The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-24

John S. Leathy, the St. Louis law
yer, has Withdrawn from the race
for the Republican nomination TOT
United States senator in favor OF
Selden P. Spencer, also OF st. LOUIS
This was predicted as soon as Spen-
Ger announced his candidacy.
Publication of statement at
Washington of Theodore Douglas
Robinson that his uncle, Theodore
Roosevelt. would be candidate tor
president in 1920, has caused a great
deal of gossip in Republican quar-
ters at the capital, but no surprise.
Women will be much in evidence
in the next New York election.
The Kings County Democratic ex-
Gcutive committee has decided to
award 800 of the 4,S0O election day
Jobs in the county to women. There
will be woman election Inspector
and poll or ballot clerk in each dis
trict.
Richard Yates, former governor
of Illinois, has announced his can
didacy for one of the Republican
nominations for congressman at
large. Illinois has two congress
men at-large at present-Medill Nc
Cormick and William +. Mason.
Mccormick is a candidate for SEN
ator and Mason candidate tor re-
nomination.
Among those who voted against
the declaration of war was Repre-
sentative Dillon Of South Dakota
In the Republican primary recently
Mr.. Dillon was defeated for renomi-
nation. The South Dakota primary
is lust another indication of the
patriotic feeling of the people.
Notwithstanding President VIII
son has come out square footed tor
woman suffrage, the suffragists still
need three votes in the senate in
order to get the Susan b. Anthony
amendment through that body. Only
one of the opposing senators-Phe-
Ian of Caifornia-so far as is known
has changed because of the intlu-
ence of the president.
The National Patriotic Council
of Americans of German Origin
died early in infancy. 1t claimed
that its purposes were patriotic, but
it failed to impress patriotic Amer
ican citizens because its tendency
was to keep alive GerhanAmerican
segregation, the one thing above all
others that patriotic American citi'
zens desire to see stamped out.
Governor Capper of Kansas turns
down the advice Of the Kansas
Democrats to call a special session
of the legislature to enact legisla-
ton to provide care and aid for re-
turning sick and wounded Kansas
soldiers. The governor refuses to
call the legislature to meet in spe-
cial session for this purpose on the
ground that the demand for it does
not justify the expense.
Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio
(Dem.) and former Gov. Frank B.
Willis (Rep.) are to measure lanccs
again. In the race for the governor
ship in 1916 Cox won by plurality
Of 500 over Willis. who had been
elected in 1912 by 3l,258. Cox an
nounces that becaues of war duties
he would make no campaign, and
Willis announces that he will make
only limited campaign.
Senator Fall of New Mexico has
-econsidered his intention to retire
rom public life at the end of his
present term and consented to ac-
,ept a denomination by the Repub-
leans. Senator Borah of Idaho.
who, some time ago, announced his
determination TO quit the public
service has also reconsidered and
will stand for reelection. Fall was
irst elected to The senate in 1912 and
8orah in 1907.
Great opposition to a third re-
OF Governor Whitman
Of New York is developing. Not
only is he opposed by many Repub-
lean leaders. among whom are
Senator Wadsworth and William
Barnes. but he has incurred the en-
nifty of the farmers of the state and
he hotel mems organization. Only
little while ago Mr.. Whitman's
-enom.nation wss regarded as a GER
ainty: now it is doubtful.
The senate committee on agri-
culture. which is proposing legisla-
ion to make the nation dry dur
ne the war, is Overwhelmingly TO-
,Nhibition. Each OF the nine Dem
,crAtic members represents a pro-
,ibition state except Senator Rams
iell (Louisiana). and he personally
s for prohibition. OF the seven