The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-02

the commission form OF municipal gov.
crnmont-prssenting the first instance
of tryout at the polls In a large Fast.
crn city Of this innovation.
Rum win be the issue az several spots
ON the political mnp next week. Ohio
and New Mexico VIII vote on submitted
constitutional amendments proposing
prohibition. Delaware II all dry except
In Wilmington. and the county and the
voters there will decide whether TO make
the state wholly dry.
From the viewpoint OF Washington
politics. the special election TO pick the
successor of the late Senator Paul IIus-
ting OF Wisconsin viii test the strength
of the Ia Toilette anti-war propaganda,
In the state. Leaders OF both parties
say the election will determine where
Wisconsin stands so far as support of
the nations war policy IL concerned,
hence viii have profound national i'm.
portancc. Senator Hustinc, Demo.
crat. was an ardent supporter OF the
administration and severe critic Of
i"i hNAiNfil
Already there are three prospective
candidates for the Republican nomina-
tion for governor of Nissouri-Mayor
Kiel OF 81. Louis. Cecil w. Thomas for
mcr mayor of jefferson City. and State
Auditor George Hackmann. The bee
has been buZzlng i'm Kiel's bonnet for
years. Thomas. who by the way has
recently made "A fortune In oil. has had
ambition heretofore TO be governor, and
Hackmann. who was the only man on
the Republican ticket 20 be elected last
year. il IN the position to say he is the
strongest man In his party
Massachusetts is i'm the throes of a
gubernatorial contest with fun state
and legislative tickets involved. Gov.
Samuel w. Mccall. Republican. has
been renominated and Is asking re.elec>
tion on the score OF his record as war
governor" His adversary Is Frederick
w. Mansfield of Boston. "A lawyer. The
issue is straight party politics. The
Republican Progressives are snid TO be
supporting Mccall. although the Demo.
Gratis have tried to make dent in
their line by nominating for lieutenant.
governor Matthew Hale. the Bull Moose
chieftain.
The Socialist party in New York CITY
has made itself a heaven of hope and
refuge for every element in the popula-
tion opposed 10 the war, and has thus
drawn the line between loyaltists and
disloyalists The election OF Morris
Hillquit. the Socialist candidate for
mayor. would therefore be n vote OF
of the United States govern.
ment and 4 message of cheer to the
German kaiser. II would brand the
great American metropolis as more Ger
man than American. And. owing TO the
chaotic political situation i'm New York
City. the election of Hillquit is regarded
not only as possible, but as probable.
Elections will be held in three con
gressional districts next Tuesday. In
the Sixth Mas 3achusetts district rep
is to be elected to succeed
Mr.. Gardner who went into the army
W. W. Lufkin of Essex Mr.. Gardner's
former secretary, Is the Republican can
-iidate. and George \ Schofield OF Fps
wich has been nominated by the Demo
Gratis. Connecticut will elect n repre-
to succeed the late Ebenezer
]. Hill in the Norwalk district. The
Republicans have nominated Schuyler
Merritt of Stamford and the Democrats
Lynd Wilson of bridgeport. Pennsyl
vania viii elect a representative in the
Twenty-eighth district to succeed Bleak
ley, resigned W +. Lyons is the Re
nominee and H. +. Beshlin
he Democratic