The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-08
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

OBSERVATIONS.
Anti-suffrage and anti-prohibition
movies are TO be barred from Kan
sas. The board of census is an all
woman affair.
Politicians say we are to have. next
year. a contest for control OF congress
of exceptional vigor on party lines and
political observers are predicting it.
There are signs of it in many things.
An election TO I'LL a vacancy in the
house of representatives is to be held
in the Sixth Indiana district this month.
The district is normally Republican,
but the Democrats will try for the
prize.
The antidraft resolutions adopted by
the Socialists at their recent conven.
tion in st. Louis are the rock upon
which the party may split. Allan l..
Benson, who was the partys candidate
for president at the last election. an
nounces that he will leave the party
unless it repudiates those resolutions.
High tariff men are finding much
comfort in the election Of the Republt
can candidate for representative in the
First New Hampshire district. The
10 ssonr,nfnor hanlr - thnf-
say, and they are correct. Tariffs are
going TO occupy wide attention, not
only in this, but in all industrial ma
tions, when this war Of nations shall
have ended.
A steering committee OF the Repub-
licans Of the house OF representatives
has been nominated by the Republican
committee on committee consisting Of
the following representatives: Mann Of
Illinois, Lenroot Of Wisconsin, Mon
dell Of Wyoming, Gillette OF Massachu-
sets and Moore Of Pennsylvania. II
is a stalwart committee, only Lenroot
being progressive.
Governor Gardner Of Missouri has
ordered an investigation by the attor.
ney general OF charges that a fund was
raised to pay members OF the legisla-
ture to vote for a salary increase for
st. Louis policemen. The grand jury
reported that it had heard enough tes-
timony to be convinced that the salary
increase bill was passed by means that
should be condemned.
Petitions for prohibition signed by
1000 citizens of the Kansas City cor.
gressional district have been sent tC
Representative W. p. Borland at Wash
ington for delivery to President Wilson
The signatures We're collected by tho
w. c. T. L. Atni-Saloon League and
the Church Federation and the petition
is the first Of a series that will be sent
TO Washington.
A 500 tax on each alien in In,
United States would raise $500 100000
and such a tax has been recommended
by former Governor Glynn of New
York and former Mayor Fitzgerald O
Boston. OF course those who hav,
expressed intentions to become Ameri
can citizens and those who may enlis
in the armed forces Of the country
would be exempt from the proposes
tax.
By the appointment OF Judge c. L. Nc
Nary by the governor Of Oregon TO I'll
the vacancy in the United States ser
ate, occasioned by the death OF Harr
Lane the Democratic majority in IT,
senate is reduced to twelve. The Dem
ocratic loss. however. in this instance
is an administration gain. Lane wa
one Of the twelve "willful men" bu
McNary. It is said. viii be a staunc'
supporter Of the presidents war pol
cies.
: Among the important and far-reacF
ing laws enacted by the Indiana legi'
lature for 1917 were the following
Calling a constitutional convention. L
be held next January. and providin
FOR the election Of delegates at a spe,
ial election next September: establish
ing absolute prohibition OF the liquo
traffic in Indiana on April 2, 1911
which will make Indiana a bone dr.
state: granting TO women the right {
vote for all Offices not created by th