The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-07

long way on At least that is the opin'
ion Of the politicians,
Woman suffrage Is 20 the fore In
New York state. on proposed consti
tutional amendment IL was decisiyely
beaten there last year, along with de
feat for the same movement In Mas
sachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Except In New Mexico there II no
statewide election this year In the west.
orn one.third OF the nation In New
Mexico the election Is on constitutional
amendments for statewide prohibition,
amending tax methods and increasing
the number of judicial districts.
! An opinion OF the attorney general
OF Indiana In regard 20 the right OF
women to hold municipal offices says
that they have no such right, and that
/ therefore, women who have been noml'
mated for municipal offices, other than
school offices, must get Off the tickets.
Formal acknowledgment has been
made by the executive board OF the New
York state woman suffrage party Of the
message sent the voters OF New York
by President Wilson The resolution
expressed deep appreciation of his 10y.
al, unqualified support"
At the election in Alaska I'm 1916 the
people voted by a large majority that
from and after Jan. /. 1918, spirituous
liquors should not be manufactured,
sold. transported or given away any.
where within the territory The pro-
hibition law thus to be established by
popular vote probably will be the most
stringent of any in the United States.
Interest in the election in Kentucky,
where an entire new house of repre-
sentatives, nineteen members of the
state senate, an attorney general, and
county and municipal officers are to
be chosen, centered almost wholly on
the contest for control of the general
assembly. Both parties stand pledged
to support statewide prohibition
amendment to the constitution.
Not for many years have political
conditions been so mixed as they are
throughout Maryland, and never before
have voters taken so little interest in
statewide campaign. which conae
quenty has been colorless. Party con.
ditiohs are bad among the Democrats,
and this phase gave the Republicans
much hope of being able to overcome
the normal Democratic majority.
Washingtons going dry" is regarded
by the "wets" as an undoubted fore
runner of a dry" nation. They con-
tend that some congressman who feared
to vote against a dry" Washington will
be afraid to vote against dry" ma
tion, and express confidence that the
proposed prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution will be put through
at the next session of congress.
The possibility of an alien being elect
ed to the office OF mayor resulted i'm
considerable study in legal circles in
Michigan City, Ind. Fred ID. Miller.
Democratic candidate for mayor, it has
just become known, has not taken out
his second naturalization papers. Mil
Ter did not take out his first papers
until after he served three terms in
the common council and one term as
mayor.
Former GOV. Frank r. Willis Of Ohio.
regarded as probable candidate next
year. has definitely called upon the
Republican party to vote dry" Willis
has been talking dry ever since his
valedictory at the inaugural Of Gov.
James NJ Cox DomJ last year. and
now serves notice upon the Republi-
leans that if he is their standard bear
er next year, he win expect TO hzve a
dry" party behind him.
The voting preferences OF nearly one
tenth Of the electorate Of New York
state, as expressed at the polls yester.
day will not be known for nearly eight
weeks later This unique condition
arises from the fact that approximate
" 1870 600 Of the 100000 voters are
now enrolled in the military and naval
forces Of the United States A close
contest in New York City over the
mayoralty will make 50 long a wait
very hard TO bear