The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-15

there VIII nc o,UOU,OOU Oh f'OV'''NO
men returning home to take up their
places in civil lie. Many OF them
will run Tor office-and they will
win.
Pat Harrison, the eloquent young
man and 100 per cent American who
is to succeed James X. Vardacan as
a senator from Mississippi, was
elected to the house eight years ago,
when he was twcnty-nine years,
sharing the baby cembcrship honor
with one other representative. lie
may have a similar distinction when
he enters the senate.
The death of Senator Gallinger OF
New Hampshire will add to the dis
tinction and duties of Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts, who now
becomes dean of the senate and
chairman Of the Republican caucus.
The Massachusetts senator long has
exercised a powerful influence iii
the senate affairs, but never the au-
thority OF actual leadership, which
now falls to him.
The chief points OF the proposed
new constitution to be submitted to
the people of Arkansas are: Full
suffrage by women, bone dry" pro-
hibition, budget system for state in
stitutions, legislative sessions each
four years. uniform property tax
alton at full valuation, four-year
term for state officers and a limit
for one term, creation OF a state
board of education and changes OF
old style state departments.
Every vote cast in the recent ONO
primary for Edwin Jones, the unsuc-
ccssful opponent OF former Gov
Frank b. Willis for the Republican
nomination for governor, cost 50
cents. This is shown by the Official
expense statements. Jones person
ally spent $4,581.40 and his campaign
committee spent $24,41205, a total
of S28.QQ3.45. The candidate receiv-
ed 77,643 votes, compared with l4o,-
539 for Willis.
Michigan has a primary law that
NAV be called peculiar, it nothing
worse. BY the terms OF this law
man can legally seek nomination tor
office on more than one poIltcal
party ticket. If nominated by two
or more political parties his name
however. can be printed on the cleo
ton ballot in November under Dut
one party designation, and he must
elect within five days after the pri-
mary under which designation he
wants it printed.
The political situation IN Pennsyl-
yania. SO far as it concerns the Dem
ocratic party, calls for considerable
tact on the part of the state commit
tee nformulating a declaration OF
principles. Eugene {. Bonnlweil
democratic nominee Tor governor,
won his nomination on an avowed
platform. while former Congressman
l. Washington Logue, the Demo-
cratic candidate for lieutenant-gov-
orror. was nominated on a dry"
platform.
In his patriotic address in the SEN
ate the other day, Senator Lodge
the new senate minority leader, stat
ed item by item the terms OF peace
which the Republicans will de-
mand. They are practically the
terms that President Wilson has
from time to time announced as
those of the administration and the
country. but there is some criticism
because OF the omission by the SEN
ator OF one very important ITEM
indemnities for the wrongs on land
and sea that the Germans have com
mitted in the destruction OF life and
property. ..
The Massachusetts constitution
convention OF l9l7-J9lS has complet-
ed its task and adjourned. 1t was
in session III days and has submit
ted to the people for their ratiiica-
ton twenty-five specific amend
ments to the state constitution. one
of which provides for the initiative
and referendum as a method OF en-
acting statutes and adopting amend
ments 10 the state constitution. An
other proposed amendment provides
for biennial elections OF state oft
GERS instead OF annual elections as at
present. Woman suffrage and pro-