The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13

New York's primaries, according
to the official political calendar jus
issued, will be held on Sept. 3. Pre-
liminary campaign activities are ex
pected to be we'll underway befor
the end Of the present month.
1t is believed that former Cover
nor Joseph w. Folk and Harry u
Hawes will oppose Mr.. Whitley a
candidates, and if they should, ther'
will be a political race that will sti
Missouri from center to circumfer
ence.
Although the annual income o.
the Nonpartisan League is $1,000
000 it subscribed nothing to tht
first and second Liberty loans ano
only 5000 to the third loan. Anc
vet A. G. Townley. the league
president. declares ii is a loyal or
ganization.
Office seeking is real business in
Indiana. There is always long
string Of office seekers for every
office. As an illustration there are
A. Republican candidates and IL
Democratic candidates for the nom
nation for the ten seats in the In
diana house OF representatives.
1t is reported that the Nonpar-
tisan League has gained $4,000 men,
bers in Minnesota, taking $40 from
each member. If that is true, there
is S68S,000 of Minnesota 5 money
that will not help float Liberty loans
that will not go TO support the Red
Cross or the war work OF the Y.
NJ. c. A.. the Knights OF Columbus
or the Salvation Armv
Gossip that Secretary McAdoo
might try his fortune in New York
this year, as candidate for COVER
nor. preparatory 10 trying it later
for the presidency, has little to back
it. Mr.. McAdoo's burden at pres
ent, as secretary of the treasury and
railroad director, is quite as much as
he can bear. and he could not un
load 10 any sort OF personal ad-
vantage.
Minnesota Democrats have hauled
down the party flag and raised the
loyalty flag. They. through their
state committee, have unanimous
" indorsed Senator Knute Nelson,
Republican, Tor reelection, because
OF his outstanding patriotism
throughout the war. This is high
honor to Senator Nelson, but i'll
conferring it, the Minnesota Demo
Gratis have honored their party and
their state.
Administrative reformers will see
n the enactment OF the Overman
measure a tremendous opportunity
or the president TO cut red tape and
introduce reforms, not only OF lar
-eaching effect, but also of a most
beneficial character. On the plea
IF war necessity, government de-
,artments can be made over CON
;olidated and simplified; long
abuses can be Topped oil
It stroke; superfluous Officials
an be retired and overlapping i'll
administrative work can be made |
legligible.
Lenroot. the new senator from
Wisconsin, made promises OF sup
,ort OF the administration from
very stump i'll the state during the .
ecent campaign. Notwithstanding /
hesc promises his first important
'ote alter taking his seat was
gainst the Overman bill giving the
resident power to consolidate and
coordinate executive bureaus 10
meet war emergencies. He lined
Ip with Senator Reed OF Missouri
nd the other eleven willful sem
tors against the administration.
At the time of his appointment
5 United States senator. Nenophon
). Whitley was chairman OF the St.
.ouis board OF election commis-
toner's and his appointment seems
} have been made in direct CON
let with a Missouri statute pro-
lding that an election commission
r is ineligible for any other office
uring his term OF office. Cover
or Gardner held that 4 Missouri
" could not have any bearing on
federal appointment.
Colorado Republicans have an
ounced the issue upon which they
i'll go before the country this
ear. They are: Prohibition. wo-
an suffrage and protective tariff.
ith prohibition and suffrage they
mt get far. as they are also ia
pred BY the Democrats. and the
riff will cut no figure while the
ord war continues. The fact is
Iere can be but one great issue
is year and that the issue OF 10y
ty.
The Voice at a Discount.
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