The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19
Political Observations.

TOllIlCdl ODSCkNdliOIlSs
A boom for Gov. Frank o. Lowden of
| Illinois for the Republican nomination
! for president in 1920 was launched dur
/ ing the recent meeting Of the Republi-
can national committee in st. Louis.
Strange things in politics are always
| happening. Uncle" Joe Cannon OF Hi
nois arose in congress the other day,
and in few impressive remarks urged
that sectional differences be forgotten.
/ The Anti-Saloon League is preparing
to have William Jennings Bryan ap-
pear before the New York assembly ju-
dietary committee on Feb. &c AS its
star speaker for prohibition. The com
mittee will give a hearing on that date
on the proposal to ratify the federal
prohibition amendment.
The whole country is to be flooded
with Democratic oratory on Feb p,
Washington's birthday Nearly every
Democratic congressman who can leave
Washington has arranged for a speech
on that day, when the various state and
county councils Of defense are to have
meetings.
Indiana Democrats badly disfigured
and demoraized in the 1916 fight are
making a desperate effort to pull them
selves together for the 1918 battle. The
leaders are attempting to enroll 10000
members in state league by April /,
each member pledging a certain sum
} annually for the support Of the party
in the state.
Senator Hardpick of Georgia, whose
hand is generally against the admin
istration and whose term expires March
4, 1919, faces fight for denomination
Chairman Harris Of the federal trade
commission has rendered his resigna
ton to President Wilson and announces
his candidacy for the senatorshF
against Mr. Hardwick.
In Kansas City, where a mayor is &c
- be elected in April the Democrats art
, making a desperate effort to harmonic
. in order to elect successor to the
present Republican mayor. The prob
ability is that the Goats" and "Rab
bits" will pool their differences anC
! agree upon Judge James Cowwgill a:
! the party candidate. Judge Cowgirl wa!
! formerly Missouri state treasurer, anC
for many years has been prominent il
Democratic councils.
This is what former President Taf
said in a recent interview published il
the st. Louis Post-Dispatch: PROV
dence has been with us in many events
i especially in the election Of Wilson owe
Hughes. If Wilson had been defeated
with congress as it was, there woult
D have been the greatest uncertainty il
/, the national administration as TO tn
war. and we might never have been abl
to agree upon a policy. As it was
= Wilson was in position to lead cor
gress"
Inasmuch as the Missouri Republ
U can state committee could not reacI
c an agreement as to a chairman to sue
r ceed T. w. Huckriede that gentleman
has withheld his resignation and ha
consented to serve a while longer. |
4 is charged against Uuckriede that h
g has been and still is completely dom
81. natde by Walter $. Dckey, who wa
the Republican candidate for senator il
1916, and that he managed the car
j paign in that year more in the interes
70 of Dickey than in the interest Of tn
{ state ticket
The election OF VIII II. Hays Of lr
diana over John 7. Adams Of Iowa
I as chairman Of fthe Republican ma
, tional committee, although Hays wa
d, the candidate Of the progressive tactic
Of the committee and Adams Of tn
, regulars, was anything but clean-cu
" victory for the progressive faction a
II has been made to appear. Adams will
E drew from the contest and made Hay'
k election possibleonly after he had e.
acted promise from the Hays SUI
porters which was promptely redeeme,
q that George w Perkins and his fellow
- Progressives, Harold l. Ickes of lllinoi
Everett Coley of New Jersey jaime
W. Garfield of Ohio, Carter H. Rowe
, Of California and oscar $. Strauss
Il New York should be eliminated frol
! active participation in the councils
, the Republican party.
c The Men Who Came Back