The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16


throughout the country
Whatever else may be said of Sen.
ator La Toilette, it cannot be said that
he does not maintain a fine consisten.
cy. He never has wayered i'm his de-
sign TO keep the American flag or the
high seas.
George T.. Hackmann, Missouri state
auditor and the only man on the Re
publican ticket elected last November.
has been acquitted of the charge Of
fraud IN office, based on alleged deeds
while hc was county clerk OF Warren
County
Prohibition is to be am issue in Flori
da in 1918 Both houses of the legis
loWrn have adopted resolutions for
submission of q statewide prohibition
amendment New Hampshire has again
returned to the dry column the
loH lature having passed a prohibi
ton bill.
Believing that war conditions make
a dry America more urgently needed
than ever q transcOntinental tour of
prohibition workers, under the aus.
pices of the Women's Christian Tenn.
pcrance Union. starting April 30. from
Chicago, has been announced by Of
icers Of this union.
The high cost Of government con
tinucs to grow higher in New York
state. Seyenty-three million dollars,
In round numbers, will make up New
York's state appropriations this year
And yet retrenchment and reform were
pledged by both political parties In
their state platforms.
Notwithstanding an unusually spr
tied campaign, the total vote cast by
an parties In the recent Chicago alder
manic election was only 3S9,S1l, or 4.
per cent of the registered male vote
was cast. but women who had regis
tered. only voted to the extent Of 3i
per cent The total Socialist vote wa
3S,A79
While there are dozen or NOR,
prospective candidates for the Rcpuh
/ lican nomination for governor Of Kan
sas I'm 1918, Democratic sentiment n
I that state seems to be Crystallizing OF
/ Henderson Martin, and the indication
are that the nomination will be handel
| him on silver platter. or whateve
other kind of tableware is handy a
/ the time, If he wants it.
Massachusetts Is to have constitu
tional convention this summer. 1t ha
been nincty-scyen years since an
change has been made in the state
constitution as a result Of conver
tion's work Among the propositions 4
come before the convention Is one u
| lcngthcn the term of the governor
members of the state legislature au
other state officials from one TO tw
| years.
While the vote of "the lady iron
Montana AGAINST the war resolutio
Is REGARDED. not as that of a pacilis
hut rather as one dictated by the 30
hcreut adherence of women for wal
the practical men, of congress- so
that she missed an opportunity in NO
voting for the resolution An aihrm'
tive vote might have rallied the womc
OF the country and helped intcstImab,
the suffrage cause. which is dear {
Miss Rankin heart
Declaring that the republican part
loves its country more than 90 low,
peace and power, that greatest of r,
publican party leaders. former Senate
| Eihu Root. demands that Republican
stand by President Wilson and On
government Everywhere Rcpuhljcg
party leaders are expressing approve
| OF the Presidents message and IN
action of congress in Committing th
| United state, 10 the war 90 defend Oh
free people of the earth agains, Oh
ontrol OF military autocracy'