The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-07
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.


In Nebraska, as in Indiana, there
was a marked contract between the
resolutions adopted and speeches
made by the party leaders at the
state convention. The former were
splendid examples of loyalty to
country, the latter typified the old
IDEAS Of standing by party and
country, but party first.
Patriotic citizens. everywhere, re-
gardless OF their political affiliations,
are hoping that Senator John Sharp
Williams Of Mississippi will with
/ draw the announcement he made
some time ago that at the close of
/ his present term he will retire from
public life. The countr ycan't well
spare his services at this time.
"Burnquist for Governor" clubs
are being organized in Minnesota,
which emocrats as well as Republi-
cans are joining. In the platform
OF thees clubs there is but one plank
and but one word-"Loyalty"-.
Burnquist's loyalty is beyond ques-
ton. while that OF his opponent for
the Republican nomination. former
Congressman {. 4. Lindbergh, has
been more than, made open to sus-
picion by his associations and by a |
book ne has written on the war.
The Minnesota primaries will be
held on une Il.
It is remembered that in Chicago
last year new party which named
itself the National party. was organ
ized through coalition OF promi-
nent Progressive. ProhibitioniSts,
Socialists. Single Takers and Inde-
pendentS, and that its leaders an
nounced that it would place candi-
dates in the field for the congress
sional elections this year. The Chi
cago convention seems to have
not been only the beginning but
the end OF the party, for it has cut
no political ice since and there is no
present indication that it will place
any candidates in the field.
Governor Gardner in an official
proclamation has designated Nov.
5. the date OF the regular election in
Missouri as the day for special
election for 4 United States senator
to fill the uneXperide term of the
late Senator William !. tSone. Can
didates have until Saturday to file
a, candidates TO be voted on in the
August primaries Those who have
filed to date are Xenophon p. vii
fley appointed by the governor to
serve until the election. and former
Gov ~Seph ~ Folk. Democrats,
and Caleb Lipscomb, Socialist. No !
Republican candidate has as yet
filed.
The primary vote in South Da I
kota was unusually light, and the
politicians at first were unable to 7
lind an explanation, but the real c
reason has finally been ascertained. {
The members of the Nonpartisan !
League took no part whatever in c
the primary. They stayed away c
from the polls. South Dakota has !
a law TO the effect that any man i
who takes part in a party primary
has no legal right thereafter to sign
a petition for any candidate at the
ensuing election. The league eX
poets TO place its men on the ticket
by petition, and in order to reserve
this right it smembers refrained
from voting in the primary.
Ii is not Vet known to which fac
ion OF the Republican party in New
York state Colonel Roosevelt will
give his support in the coming
subsrnatorial campaign. but politi-
,ians attach much significance TO
he fact that his nephey, State Sen
l;or Theodore Douglas Robinson,
ormer chairman OF the state COM
nittee OF the Progressive party. has
1een announced as the manager OF
he campaign OF Merton +. Lewis
against Governor Whitman. The
politicians are saying that If Whit
nan is renominated and reelected
ie will be New York candidate for =
he presidency in 920 and thus blast /.
he ambition OF the colonel TO be 4
.ome the party nominee again.
The platform OF the Indiana Re q
,ublicans and the keynote speech OF d
Senator New did not square with q
ach other. The platform IS a pa 8
rioiic plea for nOnpar;isanship dur :
ng the war. while the senator's
peech is about the most partisan m
since the war was declar
d. The senator declares that sup
.ori the president" ismisleading, dis
ngenuouS and sinister. and. further
more. that there Is not now and III
Iever will be any occasion for ap-
ealing to the country to support III
he president The platform SAYS: M
We hereby denounce any criticism "
I public officials. high or low, when l
uch criticisms are inspired by par NJ
isanship." but Senator New saws lllI
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