The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-10
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

New York Democratic leader:
have been searching for months foi
candidate for governor, but as yet
none of them claim to have found
the real thing 1t is understood
that Secretary OF the Treasury VIII
liam McAdoo nor any OF the prom
inent Democrats connected with the
Wilson administration will become
a candidate, and that ames W. Ge-
rard, formerly ambassador TO Ger
many will not consent to make the
race. Among those who have re-
ceved prominent mention is ohm
Mitchell labor leader who under
the appointment OF Governor w hit
man has been head OF the food CON
troll board and later OF the farms
and markets council. both bodies
created to meet emergencies arisln .
out of the war. The thing above
all others for which the Democrats
are striving is the elimination OF
William Randolph Hearst.
Among the congressman who are
seeking denomination is W. J..
Cary, Republican. OF the Fourth
Wisconsin district. Cary voted
against the war resolution and for
this reason call has been issued by
Republicans and Democrats alike to
Iohn c. Kleczka. prominent among
the Poles and a leader among the
Republicans, to become candidate
against Cary. Kleczka has taken
the call under advisement, saving it
is no time now for any man to
aspire to political Office, but that
should he be drafted to the Office he
would go in as 4 matter OF duty.
THE election" said President Viii
son. in his last address to congress,
will go to those who think the least
OF it; to those who go to the con
stituency without explanations or
excuses, with a plain record OF duty
faithfully and disinterestedly per
formed Whether the question OF
i third term in the White House
has ever seriously entered the mind
OF the president is to be doubted.
but his suggestion to the congress
men, respecting their anxiety about
re- election, is Just as forcetul IN its
application to third term as chief
executive.
Y. p. Whitley, now serving as
United States senator by appoint
ment BY Governor Gardner. was
born in Missouri and this fact may
help him in his campaign for nomi-
nation and election. In the almost
100 wears since Missouri was admit
ted as a sovereign state of the
Union. she has elected only two ma
i've born sons TO the senate-Lewls
V. Bogy and Francis NJ. Cockrel.
However there are besides Nilfey
hree other senators who were born
n MisSouri-Shafroth OF Colorado,
Myers of Montana and Switzerland
IF West Virginia.
Sometime since James \. Peter
,on. a candidate for tn eRepublican
domination for governor in Mime
.ota. was convicted under the espi-
mage act OF aSsailing the military
ystem of the government and sen
enced TO four years in prison. More I
.ecently Judge !. NJ. Becker, candi- /
late for governor on the Republican /,
icket in Wisconsin. was arrested /
.harged with prohibited talk under
he espionage act. He pleaded not
-uiliy and bail was fixed Al S5.UO. /
Speaker Champ Clark OF the ma
ional house OF representatives has .
lied has declaration with the secre- d
ary OF state as a candidate Tor the
Democratic nomination to succeed
himself a. Congressman from the
\inth Missouri congressional DIS
rict. There IS a little doube OF his
and little OF his re-
lection. Mr.. Clark Was first elected
o the hfiy-third congress and was
lected speaker in the sixty-second.