The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-18

chised women.
Governor Whitman OF New York is
already oiling up his machine for a
campaign for n third term. II Is eur.
rent gossip In political circles that the
governor. II he wins third election
as governor win be % candidate for the
Republican nomination FOR president In
1920.
BY the unseatIng OF ReDresentative
Mark Il. Bacon, Republican. of Michi,
pan and the seating Of Samuel Beakes.
Democrat. the house Democratic mem.
bership viii be boosted 20 ZIG. leaving
the Republicans with 2ll members. with
independents, including one Socialist.
II is expected that the New York
state legislature viii abolish statewide
direct nominations and provide again
for state conventions at which ''judg-
ment and deliberation" would be used
In the selection of nominees The pri-
mary Is regarded as "A failure i'm New
York.
No more politics Tor Charles Il.
Hughes. Republican candidate for presi-
dent In 1916. Asked IL he had any
idea as TO who would be the national
leader of the Republican party. Mr..
Hughes made this emphatic answer:
"T ann out of politics and am giving
no thought 10 Republican leaders or
any other feature of the game"
As II looks now there will be a large
field OF candidates for the Democratic
nomination for United States senator in
Georgia TO succeed Senator EIardwick.
At the present time the most promising
candidate Is William j. Harris, who
announces that he win resign his $l2,.
600 a year job on the federal trade
commission TO make the race.
Missouri Republicans are searching
for "A man to run against William j.
Stone for senator. and the man on
whom the searchllght is shining bright
est at this time Is Judge Henry Lamm,
the party's candidate for governor in
1915 Dickey, who made the race for
senator last year against Senator Reed,
isn't taken into consideration.
Indiana Democrats are already col.
lecting funds for the 1918 campaign.
Under their plan these funds are being
obtained by popular contributions by
Democrats all over the state. anything
from 81 up being accepted. Heretofore
il has been the custom to obtain a state
campaign fund by assessments on state
and other candidates and by large con-
tributions from those Democrats who
were financially able to make large con-
tributions and who were prominent in
the party.
When Charles w. Jewett. mayor-elect
Of Indianapolis, in his campaign
speeches pledged that he would take
the police and fire departments out of
politics. his political managers clapped
heir hands and shouted because the
pledge was good ante-election stuff, but
now that the mayor.elect announces
hat he intends to redeem his pledges
and that no political pull shall drag
any snap from him. his political man
ayers are pulling their hair and gnash-
ing their,-teeth. If Mr.. Jewett places
he Indianapolis police and fire depart.
nents on a nonpartisan basis he Will
accomplish a task that no former may
Or of that city ever attempted.
No one will regret the registration OF
Representative Fitzgerald of New York
more than President Wilson. On one
occasion some New Workers went to
Washington to urge the president TO
appoint Fitzgerald to federal Judg
ship then vacant. HE wants to leave
congress and this will be good op-
they urged. But gentle
men" the president is reported to have
your argument deepens my
impression into conviction that
should not appoint Mr.. Fitzgerald l
need his services in congress. fltz-
gerald has been the one man above all
others the president has relied upon
to bring about the budget system.