The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-03

definite movement for an adjournment
on that day has begun IN the senate.
As goes Maine" Maine IN the four
teenth state In which woman suffrage
has been voted down AT the poles since
: 1912.
new congress IL to he elected next
! year and. according 10 present pros
poets. the contest viii be waged ON par
~ lines. Democrats and Republicans
VIII square off after the old fashion.
with the Socialists striving for votes
enough Ia secure them committee rec
ognition.
A member OF congress who Joins the
army automatically vacates his seat
and In not entitled To further congress
sional pay. Such IL the law. \ mem
ber OF congress can talk and vote M AZ
to give aid and comfort To the enemies
OF his country and still draw congress
sional pay Such Ii the law.
Matthew Hale former Progressive
leader. has been designated as the can.
didate for lieutenant governor on the
This brings him fully into the Demo-
cratic camp to which he has been march
ing steadily since last fall when he
supported the Democratic candidate for
lpresident.
Among the congressman who have
been flirting with disloyalty is Charles
Russell Da lis, Republican. of Minneso-
Ia Mr.. Davis voted against the war
declaration and against conscription
and now favors the repeal Of the con
scription law Therefore the prediction
that another Republican will occupy
Mr. Davis seat in the xtfcongress.
! The Flying Waterwagon," an airshp
is to be "A feature of the prohibition
campaign In Iowa for about two weeks
preceding the special election ON the
adoption of the prohibition amendment
to the constitution on October Is. Under
the wings will be painted in large fig
ures Vote Dry" October 15." and the
public will he bombarded not with eX-
plosives, but with dry campaign liter
ature
The other day the United States sen
ate passed bill authorizing "a $1,000
O0O, 900 bond issue without a dissenting
voice on either the Republican or Dem
ocratic side of the chamber. This was
the first war measure that has come
before that body that did not find ar
layed against IL "A group of senators
who have debated and delayed for days.
and sometimes weeks. action that they
knew to be inevitable.
With Judge Hylan on the Tammany
ticket Mayor Mitchell on the l'usion.Re- |
publican ticket! William NJ. Bennett run
ming as straight goods Republican.
and Morris Hillquit on the Socialist
ticket: with thousands of Democrats re-
fusine to vote for the Tammany man, |
and with the Republicans in two hos |
tile camps, it takes no wonderful polit- |
ical prognosticator to see that New York |
will witness most interesting mayor
atty scrap.
Political fur has begun to fly i'm tine |
indianapolis campaign. The three can
didates for mayor. Charles w. Jewett. |
Republican. Dick Miller Democrat, and |
Lew shank, Independent. are on the |
stump and accusing each other Of al |
most every crime short of murder. Close |
observers OF political conditions have |
reached the verdict that the real con-
test for mayor is between Jewett and |
Shank. as the latter has large Demo |
cratic support The Miller workers are
now devoting their best energies to an
effort to show that Miller is in the run
ming.
Socialists of Muncie. Ind. have bitten
the hand that has fed them by placing |
a municipal ticket in the field. the effect |
of which will be the almost certain de-
le;.t of Mayor Bunch, and the present |
IomCcratic city administration. The |
MAY or and the adn,nisttat.Jl Lavoi
pla' ed cons'-tepi!S INTO the Socialists
hands only TO meet this rebuff at a |
critical time in fight for its continu
ahc, of power - Iha Socialists I! ere |
tcfore have voted the Democratic ticket |
the politicians are now predicting the |
ell ction of the Republican ticket headed |
by Charles =. Grafton for mayor.
Chicagos mayor William Hale |
Thompson. whose recent statements in |
regard to natianol criticism, has brought !
upon him much criticism. has formally |
announced his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for United States |
senator in the primaries next Septem-
ber In making his announcement the |
mayor said he would stand on his |
statements made since the declaration
of war" II is reported that the mayor |
will attack the national administ ra ton. |
will assail the newspapers. go after the |
dollar patriots" endeavor to support |
the contention that this is a rich |
mans war" and appeal for the support |
of all Republicans i'm Illinois who are
opposed To the further continuation of |
the war.
SMOKES FOR THE SAMMIES.