The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27

legislature, tho Republicans favoring II
and the Democrats generally opposing
In
Their. can he no stronger argument
In favor OF subscribing for the Liberty
loan than that contained In President
Wilson's tersc description. namely. that
IT II "a service OF patriotism.
The prohibition question In Iowa was
not settled by the recent election, at
which constitutional prohibition was de-
featcd. II will be the chief issue In the
election for n governor and legislature
next year.
Only two state officers are 10 be
elected In Missouri next year -
supreme court judge To succeed Chief
| Justice Walter w. Graves. and state
school superintendent to succeed Uel
I.ampkin. Judge Graves probably VIII
have no opposition for the Democratic
nomination.
The Democratic candidate for mayor
OF bridgeport. Conn. is running on
platform which demands the municipal
ownership OF the trolley lines In that
city This Is the outgrowth of the ac-
tion of the Connecticut company IN in
crcasing its fare from to o cents.
senator Tillman OF South Carolina
has had enough OF politics and public
life and il willing 10 surrender the hon
ors and responsibilities. The senator
announces that he does not care for
reelection. but will accept " the peo-
pie OF South Carolina wish him to do so.
The municipal campaign In New York
is transcending IN bitterness any cam
paign i'm the history of the city. Each
side has n generous supply Of mud and
is singing II vigorously Not one of
Tthe candidates for mayor Is fit To hold
office II what his opponents say OF him
is even partially true. and yet before
the campaign opened each OF the can
didates was regarded as good and
patriotic citizen.
According TO present plans. the first
national convention of the National
party, recently organized i'm Chicago,
will be held in March or April, 1918,
at which time the Progressive party.
Prohibition party and sundry and divers
other small parties are expected to
amalgamate. II is understood that one
plank in the platform of the new party
will advocate national prohibition and
another woman suffrage.
Colonel House the silent chief unoffi.
cial adviser of President Wilson, has
aroused the speculation OF the politicians
since his appointment to work up data
that will be needed by the American
commissioners in the peace conference
that must come at the close Of the war.
IL is taken for granted that Colonel
House is TO be the chairman of the
American peace commission and no one
would be surprised IL he were to emerge
from the limelieht Of the peace con-
ference full fledged presidential can
tildate.
Presiden, Wilson is keeping hands off
the municipal campaign situation in
New York. He is favoring no candidate,
neither is he opposing any. Indeed the
president Is keeping religiously aloof
from all issues OF domestic politics, state
and municipal AT n time when the
governm nj is asking Democrats and
Republicans to buy Liberty bonds and
give their lives TO the country, il would
be in bad taste for the administration
10 get behind the candidacy of any in
dividual or attempt to forward the for
tunes OF political party.
The death of United States Senator
Paul q. Husting marks the passing of
the third member, within n year, of a
group of prominent Wisconsin Demo
Gratis who We're instrumental in carrying
the state for President Wilson when he
was n candidate for the Democratic
nomination in 1912. John a. Aylward,
United States district attorney for the
western Wisconsin district, died at Madi-
son. MOVIE. 1916. and William III.
Wolfe. who succeeded Mr.. Aylward.
died suddenly at q gathering of Demo
carts in Madison. Jan. 10 of this year.
Senator Husting, Mr.. Aylward and Mr..
Wolfe were close political friends for
many years, and they We're among the
first in Wisconsin to take up Woodrow
Wilson's cause when he decided to be-
come a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for president