The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
Political Observations.

Mayor Mitchell of New York, now
that he is a candidate for a second
term. has come out for woman suf.
frage.
Recent developments in New York
City make it certain that there will be
four candidates for the mayoralty-
Fusion, Tammany Socialist and Pro.
gressive-Prohibition.
If William r. Hearst becomes a can.
didate for mayor OF New York, it is
claimed he will have the support Of
every German newspaper and every
German organization in the city.
Governor Milliken of Maine, who rode
into office last fall on a wave Of dry"
sentiment, is strong for woman suf
frage. The governor wants to go TO the
United States senate, and he figures
that his prohibition stand would give
him the women's votes.
For twelve years Joshua Willis Alex
ander has been member of congress
from the third Missouri district and
now he is to have formidable opposition
A boom has been started for Judge
Frank =. Dvilbiss for the Democratic
nomination next year, which promises
to grow large.
The Democratic party in Massachu-
setts Is in a state of collapse Just nt
a time when, if united and aggressive,
it might come into power again. An
election for state officers is to be held
this fall, and its only candidate in the
field for any office is Mr. Mansfield,
again an aspirant for the gubernator-
ial nomination
Maine has had prohibition longer
than any other state, but it has failed
to prohibit there more signally, than
In any other state. The "wets" could al.
ways get their liquor, and, says an
Associated Press dispatch, Since the
federal law prohibiting the transporta.
tion Of liquor into dry territory which
went into effect July l there has been
30 noticeable lack Of alcoholic supply"
Senator La Follettes speech i'm the
senate the other day on the war rev.
onue bill was another Of his many en-.
deavors TO make the war unpopular
He fought bitterly against the armed
ships bill. He opposed declaration Of
war against Germany and has hindered
as best he could every measure for the
military preparation Of the nation from
the selective service law down. In
short, no man in this country has given
more aid and comfort to the enemy than
Senator La Toilette.
Monday Sept 10, Maine will decide
By "a referendum whether the state
constitution shall be amended to extend
the franchise to women, and on Nov.
6, another woman suffrage amendment
viii he submitted to the voters Of New
York state. Thus far the campaign in
Maine has excited little interest, and
1t is believed that suffrage proposition
will be defeated if anything like a nor.
maj vote is polled In New York the
suffragists are confident they will win
the ballot. A suffrage conference is TO
be held at Saratoga this week, at which
plans for an aggressive campaign will
be drafted
Mayor Thompson Of Chicago. who has
been much in the public eye recently
because of his pro-German pronounce.
ments, is expected 90 announce his cam
didacy for United States senator az an
early date. His friends say that he
can win the nomination easily. as he
viii have the backing OF the following
elements. The pro.Germans Of Ger
man descent the pacidsts. a percentage
of the Socialists, quite number from
the J.. W. W. ranks. a large number
of Irish who hate England. the German
element OF the vets. anuWnsou Re.
publcans anttwar Republicans. anti.
draft forces.
Eull Moosery is giving less concern
now 20 the politicians than Socialism
The former was at most in It's hayday
"a one.man movement Mr. Roosevelts
return 90 the White House was It's prin.
cipal object though there We're policies
90 which the leaders subscribed But
the result in 1872 and last years iv.
suit seemed to lay Nr Roosevelt as "a
presidential quantity ON the. shelf. So.
cialism ON the other hand, is talking
in "a confident key and laying big plans
As yet 10 is not a oue-man movement
II is making play particularly for the
labor vote. This, prominent politicians.
and labor leaders, and churchmeu all
see. and are alive 20 the ACCESSIBILITY "
watchfulnoss and action.
FRENCH as SHE Is SPOKE"
The Kind You Learned at school Won't
Help You in France.