The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-12

Ihe sons OF ltdly IN lhe eastern
states are organizing ito go into politics
and work to eliminate the bosses who
exploit political favors for their political
interests, and to refute the story that
Italian votes can be bought by any
party"
1t is held that the absent voters law
of Indiana applies only to geenral, spe-
cial or primary elections, and that 1t
does not include municipal elections.
BY this ruling thousands Of Indiana
soldiers will not be permitted to vote
at the municipal elections this fall.
Hawaiian women, like their sisters in
the United States, are demanding the
ballot, and so a bill has been favorably
reported to the United States senate to
authorize the Hawaiian legislature
either to confer the franchise to the /
women or to submit the question to the
voters.
Governor Samuel w. Mccall. Of Mas !
sachusetts, is a candidate for the fourth |
time, although not for the fourth term.
He was defeated by Walsh in 1914, !
when he received 1927 votes to
Walsh's 21O,442. In 1915 Mccall re-
ceived 235,S63 votes to Walsh's 229 $50.
Last year Q916) the vote was: Mccall
276,123; Mansfield, 900 1888.
The newest political party to be
known as the National Independence
Civil and Political Party Of America"
was organized last week by negro
bishops, pastors and laymen from eight
states, in a race conference at Atlantic
City. Suffrage for women and national
prohibition are principal planks in the
new party's platform.
The withdrawal Of William X. Hearst
from the race for the Democratic NOM
! nation for mayor of New York City
makes it certain that Judge John f.
Hyan will be the Tammany candidate
for mayor. The wigwam's selection for
the nomination has "a clear field, but
not 50 with his principal opponent
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, who will
be opposed in the Republican primaries
by William NJ Bennett, ex-state sena-
tor. who is running on a petition filed
by his supporters, against the regular
fusion-Republican designee.
In a vigorous letter to a friend who
urged him TO vote for the amendment to
the national law army proposed by Con
gresham Mason, OF Illinois, which
would permit only volunteers to fight in
France, Representative William Schley
, Howard, OF Georgia, said: with abso'
lutte sincerity / state to you that the
coastitutionality Of the selective draft
law is as well settled as any question
has been settled by the supreme court
, Of the United States. | always want tC
do what my constituents want me &c
> do. but / cannot vote for a bill that
emanated from the enemies Of my coun
try"
Home rule for cities is an issue il
Jersey City. and it has divided the Re
! pubicans, to the great delight of thu
Democrats a group of twelve home
rule Republicans has been filed as de
signees in the Republican primary eleC
ton to be held September %. Amonl
the powers that the home rulers de
> mand are the power to prohibit o
license saloons upon the principle know
as local option; the power TO establish
+ and operate any public utility, and TN
n power TO exempt from taxation an,
), class Of property. The home rulers ais
declare for woman suffrage and for tn
maintenance of the primary law.
, Virginia Republicans held a conver
ton last week and placed i'm the field
fun state ticket headed by Thomas
o Muncey. Of Bland county, 10 oppos
10 Westmoreand Davis. Democratic non
nee for governor in the November ele,
tions The convention went on recor
N as being in favor Of the present stat
IA prohibition laws reasonable hours {
n, service for employees; equal compel
.r sation for women doing mems worl
a. enactment Of a workmen compensate
D, law. and extension OF suffrage to WI
men. II was al this convention th'
Senator Watson of Indiana, who wa
o. the orator Of the day. declared that ti
m war with Germany was unpopular, an
10 accused the president and the Dem
cratic party Of "the most astoundin
piece OF treachery that ever shook IN
nj country"