The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-04
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

opponent Tor the Republican pri-
mary nomination for mayor, face
strange predicament as the result
of the count OF ballots. Each re-
ceived POS regular Republican bal
lots, but 3 enrolled Democratic
votes were cast, 2 for Clark and !
for Nader. The democrats had no
candidate for mayor, but the three
democrats wanted to vote for mayor
so they wrote the names III. As a
result. Clark is the Democratic can
didatc by a vote of ? to !, but neither
he nor Nader is the Republican
candidate. though they are both
staunch Republicans,
Senator Knute Nelson OF Mime
sofa will have no opposition for re-
election, the regular Democrats hav-
ing made no nomination, and Alfred
|. Davis. the candidate of the vol
unteer Democrats having withdrawn
from the contest. The retiring can
didate, citing that loyalty was made
the only issue in the Minnesota
campaign, declared that "the loyal
ty of the venerable Knute Nelson
is admitted and is worthy OF the
praise of all good citizens
The railroads having been taken
over by the government, Director
General McAdoo has issued an order
forbidding political activities by rail-
way employees or officers. Mr.. NC
| Adoo explains that since railway
men now are essentially government
emploves. it is essential that they
abstain from political action, indi-
yidually and concertedly, TO AVOID
any danger OF any administrator
using such a great army OF workers
for partisan advantage.
The chairman OF the Nebrask ka
Republican state committee has IS
sued a statement in which he says
"The republican state committee Is
endeavoring to elect men VINO Will
be behind the president and to that
end is giving its activities toward the
election OF the entire ticket. Inc
centre ticket" is headed by George
w. Norris ior senator, than whom
no senator has more pronounced
anti-admnistration and antl-"ar
record.
In the triangular contest for the
! Democratic nomination tor Cover
nor in Massachusetts, former Gov
Richard II. Long was the winner
Long has changed parties three
times within the last few years. lie
was originally Republican; later
he became Progressive, and IS
now affiliated with the Democrats
The Republican nomination Went TO
Lieut.. Governor Calvin Coolidge
without opposition.
The parallel between the Repuo-
lican and Democratic state pat
forms this year is the ringing !de-
cIaration of both in favor OF winning
the war as quickly as possible ne
outstanding difference between the
two party platforms is the silence OF
the Republicans in regard to the ac-
comnlishments OF the Wilson ad-
m;nistration, and the eulogistlc de-
claration OF the Democrats IN MS
behalf.
CONGRESSMAN Henry Allen Cooper
who for twenty-siX years mas rep
resented the First Wisconsin DIS
trict, refuses to abide by the result
Of the primary. Cooper was de-
feated for the Republican nomna.
tion by Judge Clifford +. Randa'l
NV $50 votes. The fight was made
against Coopers renomination, OH
the ground that he was not loyal
OPPOSITION on the part OF kepup-
I;can senators to the reappointmeh'
NJ Victor Murdock as a member o.
the federal trade commission ha'
developed. The Kansan has never
been forgiven by the old guard
for his fight while member OF con
gress on Speaker Cannon and ni'
snnport of Theodore Roosevelt io'
president in 1912.
Governor Philip OF Wisconsin
has ordered special primaries OF
Oct D for the nomination OF can
didates for congress IN the 0lN'l 0lN'
and Eleventh districts OF that state
Election will be for the uneXPire'
terms of the late James Davidson
Oshkosh, and irvine Lenroot' th'
latter elevated to the senate las