The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-17

One |. V. Mcpherson has fileC
as Republican candidate for con
gress in the fifteenth Missouri dis
trict, on a pledge to support thu
emocratic administration and ''tc
fight for that issue before the Re
| publican voters The fifteenth j!
the district now represented by Per
ID. Decker, Democrat, to whose wal
record no loyal Missouri Democrat
can point with pride.
The convention OF the Socialist
party in Wisconsin will be held il
Milwaukee Saturday, at which time
ii is believed there will be some rea
fighting even among their own
ranks as to the stand TO be taken
on the war. A split over the party
platform to be adopted is not inn
probable. Either Victor Berger or
Emil Sedel is expected to run for
congressman in the fifth district.
After the August primaries and
the senatorial and state candidates
have been selected will come the
real wet and "dry" fight in Mis-
souri,. The prohibition proposal will
be submitted TO the voters at the
November election. The "drys' arc
already claiming that the majority
for the proposed prohibition
amendment outside of st. Louis will
be far greater than the majority III
that city against it.
Although the present congress
has to its credit a large list OF legiS-
lative achievements, three OF the
most important proposals in the
presidents annual message not only
have not been acted on, but prob
ably have been abandoned for this
session, at least. The three pro-
posals are A pricefixing law to
stop profiteering; the budget sys-
tenn as means of limiting waste
and extravaganza in the appropria-
ton OF public money, and conser-
vation legislation, including water
power and leasing measures.
Governor Burnquist and former
Congressman Lindbergh are con
testing for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor OF Minnesota.
Burnquist has splendid war rec
ord. while the record of Lindbergh
is Just the opposite. Burnquist is
appealing to 100 per cent Americans
for support, Lindbergh to the pacit-
lists, the Germans and the Non
partisan league. 1t is fight to
the finish. Much to the credit OF
the Democrats of the state they are
lining up with the Burnquist forces
and their orators are going about
he state pleading his cause.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago, a ,
candidate for United States senator,
places the blame for this worldwide
var on the Democratic party OF the
jnited States. rather than on the
ierman kaiser, where most people
believed it belonged. The mayor, in
opening his campaign, eXonerated
he kaiser i'll these words: Il con-
lemn the Democratic party because
sincerely believe that it was
through their inability. their ineffi-
iency, their indecision, their tim
dity, their wabbling diplomacy,
heir administrative blunders, their
otal inability TO cope with prob
ems OF such magnitude, that We
re now at war
One of the recent developments
4 politics which has caused conSid-
rable worry in Republican circles
1 Indiana is the announced graft
nde of Col. w. T. Durbin, former
overnor. and one of the state lead
rs in politics, who declared that in
is opinion this is not the time Tor
to make any special Ell
1rt to gain control Of the lower I
ranch OF congress. He believes t
lat to do SO would be political 5
listake and might jeopardize Re c
IL ublican chances OF capturing the {
residency two years from now. For
,e present Colonel Durbin would |
ave the control and heavy respon- a
bility. with its opportunity tor S
listakes, with the Democrats.
Remember the deluge OF criticism S
lat once poured upon Secretary or c
Ie Navy Daniels? For long time c
. was the most abused and most a
diculed member of the cabinet,
1t now comes this fine. generous
ibute from that great Republican
atesman. Senator Lodge; Have I
~ heard OF any Investigations or
iticisms OF our navy; have heard
,ne, and | am fairly familiar with
as a member of the naval affairs a
,mmittee. The navy has done ex- {
emely we'll. Secretary Daniels has n
ade no statements TO the public @
what he hoped to do. He has a
II said in 1917 what he is going
do in 1918. All he says is what :,
IS been accomplished. He has :;
rong men as his bureau heads. He
serves credit for having selected h
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