The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-10
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS
The betting on the result OF tht
Georgia senatorial primary to h'
held Wednesday indicates the re
nomination OF the present senator
Thomas w. Hardwick. With one
candidate against him Hardwck un.
doubtedly would be defeated, but
there are four William J. Harris
once director OF the census bureau
and more recently a member OF
the federal trade commission; w
Schley Howard, representative in
congress from the Atlanta district ;
Emmett Shaw OF Fort Gaines. and
!. X. Cooper OF Macon. Mr.. Harris
is President Wilson's candidate.
IIardwick is a notorious anti-ad-
ministration senator.
The United States senate is now
eight Democratic and the Republi-
cans are hopeful and even confident
that this small majority can be wiped
out in November elections. The
four Republican states OF New
Hampshire, Delaware, Illinois and
Kansas, have Democratic senators
whose successors will be elected in
November ii the republicans elect
senator's in these four states that
will make a tie. They also have a
fighting chance to elect Republican
senators in Colorado, Idaho. Nevada
and Kentucky an election from any
one OF which would give them con-
trol OF the senate.
The So-called militant suffrag-
jsts' have planned an invasion OF
the west to fight against the election
OF democratic senator's in every state
where women vote in senatorial
campaigns. They blame the demo-
cratS for failing to save the SUI
irage resolution passed by the SEN
ate The campaign will include Wy
oming Colorado, aKnsas, Montana
Oregon, Nevada and Idaho, In Ida
no the routine will be varied a little
and a fight made against repub-
ican senator also. Senator Borah,
who is an opponent OF the amend
ment.
Louisiana voters in a Democratic
Primary Sept. 10 will nominate a
successor OF the late Senator Robert
4 F. Broussard from among three can
didates-former governor Hall, who
was for years one OF the leading
Judges OF the state: John II. Over
ton. prominent lawyer. who has new
er held office, and Edward !. Gay,
member OF the Louisiana Legislature
sixteen years and one OF the wealth
lest sugar and rice planter OF the
state.
President Wilson is to make a /
tour OF the country within few .
weeks in the interests OF the new
liberty loan. With a congressional .
election due in November, an effort
may be expected in some localities
to induce the president to say some
thing ior or against candidates in
the line of his letters that caused !
so much commotion in the recent
primaries. But there will be no
politics, in the expedition.
Governor Whitman of NewYork
has won his third nomination easily,
but he faces the fight OF his lie for
reelection. His democratic OPP
ponent, Al Smith, has for years been
personally the most popular man i'll
the state and one OF its ablest legis
lators. Few men can cope with him
in debate. Furthermore, he leads
a united party in this campaign. BY
the nomination Of Whitman and
Smith a real light has been staged.
Repeal of the Wyoming primary
law when the legislature meets in
January, appears certain, for 1t IS
an admitted failure. Thirty-tive per
cent OF the electorate participated
in the first state primary. 25 per cent
in the one two years later and less
han 20 per cent in the recent pri-
mary. although there were contests
Tor United States senator, governor
and other state offices.
Missouri is not on the list OF
states in which the republicans eN-
oect to elect republican senators
his fall. 1t seems to be generally
conceded that Folk, democrat, will
vim over Spencer, republican.
Texas democrats have just held
heir convention and among the
delegates were many women. This
5 the first time in the history OF
Texas when women participated in
political convention.
After an absence OF six months
rom the senate Senator La Toilette
las decided to return and partici-
,ate in the deliberations OF that
,ody The country has not suf-
cred by his absence.
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