The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-24

the annual banquet of the Missouri Re
publican Club to be held in Kansas City
the last week in October
A campaign looking to the American
ization of the foreign-speaking popula-
tion of New York City has been started
by the mayors committee on national
defense The slogan Of the campaign
will be "one city, one loyalty, one peo.
pie"
New Hampshire is all "het up" he.
cause Senator Hollis, Our Henry" is
voting with such obstructionists as Ia
Toilette, Gronna and Vardaman. Hol.
lis is a Democrat, and his term expires
in 1919. 1t is hardly probable that he
will be reelected.
In contrast woth Mayor Thompson of
Chicago, Mayor Mitchell of New York has
maintained a patriotic citizenship atti-
tude toward the national administration
and its efforts in behalf OF the country
and has represented his city before high
international bodies with sense and dig
nifty.
The four greatest leaders Of the Re
publican party Theodore Roosevelt,
William Howard Taft, Charles r.
Hughes and Elihu Root, are now among
the most ardent supporters Of Woodrow
Wilson and the stanchest defenders Of
his administration. Remember the cam
paign Of 1918? How men do change
4 wise conclusion to take the bench
out of politics has been reached by the
Chicago political leaders The pending
judicial election is to be settled without
a factional campaign preceding the No
vember election. Under the agreement
entered into the judges will be divided
'fifty-ffty.
It is said the Republican leaders in
Missouri will nominate +. E.E. McJim-
sey of Springfield as the Republican
candidate for the United States senate
to succeed Senator Stone. Democrat.
McJimsey Withdrew from the guberna-
torial contest last year with a view Of
trying to establish harmony in the "G.
o. r." II was then understood among
the Republican leaders he was to have
their support in the next senatorial cleo
ton.
Whether the women Of Indiana will
be permitted 10 vote at the November
election is yet to be determined. In an
opinion handed down 10y the Marion
county superior court the woman's suf-
frage law passed by the last Legislature
was declared unconstitutional An APP
peal is TO be taken to the Indiana su-
preme court an early decision by that
tribunal is expected Meanwhile the
women are registering in large num-
bers
Advices from Washington are TO the
effect that United States Senator vii
liam joel Stone OF Missouri win seek a
denomination 10 succeed himself lie
wants vindication According 20 po
litical gossip Former Gov. Joseph Win
gaze ON WHO Is now toulSfl lbl lNt
interstate commerce commission, is get
ting ready 20 throw his hat i'm the ring
and oppose the denomination Of Stone
and the presumption is that Folk will
receive the support Of the national adj
miuiStratiOn
Whatever may Doe the merits of. the
primary election system as "a method
Of selecting candidates Tor office, ther,
is one evil connected with IL which has
been painfully evident the tendaH
cy To- arouse IS permanent bitterness OF
! feeling between the supporters Of IN,
several candidates for nomination
which does not disappear ON election day
mother words. the primarycontests ar,
apt 20 be SO violent that the adherents
Of a defeated aspirant will refuse To vot,
for the successful nominee and even 3,
so far as to vote for the candidate of
the opposing party This was not s.,
under the old convention system.