The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-10
POLITICAE OBSERVATIONS


handled the greatest appropriatio
bills OF the worlds history with sue
skill, industry, ability and fairnes
as TO win from both parties in botl
houses expressions Of approval an,
thanks such as are rarely bestowe,
on any man until after he is dead
The defeat of Gov. Charles
Whitman of New. York and the elec
tion of Alfred +. Smith is perhap.
the greatest surprise of the election
Whitman had what was believed tc
be the most powerful political or.
ganization in this country and the
party enrolment indicated major.
lty OF at least quarter million oi
votes for him. Smith, although per
sonally popular, was a Tammany
man, and that fact was 4 heavy han
dicap.
III in these critical days it is your
wish TO sustain me with undivided
minds, | beg that you viii say so in
a way which ii will not be possible
to misunderstood either here at
home or among our associates on
the other side OF the sea. submit
my difficulties and my hopes 10
YOU. Thus spoke the president on
Oct. 25 to the people and on Nov.
; the people had their say.
For the third time Missouri has
voted wet, although it was prac-
tically conceded before the election
that it would vote dry" The "drys"
had an almost perfect organization
in every county and every precinct.
and the leaders expressed the utmost
confidence that the amendmelu
would carry. The result of the eec-
tion shows that the St. Louis brew
cry organization is still in the sad
die.
The political campaign just ended
was unusual in many ways. For
it Smodered with little in
terest and little said. Then it famed
into bitter contest. But now it is
over and the shouting and the tu-
multi should end. The passions of
the conflict should be calmed. The
people should be friends and neigh
bors again.
"The vote OF confidence President
Wilson has asked OF the American
people will be given him at the polls .
Tuesday, declared Homer :. Cum /
ngs. acting chairman OF the Demo
ratio national committee, two days
before the election. The returns of
he election show that Mr.. Cum
nings is not good prophet.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait pres
dent of the National Woman Suf-
rage Association, cast her first vote
tuesday. Il have labored thirty
ears to get vote, said Mrs. Gait
n emerging from the booth. "and
feel that the privilege OF voting
'as worth all the struggle and the
ost.'
The New York gubernatorial con-
,st was the most interesting Of all
ate struggles though OF less vital
olitical consequence than the bat
e between the Democratic and Re-
ublican parties for the control OF
Ie two houses of congress.
The militant suffragists made a
g noise and spent 4 lot OF money
New Jersey and New Hampshire
, defeat anti-suffrage candidates
n senator, but all the noise and
e outlay went for nothing. Those
d grizzly anti-suffragists, Baird \
Id Moses, won easily.
One Of the surprises of the cleo
IN was the defea OF Senator
'eeks OF Massachusetts. Senator 4
eeks has been one OF the severest
itics OF the administration. He will l
succeeded by Ex-Governor d. |. /
dIsl, democrat,
The Missouri legislature this Win
+ will have its first negro member. l
e will be William NJ. Riley, an op-
ian, representing the Fourth dis ]
ct of St. Louis. II
Eliminated as candidates for NOM
ltion for president; Charles 5.
hitman OF New York, J. w |
eeks OF Massachusetts and Joseph
Folk of Missouri
[eep the home fires burning over
re. Give to the United War w ork
mpaign.
Appreciation of Walter c. Sirnp-
son From His Employees.
Resolved That i'm the death ni 1