The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-15

Ills n the master mind of the world,
he is the leader Of liberal thought the
world over" Such IL the tribute Sec
retary OF the Interior Franklin X. Lame
pays Ia President Woodrow Wilson.
In the opinion of Senator A. II. Cum
minis OF Iowa. congress at It's next ses'
sion viii vote almost certainly with
favorable result" ON the constitutional
suffrage amendment. notwithstanding
the picketing Of the White House.
Commenting on the defeat OF woman
suffrage In Maine. the Bangor CONNER
clal says: ''The people Of Maine prefer
10 stand with New York. Massachusetts,,
and Pennsylvania rather than with Ne
vada and Montana. and they believe
that In such position they represent
the sentiments Of the advanced thought
OF the country as well as the Views OF
our forefathers."
In discussing the Reputation OF the
primary system In New York by
Charles T.. Hughes and the part he In
taking In the municipal campaign, Ber'
nard H. Ridder. editor Of The Stats
Zeitung. says: 1T II. Of course. tragic
10 see MIR. Charles T.. Hughes, the faith
er of the primary law. abandoning his
child AT the very moment when the real
test of the effectiveness of primaries
was being made"
The threecornered race for the may
orally of Indianapolis Is attracting n
great deal of attention. The candidates
are: Charles W. Jewett. Republican;
Lew shank Independent. and Dick Mil
ler Democrat. In the primary Jewett
received 1903 votes; Shank l4'26s. and
Miller 5.6IS. Thousands Of Democrats
voted for Shank and present signs in
dicate the election Of Shank on Jewett
Kansas Democrats are already dis
cussing a list of seven men from which
list they expect 10 pick one for the gut
bernatorial nomination in 1918. These
are the men: George II. Hodges, former
governor: LaRoy Penwell. George Il.
Ross. Robert NJ. Herrick Henderson s.
Martin. \. \. Doerr and j. ID. Joseph.
Unless the political situation changes
Martin is the only one Of the seven
who would have a ghost of - show Of
election.
The new National party which was
formed In Chicago the other day by an
amalgamation Of Prohibitionists. Pro-
gressives, Independents. Social Demo
Gratis and Single Takers, has selected
DR.. Ira Landrith Of Tennessee. Prohibi-
zionist candidate for vicepresident in
1916. as chairman. Announcement is
made that his headquarters will be in
Chicago, where the party expects to
open Offices from which TO direct a
campaign to elect from thirty to fifty
representatives next year
Mayor Mitchel's chances i'm New York
depend entirely upon the rank and file
of the Republican vote. If large per
centage of il stubbornly adheres to
the gospel Of regularity, the mayor will
be beaten. If il follows the national
leaders of the party instead of the
petty local leaders, and supports Mayor
Mitchell, there is fighting chance of
! his reelection. Everything depends
upon the success of Republicans like
Mr.. Hughes in arousing their fellow
| partisans to the necessity of saving
New York from another Tammany ad'
ministration.
! What members termed "scornfu ST
lence" greeted United States Senator
James h. Nardaman, "one OF the will
| full twelve" when he entered the Mis-
| sissippi house of representatives the
other day. Vardaman took q seat in
a conspicuous part of the chamber but
his presence was not marked by a single
note of recognition on the part of any
member. Senator Reed Of Missouri had
"A similar experience in St Louis when
he entered the hall where Il big patri
otic meeting was being held. The sen
ator met an icy reception and there was
no call from any man in the great au
dience for him to make a speech.
While there were "a few Republican
members of congress who did not meas
ure up to the high standard of patriot
ism. as there were Democrats, it can
not be truthfully charged that Repub
| uCdilS nave given iess Suppoit " ti'
administration than have the Demo
Gratis. On all of the essential measures
including the creation of the army
the building up of the merchant ma
Irine, the organization of our great ali
service, the conservation of our foot
supplies the authorization of stupen
dous loans to our allies-on all of thes'
measures the Republicans have pre-
sented practically a united front n
support of the administration.