The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

ToIsi AIAhL ODoENV n lOINo
Woman suffrage and prohibition
are in the creed of the Hawaiian Re
publicans. Planks favoring both ar,
included in the platform adopted a
their territorial convention.
No doubt the race for superintend
ent of public instruction in Kansa!
will be watched with great inter,
est, for it is a race between three
women, Republican, a Democrat
and a Socialist.
Dorsey w. Shackleford, Nilsson,
ri congressman for twenty years
has been defeated for denomination
His war record was the cause. Mr.
Shackleford voted against the armed
ship bill and the declaration of war
Senator Ollie James of Kentucky
renominated by the Democrats OF
his state, is seriously i'll in Balti-
more hospital and doubts of his re-
covery are expressed. The senator
was renominated by an overwhelm-
ing majority. -
Joseph L. Bristow who "also ran"
for senator in Kansas, received the
pro-German vote of that state, which
as the returns show was insigniti-
cant. Bristow's whole campaign was
a criticism of the conduct of the
war.
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, who was
recently sentenced to ten years in
prison for sedition and who is now
out on bail, has been nominated by
the Socialists of New York City as
4 candidate for the assembly from
the Tenth district.
Caleb Powers, Republican, who
has represented the mountain dis
trict of Kentucky in the house of
representatives for four terms, be
ing elected each time he ran by a
tremendous majority, has been de-
feated for denomination by !. NJ.
Robinson.
The all absorbing question among
the politicians and candidates for
Office after the new draft amendment
goes through will be: as a con-
gresham an esscntial?" Thirteen
senators and ITO representative will
have to register if the plan OF Sec
retary Baker to make the age limits
eighteen to forty-hve, inclusive, is
adopted.
Although the senate has agreed
to take up the prohibition question
Aug. 20, and dispose OF it, it is prob
able that the wet" senators will ex-
ert their efforts 10 make use OF the
draft bill TO defer a test of strength.
The question revolves around the
Norris amendment to the food pro-
duction bill which seeks to make the
nation "dry" at the close of the pres
ent calendar year.
Keith Neville (Dem.) and 6. r.
McKelvie (Rep0 both candidates
for nomination for governor OF Ne
braska, being between thirty and
forty years of age, are within the
new draft age. Thousands of other
for office throughout the
are also subject to the draft
and this means that there may be a
considerable shifting OF candidates
between the dates OF the primaries
and the general election.
The strategy of the Democratic
eaders in Michigan in indorsing
Henry Ford as their party's candi-
late for senator and recommending
him to the Republicans has been
considerably upset by James W.
Helme. who has announced his can
iidacy for the Democratic nomina-
ion. Helme was state dairy and food
under the last Demo
,raiic governor. Woodbridge y.
Ferris, and for years has been a mil
tant factor in the state grange and
,ther farmer organizations.
Kansas women Jared well in the
primary election. The Republicans
Lizzie l.. Wooster for
OF public instruction.
The Democrats nominated Caroline
Orennen for state treasurer and
CORA 6. Lewis for superintendent of
,ublic instruction, and the Socialists