The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

IL may pc more IMAM year pelpl .
the newly elected congress assem-
bles, bur the leaders can even now be
named with much certainty. Repre-
sentative Mann as speaker, Repre-
sentative Gillette as majority iloor
leader and chairman OF the commit
tee on appropriations, and Repre-
sentative Fordney as chairman OF ne
committee on ways and means, are
most likely to be the prcdomnatlng
figures in the house. Senator Io"ge
will be chairman OF the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, and
therefore the majority leader, and
Senator Penrose will head the M
portant committee on finance.
"Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Wyoming
and Minnesota have voted dry and
elected ratification legislatures.
These states. added to the fourteen
that have ratified the amendmen;
and the nineteen states now dry
that are sure to ratiiy the amend
ment, make thirty eight, or TWO moi"
than the required thirty six states
for ratification. These additional
wet states have elected legislatures
that will ratiiy: Vermont. Missouri
Illinois. California and Pennsylva-
MIA" This statement comes from the
headquarters oi the Nnti-Naloor
League OF America.
The widely heralded report that
a negro had been elected member
Of the Missouri legislature turns out
to be a false report 1t was assumed
that the negro had been elected be-
cause il wa, evident that his team
mates on the Republican ticket lad
won bv large maioriueS, but the
count OF the ballots showed that he
had been badly scratched and that
his Democratic opponent had W'"
bv several hundred votes.
Note a woman candidate for sen
ator. and there were two, and not
a woman candidate lor represents
tive. and there were several. CAGE
anywhere near election. Generally
speaking, not one received more
than a handful OF votes. Even Mrs.
Kost who also ran in the Twenty
second New York district, and in
who's, behalf Colone, Roosevelt
made 4 special plea, was disastrousy
defeated
The vote OF soldiers in iorty-s;N
camps changed the result OF the eloc-
ton in the Eleventh Pennsylvania
congressional district. Without the
soldiers vote the Republican candi-
date had lead OF eighteen votes.
The soldier vote wiped out this lead
and elected the Democratic cand'-
date bv Sixty-iour votes.
Selection BY the Republicans OF a
president pro tempore to succeed
Senator Salisbury OF Delaware, who
failed OF reelection. is matter !
some speculation. Senator Lodge IS
scheduled TO remain leader OF the
Republicans. with Senator Brande-
gee mentioned Tor the honorary pre-
siding position.
\ formal petition ior recount OF
the votes in a senatorial election IN
New Hampshire to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Senator Cal
linger has been filed On The lace OF
the unofficial returns, George H.
Moses (RepD defeated John =.
Jameson lDemD by lO2O votes,
That the Illinois legislature will
ratiiv the federal prohibition amend
ment. it is said, is certain. The newly
elected senate stands at least i've
majority Tor ratification, and the
election returns show that there
will be a majority OF two or three
for ratification in the house.
Three OF the United States sen-
ators who voted against the declara-
ton of war-La Toilette, Gronna
and Norris-are still members OF the
senate, and despite his vote. one OF
them-Norris- been elected ior
another term.