The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-09

1t is now admitted that the Nom
partisan League is making rapid
progress in Kansas. having already
100000 members, and is likely to
upset all the present political cal
culations in the state
Political advices from Ohio indi-
cate that Gov. James NJ. Cox will
be candidate for reelection on
the Democratic ticket, and that his
Republican opponent may be Frank
b. Willis. former governor. Willis
defeated Cox four years ago and
Cox defeated Willis two years ago.
Much criticism was hcaped on
President Wilson because OF his OPP
position to the bill providing for the
trial of all suspected spies, trait
ors and scditious persons by drum
head court martial. 1t is now adj
mittcd that the bill was in plain vio-
lation OF the constitution and in .
disregard OF decisions Of the SUI
prcmc court.
Forty-tWo Democratic senators
and twenty-onc Republican sena-
tors voted for the Overmau co-or-
dination bill and one Democratic
senator and twelve Republican sen
ators voted against it, Missouri
Democrats will long remember that
Senator James A. Reed was the one
Democrat who voted against the
bill.
Ever since Senator W. II. Thomp-
son Of Kansas announced his can
didacy for a denomination, Kansas
Democrats have been beating the
political brush in an effort to find
| man to oppose him. 1t is now
believed that former Gov. George
II. Hodges will make the race for
he nomination, and ii he does there
viii be the lieyclicst scrap in the
Democratic party in Kansas in many
ears.
Sometime ago Senator Borah OF
daho and Senator Smith of Mich y
gan announced that they desired y
o retire from public life and would t
ot be candidates for reelection. l.
MT. under the strong pressure Of
ublic opinion, they are said to
ave changed their minds and will c
ouseut to denominations. Ii so, y
he political situation in Idaho and a
iichigan, now chaotic, viii be sim
lifted.
Missouri's newly appointed SEN a
tor. Nenophou p. Whitley, will II
ardly take his seat before he must "
lter a campaign for nomination. !,
lr il is quite certain that he will "
ave opposition. Among those who /,
is predicted will contest for the
omination in the Democratic pri-
ary are former Gov. Joseph w. q,
ok, Third Assistant Secretary on Il
ate Breckenridge Long and Chas.
Hay, the "dry' leader.
The country has been told that -;
cd would win the war that ships >,
)uld win the war. that men and CT
lnitious would win the war. that
bcrty bonds would win the war, ,
d now comes the American Pro- n
,tiyc tariff league, which is still I
ing business a, the old stand and m
uiug the official organ, The di
ncrican Economist, every week, as IN
has been doing for the past o. tr
lrs. and shouts loud this slogan
rejection will win the war
BIZ
In the early days OF Kansas. while ju
, Republicans were in a great ma bu
itv. the Democrats had more big
1 hrainv men and orators. but the
ent death OF B. p. Waggener OF tri
Gibson recalls the fact that prac- hi
llly All OF them have passed br
ay and that the new leaders no
div measure up to their stand
is. Conspicuous among those
is Democratic giants were Blair,
ok. Feulon. Moonlight. Harris, w
ermcvcr. Martin. Goodwin. Cooh
. Low. Nelly. Carol and Nag-
Ter.
n a great speech at Chicago Ion
ich thrilled thousands OF patri- the
. citizens and which may be con- net
cred as a reply in a nutshell to nls
recent waspi-h attack OF SEN soI
r. Sherman of lliinoi, ON the ad-
Secretary OF War Nc 'Is s'
Jo said that no one should re- 80. 80,
IS honest criticism. but he plac- ~ ~
political criticism i'm the same ~
.gory with German propaganda no,
the work OF the kaiser's spies. Dire
.-, must be no division in Amer ~