The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-22

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adoption of the commission fomr of gov
ernment began after the recent race ri'
OTIS and 1000 persons signed the peu'
tion for the election.
n the Gardner administration sue
ceeeds In purging the Democratic party
| In Missouri OF the taints OF MaJorism
and Mcclungism the party may have
long lease Of power In the state. but
n II does no, succeed. goodnight
Each house" says the constitution
of the United States. speaking OF con
gess, shall be- the judge Of the qualifi'
cations Of it's own members" II In
further provided that either house may
by two,thlrds vote espel one of It's
own members,
The single takers propose to take n
hand In the frcefor-all contest for the
mayoralty In New Yok City. They have
nominated George Wallace, "A lawyer OF
Frecport. although the law specifies
/ that candidate for mayor must be a
csident Of the city.
In thrc.-corncred race for the may.
orally of buffalo. y. y, the Democra,
received iS,4li votes. the Republican H..
67b. and the Socialist 1854. The sur
prise of thee lection was the big vote
received by the Socialist. who made his
campaign on "a platform the principal
plank of which, was an,agonism Ia
I the draft.
What Is giing on In Philadelphia,
where Mayor Smith has been held on
several charges. including murder, is a
ruthless warfare between the Ware Re
publican machine. which Is I'm control
OF the city government and the Ne.
Nichol Republican machine. which has
lost control. II is machine politics hat.
,img for spoils.
Strong opposition. IL is said. ~ dcvel.
oping In the Eighth Missouri congress
sional district 10 Representative u. W.
Shackleford. and this opposition is lining
up In support of \. T. DUNN. a Jeffer-
son City lawyer. Shackleford. IL is
| claimed has wobbled on war issues,
and II is contended that twenty years
In congress is all he is entitled to.
iowa has voted against national pro
hibition. and now unprejudced observ.
ers OF political events are predicting
that Ohio win vote against IL on Nov.
6. next However, regardless of the re
suit in Iowa and the probable outcome
of thee lection in Ohio. dry" leaders
of the nation are organizing the most
formidable movement they have yet in.
spired TO put through a bone dry"
amendment 10 the federal constitution
before the adjournment of thee oming
session Of congress.
At the beginning OF It's special ses.
sion there was nothing but criticism OF
the siXty-fifth congress. At the end OF
the session there was nothing but
praise. So well did it perform its tasks,
the most gigantic that any congress
ever faced il has won thee ommenda.
tion OF AZ! patriotic Americans. The
president unquestionably voices the sen
| timont of the people in saying: The
siNty-fifth congress, now adjourning. de-
serves the gratitude and appreciation
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believe II has faithfully expressed. one
cannot examine the records of its ac-
tion without being impressed by its COM
pleteness, its courage and its fun COM
prehension Of great task"
The National Nonpartisan League evi-
IDENTIFY does not propose 10 lose its iden-
tity 10y amalEamating with the new
party called the National, organized at
Chicago "A few weeks ago, for il is eN-
tending its field of activity into other
states than North Dakota, where il il
now the dominating political party \
branch Of the league has Just been or
ganized in Colorado, and it has already
secured a strong foothold in most OF the
northwestern states. 1t was a Non
partisan League that elected Congress
man Baer, whose election is hailed as
the forerunner Of a great political rev
olution intended To seize the balance
of power in congress and to dictate
national legislation along such lines as
men like La Toilette and Gronna may
prescribe.