The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23

jeremiah A.O'Leary's newspaper call
ed Hull has suspended publication, In
view OF the fact that Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson has excluded II from the
malls. In announcing It's suspension.
OLeary says; "Thc Bull could not con.
tinue publication without compromising
It's conscience and surrendering IT. prin'
ciples."
Missouri II 20 be the scene of another
fierce battle between the "drys" and
'wets" In 1918. All the antiiiquor ele-
ments--the Antisaloon League. the
woman's CHRISTIAN Temperance Union.
the Missouri Dry Federation. the Prohi.
bition party. the Sabbath School Asso-
citation Of Missouri and the Ministerial
Alliance OF Missouri-have combined In
"a new organization called the Citizens
Dry Alliance" The Alliance Is raising
a campaign fund OF 100000.
The defeat OF constitutional prohibi.
tion In Iowa Is interpreted as showing
"a change OF opinion on the part OF
many voters. In 1882 lows adopted n
prohibition amendment. later declared
prohibition statute went into force and
since that time the question has been
before the people. either directly or
through the legislature, almost contin'
uously. The contrast between the deci.
sive majority OF 1852 and that OF the
present year Is significant.
The split In the Republican party In
New York City has become serious and
party leaders fear II may continue long
after the mayoralty campaign Is over.
The opinion is spreading that Bennett.
the Republican nominee, whose defeat
is foregone conclusion, intends To lead
"A Republican revolt after the election Is
over: to smash the old organization; to
seek again the Republican nomination
for governor next year; to set himself
up as the representative OF all the dis
satisfied within the Republican party,
and to carry into the state election of
1918. and the fight for congress In that
year. the PARTISAN animosities which
he is stirring up in New York City at
the present time.
A bill now in the hands of the senate
judiciary committee. II enacted, will
give to members of the cabinet. to the
governors OF the federal reserve board
and the chairman respectively OF the
tariff commission. the federal trade
commission. the shipping board, the bu-
reau OF efficiency and the civil service
commission the privilege OF the floor
and the right 10 participate in the de
bates OF both houses Of congress. There
Is good reason to believe that such
bill win not be opposed by the presi-
dent Before he entered the White
House he favored a more responsive
form of government, and rs means to
that end closer cooperation between
the executive and legislative branches.
A regional system of organization of
the Democratic national committee has
been adopted Under this organization
there are eight subcommittee divided
as follows: Zone !, Maine, Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont: Zone ., Connecticut. New Jer-
sey. New York. Porto Rico; Zone 3,
Delaware. District of Columbia, Mary
land, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
West Virginia; Zone 4, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky. Michigan.
Minnesota. Missouri. Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota. Wisconsin,; Zone
s. Alabama. Florida, Georgia, North
Carolina. South Carolina; Zone G, Ark
ans as, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklaho-
ma. Tennessee. Texas Zone Z. Colo
RADIO. Idaho, Montana, New Mexico,
Utah, Wyoming: Zone s. Alaska, Ari-
zona. California, Hawaii, Nevada, Ore
gon. Philippines. Washington National
in the various zones Will
cooperate in future campaigns in their
respective regions. The subcommittee
will operate under the supervision of
the permanent headquarters of the nat
ional committee in Washington.