The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-12
Political Observations.

Political Observations.
Noiicenss forces made net gain OF
seven towns In the little town elections
held In Connecticut last week. ten wet"
towns swinging into the dry" column.
and three 'dry" towns voting for license.
Suffrage made progress during the ses'
sion OF congress just ended. The house
created "a special committee on woman
suffrage. while the senate favorably
reported the Susan II. Anthony amend
ment to the constitution. The latter
undoubtedly viii be passed nj the next
session.
Massachusetts Republicans held their
state convention Saturday. and about
the most important thing they did was
20 read Senator Ia Toilette out OF the
Republican party. The senator was de-
clared to be "a traitor Ia his country
and to his party" and n resolution cen
suring and condemning him was unan.
imously adopted.
There was an amazing political up
heaval In New Haven. Conn. which
the politicians cannot explainl The
city has been strongly Republican for
years. but in the municipal election
the Democrats won n sweeping victory.
electing every man on their ticket IL
may be that their strong Endorsement
of the national administrators war
program had much To do with bringing
about the great political landslide.
One OF the last acts Of the special
session OF the sixty.fifth congress was
the report OF house committee on elec.
tions that Samuel w Beakes. Demo
crat who contested the seating of Rep.
resentative Mark u Bacon. Republican.
Is entitled to be seated as represents.
tive from the second Michigan congress
sional district. No action will be taken,
Il was stated. until the December ses-
sion.
The first thing on the program of the
new party. National" organized in Chi
cago last week, is the rounding up of
Sit'vVNVo ibIlb Apt Ait
OF 1890. Among those whom
this party in considering for its nomi-
nee for president are Theodore Roose.
Welt and William j. Bryan. At con.
ference OF chairmen of the FIVE groups
represented in the new party--Social-
lists, Progressivcs, Prohibitionists. Single
Takers and Independents-it was de-
cided TO establish state executive com.
mittees in each state within thirty days. |
and to selec, date and place for a
national convention in 1915
Lieut.. Gov Edgar Howard of Nebras- |
lSa. who will become governor when |
Governor Neville resigns 10 accept a |
as colonel of a. Nebraska |
regiment, draws "a nice distinction be- |
tween service TO him and TO the state. |
He says in a published statement: Upon |
the office of governor ] shall |
ondeavor to carefully carry out the gen
eral policy of Governor Neville's ad- |
AS to the men and women
now holding employment by appoint |
ment of Governor Neville. They will |
please believe that none will be dis |
turbed in the enjoyment of Office as long |
as good service shall be rendered. not
TO me but to the state"
Such a mixup in politics as that in |
New York was never known before. Ben |
nett is unquestionably the Republican
for mayor and his friends !
claim that there is no reason why there
should not be party regularity" and
hat he is entitled to every Republican
vote in the city. The appeal at the
primary was to the party, and the ma
ol'ity OF those who recorded themselves
declared for him as against Mitchell.
practically one-haf of the
party refuses TO be bound by the pri.
nary result. and is supporting Mitchell.
Ordinarily regularity" is a strong
,oint in New York politics but this
year these Republican supporters Of
Mitchell declare that there is a greater
question than party regularity" be-
ore the Republican voters and that is.
hail Tammany elect its candidate for
mayor? Mitchell. they contend. can
fefeat the Tammany candidate. but
'ennett cannot.
.ANVYER WILL COACH