extremely doubtful
New Iork's primary law h peculiar
In last Novembcr's election the votei
was required 20 sign "A declaration Il
which political party he belonged IN
order that he might be- qualified 10 vot,
In the primaries in 1917 Some voters
refused to sign this declaration, and
therefore were denied the privilege oi
voting IN the recen, primaries.
Senators and Representatives have
two months In which Ia mingle with
their constituents Ia ascertain their
opinions regarding the war and it,
causes and their ideas Of providing
means for lighting II To the finish. The
senators and Representatives viii dis
cover that the people are loyal and
patriotic and they have been misrcpre-
sented by the Ii Follcttes.
In th. recent Republican primary In
New York William NJ. Bennett won the
nomination for mayor. \ few days Ia.
ter the Republican committee was called
together Ia indorse the nominee. but
the customary resolution of Endorsement
was defeated by vote of S43 to 223
and thereupon someone proposed three
cheers for John Purroy Mitchell" and
the roof OF the hall shook with the
response.
Capitalization of appropriation author.
ity in a. single house committee has
! been indorsed by President Wilson. In
n letter 10 Chairman Fitzgerald of the
house appropriations committee. the
president declares Mr.. Fftzgoralds pend.
ing resolution providing such centrali.
zation has his hearty approval. and thar
only BY such plan can mistakes be-
, avoided during the war emergency. Ac.
ton on the plan will he urged at the
! next session
indianapolis Republicans. are beconi.
ing alarmed over the political situation
in that city. and have sent ont call
. for help. Owing 10 the fact that there
is a three-cornered fight for the mayor.
atty their candidate for mayor. Charles
W Jewett. is likely to he defeated.
is Senator Harry :. New, who, now
that congress has adjourned. is expected
to enter vigorously into the campaign.
Wisconsin Republicans who sent La
Toilette TO the senate have been cleared
Of further responsibility for his unpa-
triotic httelances by the action of their
state central committee. All the mem
bers Of this committee save two who
have enlisted and whose addresses are
unknown, have united In kilograms TO
the United States senate asking for
the expulsion of the senator for "trea-
sonable and seditious utterances and
disloyalty to our government"
William J. Bryan still insists that he
is a Nebraskan. While circumstances
keep me away from the state most Of
the time they have not diminished my
attachment to the state or my love for
the people Of Nebraska" says Mr.. Bry.
an. Il have made it clear to our winter
neighbors in Miami. Fla. and to my
summer neighbors in Nashville n. C..
that my citizenship is here. | shall vote
in Nebraska | shall be- here us much
as ] can and | want TO he known in
the future as ] have been for more
than quarter of a century. as Mr.. Bry-
an of Nebraska"
The anti-Bryan faction in Nebraska is |
dismayed over the unexpected turn that J
political affairs in that state have taken. !
When Gov. Keith Neville resigns to en-. |
ter the army Lieut.-Gov. Edgar Howard /
will become his successor. and hold the |
whip handle. Howard is one of the |
bulwarks of Bryanism in Nebraska He I
was induced by Bryan to get into the /
in 1916. when the Bryanites /.
sought To present complete lineup /
against the Hitchcock crowd He won
the nomination handily and was elected
lie has been one of the leading Demo
ratio editors in the state for many years
and for a long time has fought the
machine" and has incurred
It's bitter hatred
or the five names National. LIBERAL
Peoples, Commonwealth and Union
for the title Of the new party
N course of formation. National is
10 be the name with which IL will be
,hristened II the Recommendation of the
,onferees at the Chicago conference is
adopted by a national convention to be
Ield early in 1918. The new party is
% be formed by "A fusion of the Prohi:
'ition party, the Progressive party. the
Socialists who have seeded from their
1arty because of its disloyalty. single
AK advocates, independent Democrats
md Republicans. and such other ele
nents as are out of harmony with the
I'D parties. About everything that
hese elements have heretofore advo-
,ated is Incorporated in the tentative
lraft OF the platform to be submitted I
o the national convention. How ex-
ensively the new party will be able TO
oalesce the various elements il pro-
'oses to join together is vet to be
earned