The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20

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The succenssul candidate for congress
In the Twenty-siShth Pennsylvania dis
trict At the election November .. ID
classified as "Dsmocrat and Prohibi
| tionist"
virginia women have begun . drive
| for the ballot. A. = suRrasist meeting
In Richmond the other day. campaign
fund Of es.oss was raised In fifteen
minutes.
The German pre- intsrprsts the 70
suit Of the election In New York ~ q
victory for the Amsriean pacihsts
Hut the German prsss y In error. ~
| Il invariably u whom Il comments on
thinss that happen In America.
That women poatseal,y % not Slfssr
frem men and ere likely to vote pro
and con IN about the same ratio a
men y shown By, the biekering now In
| progress - 10 the woman most. en-
titled % credit Tor leading New york
Into the su6ragist fold.
That the Republican candidate for
governor Of Virginia received only el
votes IN Rtchmond. the capital. out a
total ofs<oSl. n due probably TO the
fact that he was against almost every
thing that the virginians believed In,
and put himself by an abusive course
In the campaign out OF touch with the
people.
In the race for distinction as an un.
American. former United States Senator
IN ~ L.. ka
winner over former United States Sen
ator Works from California. Pettigrew
has been indicted for violation OF the
espionage act. and Is under $1,000 bond
for his appearance at the next term
OF the federal court.
Senator LaFollette has filed suit
against a Western newspaper for 3100.'
900 damages. alleging that II DETAINED
his character In accusing him OF "giv'
Ing aid and comfort to the enemy.
II the senator should take similar &C.
ton against every newspaper that has
made the same charge, then few out
side the pro-German press will escape
libel suits.
The time will come in this country.
AZ IL nAS TCdl-y COtIlC WuVI
a pacifist will be looked upon as being
more dangerous In the country than a
German. because the latter is regarded
his movements. while 4he spaciflst' goes
about preaching disioyalty against his
country under the spretense that he Is
doing II for the good OF humanity.
;, - hA so uyba
the Republicans are confident they will
make a gain Of a United States senator
next year. and mighty few Democrats
believe that Senator Thompson can be
reelected. The Republican factions
seem to have gotten together again in
Kansas and II they keep together a
Republican United States senator to sue.
ceed Thompson. the Democrat. is a Ger.
tainty.
Notwithstanding his smashing defeat
for reelection as mayor Of New York
City. John Purroy Mitchell Ia being urg-
ed by some Of his more ardent support
ers f6 become a candidate for governor
of New York on an independent" ticket.
These ardent supporters contend that
Mr. Hughes. representing Republicans.
Mr.. Roosevelt. representing Progress.
ives. and Mr.. Osborne. representing
Democrats. after their arguments in ia.
vor Of his reelection as mayor. could
do nothing else than support him for the
governorship. =.
Talk Of Victor Murdock for the Kan.
sas Democratic nomination for United
States senator in 1918 has not entirely
died down. There are still those who
believe that, from the point of avail.
ability. he should be picked by the
Democrats to make the race. Mr.. Mur-
docks development has been from Re-
publicanism to Democracy, in the 3arty
sense. by way of the Bull Moose Pro-
gressivism of 1912-1916, and he well
represents that portion of Colonel
followers who have become
reconciled to President VIII
sons leadership. Mr.. Murdock's eX-
perience in the house qualities him
for service in the senate,
and his success as a Democrat would
national attention.