The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-26
Political Observations.

Political Observations.
Thomas p. Smiths plurality in the
Fifteenth New York congressional dis
uict al G.3sS is 1000 larger than the
late Michael Courys go the regular
election last fan.
IN signed statement the more
prominent leaders Of the Progressive
party have declared for universal nail.
tary service. TO insure equality OF
sacrifice in the national defense
Michgaus legislature has adjourn.
ed, having at least one thing 10 point
to with pride II voted $50O0OUu for
war preparedness, being the first leg
islature in the United States 10 up
hold the nations arms in its war
against Germany
The votes for women wedge is be
ing driven into the solid South and
may split 1t by the next presidential
election BY vote Of % to the Flor.
ida senate passed a joint resolution TO
submit an equal suffrage amendment
TO the voters in 1915.
Congressman Hensley Of Missouri
has heard from home At a loyalty
meeting in Pennington, attended by
500 persons resolution was passed
unanimously urging congress TO sup
port the conscription bill as requested
by President Wilson This action is
considered a rebuke TO Congressman
Ucuslcy. an open opponent Of the draft
plau who lives there
Quit knocking congress and say
something nice about it once i'm
while said Champ Clark in a recent
address TO the Federation of Citizens
Associations In his rebuke of the
knockers the speaker intimated that if
citizens rubbed the fur the right in
stead of the wrong way, there would
be- much more accomplished on capitol
hill
A double blow will be aimed at the
demon rum in the United States sen
ate Senator Kenyon Of Iowa proposes
to put a prohibitiye tax on liquor as a
means Of conserving the grain supply.
while Senator Cummins of Iowa will
offer an amendment to the army bill
to provide for national prohibition as
"a war measure
BY vote Of As to the New York
senate has gone on record in favor OF
home rule. with the delegations Of
both the leading parties joining hands,
the senate adopted the proposed con
stitutional amendment which would
give the legislature the power to be.
stow upon cities and counties a great.
er measure of control over their 10.
cal affairs than they exercise at pres
ent
Just now the most active Of the po.
litical organizations is the National
Nonpartsan League. Flushed over its
complete victory in North Dakota, it
has planned an invasion Of other
states Already a branch headQuar
ters has been established in st. Paul
| Mimi, and organizers in motor cars
are visiting every farmer in Wiscon
sin and enrolling them as members
Of the league by hundreds
Evidence of collapse of partsanshiE
in congress is supplied by the fact that
! prominent Republicans are leading
the fight for the military measures
| President Wilson has recommended
while prominent Democrats are lead
ing the opposition 10 those measures
| Farseeing men are predicting that
when this war is over there viii be an
almost complete political realignment
Of citizens
One Socialist Of prominence who Is
more Of patriot than a Socialist has
been discovered He is A. f. Thomas
former Virginia state senator In an
open letter Mr. Thomas withdraws
from the Socialist organization ant
takes the leaders OF the party to tasl
for acts he deems to be reasonable
declaring the party has placed itsel
In position to forfeit all claim to the
support Of Democratic citizens
William Stones term as United
States senator will expire March 4
1921, and his successor will be elected
at the presidential election in Novem
her 1920 That he will have vigorOu,
opposition If he should seek renomi
nation at the hands Of the Democrat,
party goes without saying. Already
friends of Frank H. Farris OF Rolla
the Democratic leader in the Missouri
legislature, are grooming him for the
race and there will be other entries
/ The Republicans just now are hopinl
that stone will be rcuominated. be
ltcving that he will be an easy mar
to defeat at the general election.
HOSPITAL SHIpC