The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-11


ic ticket in Gouverneur, n. Y, is
a woman.
The Nonpartisan League, accord
ing TO statement by Representa-
tive Baer, now has $4,000 members
in North Dakota, and is being or
ganized in fourteen other states.
1t is to be a four-cornered fight
for the municipal officers to be
elected in Kansas City in April.
There is a Democratic ticket, 4 Re
publican ticket, Socialist ticket and
Labor ticket.
Notwithstanding the question OF
ratification or rejection of the fed
eral prohibition amendment is up
for discussion in every state in the
Union, campaigns Tor state prohi-
bition amendments are in full swing
this year, in Ohio, Missouri Nin-
nesota, Nevada, Wyoming and Flor
ida.
There will probably be no oppo-
sition in the Republican party to the
denomination OF Senator W. 5. Ken
yon OF Iowa. There was some talk
of a fight on Kenyon a year ago,
and it was suggested that ex-senator
Laie Young might be the man to
get into the game against the jun
ior member from Iowa, but this has
apparently been dropped.
For many months Senator La Fol
lette has been under charges in the
senate, challenging his fitness forI
and right to further service in that
body. Although the evidence against
him is all at hand in his printed
and spoken words, the committee
having the matter in charge has
made no report, and the senate IL
self, still adhering to its old as
sumption OF privilege and courtesy
has taken no action.
An early meeting Of the Demo
cratic congressional committee is to
be held ior the purpose OF electing
a chairman to succeed +. F.. Dore-
mus OF Michigan who announces
that he will be unable to serve dur
ing another congressional campaign
for personal reasons Mr.. Doremus
has been mentioned as a possible
candidate for the senate to succeed
Senator William Alden Smith,
whose term expires March i, 1919.
The Missouri Republican state
committee is looking for angels
to pay up Il deficiency of $4,000, !
due from the last campaign. A sug-
gestion that the sum be prorated
and each member OF the committee
pay his share OF the debt has been
rejected by the rural members, and
Otto +. Still, the rich St. Louis |
brewer, who has wiped out other
deficits, declares that he is through |
digging and digging to pay for dead
horses" Meanwhile the creditors
oi the party are threatening law
suits unless their bills are liquidat-
ed.
The Democrats made a clean
sweep in Greater New York, elect /
ing congressman in each of the
four districts where special cleo
tions were held. The majoritieS
we're surprisingly large. Owing to
a recent Encouragement OF districts,
the Republicans we're confident
their candidates would be elected in
at least two of the districts. All !
OF the successful candidates made
their campaigns on a stand by the
president" platform. The result in
these New York districts restores
the slender Democratic majority in
the house OF representatives.
The appointment OF David Baird
as United States senator by Cover
nor Edge OF New Jersey has
wrought a complete change in the
political situation in that state. 1t
has heartened the Democrats as
nothing else could have hcartened
them, and now they are indulging
the hope that they will wrest po-
litical control OF the state from the
in the coming cam
paign.. Mr.. Baird is seventy-eight
years old, and admits that he is too
old to be candidate to succeed
His appointment is regard
ed as return to bosSism, and as
a political trick OF Governor Edge
to promote his own interests. His
act in appointing Mr.. Baird is gen
orally condemned by the progress
sives of his own party.
This is the platform upon which
James Thompson, the La Toilette
for United States senator
in Wisconsin, is running: "U
A united country to prosecute the
war vigorously and efficiently. (2)
Congress to declare promptly our
aims and purposes in the war. (3)
Freedom OF the seas. (4) No Sc
,ret diplomacy. (5) Gradual dis
OF the nations. (6) A
OF nations to settle inter-
national disputes. % The free
press, free speech and peaceful as
,emblage guaranteed by the consti-
ution, including discussion OF war
aims, terms of peace and the con-
luct of the war. (S) Public owner
;hip OF railroads, telegraph and tele-
)hone lines, alike in war and peace.