The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-04
Political Observations.

Whether William j. Bryan is still a
presidential aspirant is but a guess
Wide belief that he lis obtains and that
he will make prohibition the issue.
The Non.Partisan League that upset
the political situation in North Dakota
has Invaded Kansas and has opened
Headquarters in Topeka. Kansas is a
fertile field for the propagation of new
tangled political ideas, and the league
leaders feel confident that they will soon
have a formidable following in the state,
In his annual message President VIII
son called for the appointment of Il
central appropriation committee of the
sort pledged in the platform upon which
he was elected, but it is exceedingly
doubtful if congress will heed his de
mand. Too many representatives have
soft Jobs on the numerous committees
that now handle the business of the
country,
Location for the next national CON
vention undoubtedly will come in for
publican national committeeman meet
considerable discussion when the Re.
in St Louis February l.. The chamber
of commerce and other representative
local organizations have already started
1 big educational campaign for st. Louis
as the convention city of 1920,
There is little or nothing to justify
the talk that the Republicans will at.
! tempt at the present session of congress
to wrest control of the house from the
| Democrats The Republicans are quite
content to let the Democrats have the
| responsibility attaching to the party in
power and go to it," as they say.
The Republicans say they will call for
the reckoning after the feast in No
yember
| Congressman John Nj. Nelson of the
Third Wisconsin district being under
| federal indictment, with his son, Byron
IN charges of conspiracy to defeat the
military draft law, already has opposi
1ion for denomination. Johr Ionaid
a former supporter of La Toilette, but
who is no longer in accord with him
has announced his candidacy for the
seat of Mr. Nelson and will campaign on
Il loyalty platform
The fusion experiment of municipa
government for New York City ends to
day. Mayor Mitchell steps down and our
land Mayorelect Hylan steps up and in
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tration, and if he succeeds i'm making
good his promise the taxpayers on whom
the hand of the tax collector rests
heavily will applaud him, and his party
nightly. satisfactory administration
for New York City may bring New
York state into the Democratic column
in 1920.
Selection of a chairman of the seuat,
interstate commerce committee to sue
Ceed the late Senator Newands of Ne
vada will be one of the first things t,
command the attention of the Demo
cratic majority in the senate when i
assemblies. 1t is assumed that the selec
tion will be left to the Democratic
steering committee, and if it is no
settled there it will go to the Demo
cratic caucus. The Democratic mem
bers of the committee are Senator
Smith, Pomerene, Myers, Robinson
salisbury, Thompson, Lewis, Gore an
Underwood. The ranking Republica
on the committee is Senator Cummin,
Lack of radical demarcation bctwee
the policies and principles Of the tw
big political parties lends an elemen
of doubt to the outcome of the can
paign this year for political control o
congress, as well as a sporting ZeSt il
the game. With the war continuing
through 1918, old-time party fetiche
will be taboo. The party that talk
tariff will be as one crying in the wilder
ness. Prohibition cannot be claimed b
either party, nor even the prohibitio
party, as a personal asset. The evenl
divided Republican and Democratic vot
in the house on the constitutions
amendment settled that. Government
ownership may by election day be prat
tically in actual operation ON the raj
roads. stand by the president ma
fall flat, as both parties in congress
and the country are now standing sid
by side with him.