The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-14
Political Observations.

Political Observations.
Weary of Big Bill" Thompson
whose administration has become a
nightmare, the citizens of Chicago are
beginning to talk Of Carter Harrison for
mayor again.
1t must be said of "the lady from
Montana" that she listed herself in the
congressional directory for the sixty
fifth congress with charming brevity |
"Jeannette Rankin, Republican, Mis- |
soula," that's all.
Republicans of the Sixth Indiana con-
gressional district are holding con-
yention today TO nominate a candidate
for representative to fill out the unex-
pired term of the late Representative
d. w. Comstock. The district is norn-
ally Republican.
Ohio suffragists have found friend
| in Gov. James NJ. Cox. Democrat. The
governor has announced that he viii do
everything in his power 10 help defeat
the referendum this fall, called by anti
suffragists for the purpose of nullify-
ing the presidential suffrage law pass
ed by the recent Ohio legislature.
No new probable" candidates for the
Republican nomination for governor OF
Kansas have been announced recently
The list as it now stands is as follows.
s. NJ. Brewster, Troy; Charles II. Ses-
sions. Topeka; ]. T. Botkin, Galena; A.
NJ. Keene Fort Scott; w. Y. Morgan
Hutchinson; Henry j. Allen. Wichita
]. w. Graybin, Newton; J. f. House,
Topeka; w. r. Smith Columbia.
= "T,o keen the bosses down" is the slo
gan Of a committee of 100 women, OF
ganized at the invitation of the Won
ans Municipal League of New Yor'
City. The prime object is 10 seek th'
cooperation of all women who belieV'
that municipal government should be
independent of national politics an'
boss rule and administered impartiali.
for the welfare Of the community as
whole.
l Two distinguished United States sena
tors. whose terms expire on March
y 1918. and whose successors must b
elected AT the November election !
1918. are going 10 retire voluntarily
10 Senator Borah Of Idaho and Senate
Fall OF New Mexico. Both feel prlVa'
ir life offers more incentive than the col
gressional as at present constitutes
lr Strenuous efforts are being made
m get Senator Borah TO reconsider his d
termination. and strong hopes are el
tertained that so able a man VIII !
;h retained in the senate.
it. The Confederate reunion at Washln
ton. recently. the first ever held in Il
FL. north. was a real patriotic affair. II
es great parade Of the boys in gray WI
led by a guard of honor of the DO!
in blue" and the Stars and Bars mi
~ gled with the Stars and Stripes in syi
boil OF a reunited country. In his a
,,d dress Gen. George T. Harrison, col
manderin.chief Of the United Confed'
~ ate Veterans. said: Comrades OF Z
blue and comrades Of the gray our pa
,,,. differences are settled. Let us sha
hands and be friends. Today our so
are registering in answer TO their cot
trv's call. Let US encourage and sta
''' by them. whether they come from fa
keeland or Dixieland.'
80 Although more than twelve mont
~" win elapse before the first nominatio
foy representatives to the sixty-sN
'i' congress are made there is already q
about the political complexion OF
next house. Yet what could be m'
''ii i'm doubt? What basis exists for reas
able speculation? What depends m'
''S on circumstances Today war ov
shadows everything and doubtless
'e'' a year hence. and politics is largely
the back ground. Both parties are
'i'"' porting the war. and the issues W
which they have heretofore divided
no longer paramount. What the iss'
"i' Of 1918 may be no man can tell. In
may be new alignments, and II is 1
our less 10 speculate as TO what may h
pen In 1918.