The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-30

| IL not only n strong anti'suNresst, but
who recently divorced his wife.
In an address at san Francisco the
other day Congressman julius Kann
extolled President Wilson as a stout
hearted diplomat. and called him the
George Washington OF today" And
Congressman Kahn Is a Republican.
Among the recent political announce
ments in Kansas Is that OF Charles s.
HUFFMAN Tor leutenantgovernor Hun.
man has served fourteen years az state
senator from Cherokee county. He still
has two years TO serve. He was chair
man of the ways and means committee
at two different sessions, and Is now
president pro TEN OF the senate.
II the Republican national convention
were pulled of this winter Roosevelt
would sweep the platter, IL the general
opinion of the politicians. The further
opinion is that there are only two Re
publican leaders at this time who APP
pear strong enough 10 give the colonel
trouble in the Republican convention.
Oit 10 'fONflllOi Eht,ah VI +Ao'7eN''t
sets and the other Is Senator Hiram
Johnson Of California.
The Missouri Democratic state com
mittee has a new head, Ben NJ. Neal
OF Greenfield, a lawyer, and who is said
to be some politician" Neal was elect
ed chairman at "A meeting of the COM
mittee held i'm Kansas City last Satur-
day to succeed James Cowgirl, who
resigned to accept the chairmanship of
the board of election commissioners OF
Kansas City. 1t is said the committee
is already preparing pla's for the 1918
campaign.
A Washington dispatch says Diff
culties over Republican leadership In
the house during the approaching ses-
sion promise to be revived because OF
Minority Leader Mann's i'll health. Rep
resentative Mann has returned to Wash
ington somewhat improved In physical
condition since congress adjourned, but
he said today he did not expect to be
able to remain here much of the time
this winter. Many of the Republican
members of the house would be glad
to have a new leader inasmuch as Mann
has been too much a pacifist.
Congress, when it convenes next Mon
day, will have to deal with rather wide
spread demand for changes in the war
revenue tax law passed at the recent
special session. The ways and means
committee of the house of representa-
tives, the committee in which all rev.
enue legislation must have a beginning.
has received many complaints about
IA 1aw AVaV.n anti 1tr
the country has accepted without pro
test the general provisions OF the law.
EVERYWHERE there is a willingness to
take on the financial burden of the
war and carry it without any murmur-
ing, but there is the general feeling
that the burden should be apportioned
justly.
Among the congressman who are fac
ing the fight OF their lives for renomi-
nation is Burton +. Sweet of the Third
Iowa district, the man who arose in
congress and solemnly demanded by
resolution that the president explains
why we are at war. and who comes
from Bremen county, which Is 80 per
cent German and excitedly antiAmeri-
can in sentiment. At recent meeting
of loyal American citizens resolution
demanding "a 100 per cent American
as the representative in congress from
Sweets district was adopted, and A. NJ.
Cloud was indorsed as the candidate to
oppose Sweet. This is believed to be
the first gun fired in behalf of abso-
lutte outstanding American representa-
ton in congress from the middle west.
Among those who are under discus
sion as probable candidates Tor United
States senator in Wisconsin. where
successor to the late Senator Husting
is to be chosen, is Joseph f. Davies,
commissioner of corporations and men,
Der of the federal trade commission. Mr..
Davies is the very opposite OF Senator
La Toilette, loyal to the core, and re-
sents the doubt as to Whsconsin's 10y
atty created by Senator La Toilette.
IF given an opportunity to express
their will" says Mr.. Davies, II am as
certain as that night follows the day
that the people of Wisconsin will in
no uncertain terms proclaim that which
is the fact-their unfaltering, unswerv-
ing, unyielding devotion to the cause Of
democracy in this hour of the country's
need"
Nearly one year ahead of time the
state campaign in New York is open
ing up on the Republican side in
manner almost unprecedented. Appar-
entity the members of the G.. o. p. are
to squabble continuously until next cleo
tion day II all comes about because
Governor Whitman and the other state
officers bolted Bennett the Republican
nominee for mayor of New York, and
supported Mitchell, the fusion candi
date. This, il is said, will happen: Gov
ernor Whitman will be opposed in the
Republican primaries by James c. Crop
sey; William NJ. Bennett will stump the
state in Cropsey's behalf, starting very
soon. and William r. Hearst, who sup
ported Whitman against Seabury year
ago, will support the opponent of Mr..
Whitman If he is nominated. In addi-
tion, the old guard in the legislature
is expected to line up against the gov
ernor.