The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
Political Observations.

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Tn. republican primary In New York
was marked with fraud and that In
Philadelphia with murder. And this
Il an OF year.
Once more. by general admission,
President Wilson has picked the right
man for the right place. He has nom
mated Charles 4. Johnson, former
United States senator from Maine. as
United States district judge of the First
Judicial circuit 10 succeed Judge Put
name, who recently resigned.
Political associates of Secretary of
the Treasury McAdOo scout the sug.
gcslIon that his tour OF the west for
the liberty bonds has any relation 20
the 1890 political campaign. They brand
ed aa ridiculous" the story that Mr..
McAdoo n engaged In any sort OF cam.
paigu Tor the democratic nomination.
a Washington newspaper, having aH.
serted that Secretary Of War Baker h
practically AN avowed candidate FOR the
democratic nomination for the prcsi.
doney In 1890" that gentleman makes
a quick and emphatic denial OF the
assertion u have no present or pros.
pec;lve interest In that subject" says
the secretary.
Republicans and democrats have Just
held state conventions In New Jersey.
and ts "a result OF the action OF both
local option becomes the leading issue
In the campaign this fall for control
OF the legislature. The republicans
adopted local option as n part OF their
platform. \ proposed plank indorsing
local option was defeated by the dem
ocrats.
The candidacy Of Bennett rcpuhll
can. Tor mayor OF New York presents
Ia problem and possibility that is
causing the republican chieftains "A
great deal OF worry. with Mitchell
the fusionist, as n candidate. the lead
ers do not deny that Bennctt's vote
in all likelihood. will be so small that
the republican organization will finish
fourth in the race
Governor Whitman Of New York. has
lost his fight TO make George w Per.
kins chairman of the state food com.
mission. Two nominations of Mr. Per.
kins were rejected by the New York
senate. and thereupon the governor
nominated John Mitchell. former pres
ident Of the United Mine Workers and
the nomination was confirmed unani-
modsly Practically every farmer in
the state protested against the appoint
mont of'Alr. Perkins.
Governor Keith Neville of Nebraska,
who 10 only. thirty.three years old and
has the distinction Of being the young.
est governor in the United States has
been appointed colonel OF the new
Seventh regiment. Nebraska National
Guard reserve, now IN process of for.
nation. and has stated he will resign
as governor as soon rs the regiment
Is called for service The appointment
was made by Acting Governor Edgar
Howard during the governors absence
at Washington.
The political situation in New York
City Is chaotic. The unexpected nOmi-
nation by the republicans of Bennett
over Mitchell and the announcement
that Mitchell will run as an independent
candidate, has thrown all the party ma
chinery out OF gear and created one
Of the most remarkable political sit
nations ever witnessed in New York
Practically every republican leader OPP
posed Bennett and supported Mitchell
in the primary campaign. and now they
must arrange new campaign i'm op-
position 10 the man they supported
and get behind man at whom they
sneered before the primary
Enemies of woman suffrage have seen
in the Maine defeat the failure of suf-
frage in the nation. while the friends of
suffrage everywhere have been too.
d'lzed to give an explanation of that dc.
feat. The explanation of Representa-
tive Hersey of Maine. is more salts
factory than any other that has been
advanced. lie says that when the fool
ish maids and matrons who were pick
etng the White House placed upon
their banners the words, Kaiser Will
SON they sounded the doom of suf-
frage in Maine Six months ago. it
will be remembered, defeat of suf-
frage in that state seemed impossible
The two great political parties stood as
n unit for it the legislature, by almost
unanimous vote. submitted it to the
people, and the newspapers. almost
without exception. favored It,
TO FRANCE.
diy Coriune Roosevelt Robinson of