The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-14
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

Maine went republican this year,
but not "hell bent as in the days
OF yore. The dispatches say that "the
democrats made deep inroads in the
republican vote
e 1t now looks like there will be 4
jubilee in Oklahoma on March 4,
1921, for on that date the term OF
Senator Gore expires. Judging from
the appearance OF the political field
at this time, there isn't the remotest
prospect that the senator will be re-
elected or even renominated.
The election in Illinois this year
will be for a United States senator,
for two congressmen-at-la large, for
congressman in twenty-five districts,
for state treasurer. superintendent
OF public instruction and members
OF the legislature. County officials
in each county are also to be elected,
Senator Sherman OF Illinois, who
on the floor of the senate the other
day. charged that the president was
aiming at the establishment of a
social autocracy and that the war
was being used as blind, is the same
Senator Sherman who year ago
said that I'VE had bought into a
bankrupt concern"
Informed OF his nomination by
the democrats of his district, Con-
greSSman La Guardia (Rep) of New
York, now in the aviation service in
the battle zone, expressed his high
appreciation OF the honor and de-
clarcd that it showed that the people
are united to bring the war TO sue
cessful and speedy termisation.
The primary vote in New York
City affords another proof that it is
the one reliably democratic city i'll
the northern states. The vote for
the two democratic candidates for
governor was l6l 1928, and for the
two republican candidates 92,34O.
rhe enrolment OF the parties is:
Democratic, $1,000; republican.
402,l24.
With Al Smith (Dem) and Chas.
s. Whitman (Rep) as the opening
candidates for the governor of New
York, the question of loyalty is au-
tomatically eliminated from the cam
paign. 1t cannot be raised, and the
election next fall will turn on the
distinctively state issues with which
New York must seriously concern
itself in spite OF war.
Miss Cora G.. Lewis, the democrat
ic candidate for superintendent OF
public instruction of Kansas, has
declined the nomination in favor OF
Miss Lizzie T.. Wooster, the repub-
lcan candidate. The vacancy on the
democratic ticket will probably be
filed by the appointment OF some
other well-known Kansas woman by
the democratic state committee.
What is the matter with Wiscon-
sin republicans? They have nominal
ed Governor Philip FOR a third time,
notwithstanding his attitude early in
the war; Notwithstanding he made
an urgent appeal to Wisconsin re-
publican congressman to vote
against the selective draft bill. and
Notwithstanding he advocated an
embargo upon supplies needed by
the allies.
President Wilson is not going to
take sides before the primary in the
democratic contest for the nomina-
ton for United States senator, even
in his own state, New Jersey In
an authorized statement he says 1t is
invariable practice to refrain from
expressing any preference at all as
between candidates equally devoted
in purpose to the successful prose-
cution OF the measures now so neceS-
sary for the nation and for the
world.
Henry Ford, who was defeated for
the republican nomination for SEN
ator in Michigan, but won the demo
cratic nomination, was absolutely
passive during the primary campaign
asking no support, spending no
money and, in fact, absent from the
state. But now Mr.. Ford, in accept