The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-13

POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS
One item in the program OF poll
teal as well as war legislation is il
jeopardy The prohibition ride
tackled to the iood production bill
framed to become effective June 80
/ 1910, is still in conference and a,
the war will doubtless be over be
fore that date, the argument for ITS
adoption as a war measure IS nc
longer effective. As matter OF fact
the real purpose OF the advocates OF
the rider when it was introduced
was not so much to conserve lood
as to establish prohibition while the
question Of the ratification of the
prohibition amendment to the led
cral constitution is still pending be-
fore the states
There were several reasons why
Joseph w. Folk was not elected
United States senator from Mis-
souri, the principal one being that
he had many bitter enemies in his
own party and the returns show that
they carried their enmity to the
polls. Another reason was that the
Missouri brewery organization was
opposed to him to a man. This or
ganization which rules st. Louis
politically increased that city's nor
NAL Republican majority OF 10000
to $4,000.
Governor Whitman of New York
and Senator Weeks of Massachu-
setts being eliminated as presiden-
lial possibilities. Colonel Roosevelt
becomes the one conspicuous can
didatc for the Republican nomina-
tion. Should the West make up its
mind to name the nominee, it would
doubtless pick Governor Lowdcn
OF Illinois. 1t l., a long way how
ever until 1920 and a great deal ol
water will pass over the wheel be-
fore that time.
This was surely bad year for
Missouri Democrats. They have !
lost a senator three or four con-
gressmen, the house OF representa-
tives, several state senatorial dis
tricts, the majority on Joint ballot
in the legislature and hundreds OF
county offices.
The lady candidates made a poor
showing i'll the election. jeanette
Rankin of Montana and Anne Mar
tin of Nevada, candidates for Unit
ed States senator were defeated de-
cisively. The same may be said of
Sadie Rost and Clara b. Mann, can
didates for representative in New
y ork districts.
In the face Of two federal indict-
ments hanging over him for viola
ton OF the espionage act and in a
district usually Republican, the Fifth
Victor Berger, the So
,ialist, has been elected to congress.
He polled 1892 against Carney,
Democrat, 123l5, and Stafford, Re
publican, 10.595.
While prohibition carried in more
han 90 of the ia Missouri counties,
his was more than offset by the neg
alive vote in the city of St. Louis
md in the German-populated coun-
les along the Missouri River as far
vest as Jefferson City and South
st. Louis.
Henry Ford loses his fight for the
Michigan senatorship by a few
thousand votes. True to his prom
Sc. he refused to the last to spend +
dollar to secure his election.
1t is said that the next Missouri
legislature will be dry II 50. will
{ vote to ratify the federal prohibi-
ion amendment.
In the wreck OF things political in
colorado the Democrats succeeded
II saving their superintendent OF
public instruction, who, by the way,
; woman.
1t happened in Missouri. A man
convicted of violation OF the espion-
.ge act has been elected member
If the state legislature.
The Republicans will have ma
ority of one, possibly two, in the
enate. reckoning La Toilette as
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