The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-22

States will be privileged to vote for
president at the next general cleo
ton.
Perhaps George w. Perkins will
refuse to be eliminated from con-
nection with Republican party man
agement.
In Indiana, where politics is the
business rather than the Interrupt
tion, both political parties are pre-
pairing Tor hot congressional cam
paign, war or no war.
The paramount idea OF VIII II.
Hays, the new chairman of the Re-
publican national committee, is that
the right thing to do is to elect
some other man than Wilson AS
president.
The wet" and dry" fight in In
diana goes on. A state law which |
would have placed Indiana in the
dry column on April 2 has been
declared unconstitutional. An ap-
peal by the "drys' to the supreme
court is probable.
A bill to enable the women OF
Texas to vote at primary elections
will be presented to the state legis
lature by the sulfragistS OF the Lone
Star state at special session OF the
assembly, to be called soon.
The special congressional cleo
tions in Greater New York on Mar.
5 must be held in districts defined
by the 1917 apportionment, the
court OF appeals decides. The 1917
apportionmcnt it is generally con-
ceded gives Republicans advantage
in one or two Of four districts al
fectcd. The Democrats have an
nounced their intention to carry the
case to the United States supreme
court.
Senator La Toilette has COM
menced suit for libel against the
Madison (Wis.) club which recent
ly ousted him from membership.
Previously the senator brought an
action against a Madison newspaper
asking for 100000 damages for al
legged libel. In its answer the news
rIper declares the truth OF the al
legged delamatory article and it is
expected that the club will plead
justification of its action.
The latest rumor among Kansas
Democrats is that former Gov
George II. Hodges will announce
his candidacy Tor United States sen
ator at the Democratic love feast to
be held tonight. The talk is that he
has fully decided to go into the fight
TO Wrest the nomination from Sena-
tor Thompson, which will, OF
course, invest the Democratic pri-
mary campaign with special inter
est to onlookcrs, especially to Re
publicans.
A Republican love feast, spon-
Sored by the Republican congres.
sional campaign committee, at
which Theodore Roosevelt is to be
invited, is being planned to be held
in Washington in the near future,
to celebrate the election of VIII II.
Hayes in Indiana as chairman of
the Republican national committee.
A feature of the love feast will be
war dinner at which the menu
shall be the same as served to the
soldiers for their evening meal, and
20 be served in true army style.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota, lin
a poll recently taken on the pro-
posed war cabinet bill, was the only
Republican senator who declared he
was opposed to the measure which
the president has set himself so
Steadfastly against. 1t is little to be
wondered, therefore, that the presi.
dent has come forward openly in
support OF Senator Nelson, whom
he characterizcs as a patriotic leg
islator, and is said to have com
municated with the Democratic
state committee in Minnesota urg-
ing that no Democratic senatorial
candidate be named.
Colonel House, the presidents ad-
wiser upon all OF the large questions
and who is described in Paris as
the sphinx in 4 slouch hat" is as
to foreign affairs. and especially
such as relate to the war, the best
informed man in this country" in
the opinion OF the Washington Star.
Diplomats OF the allies, says Charles
II. Grasty, the American CORE
Spondent, in recent cabled letter
from Europe, admit that Colonel
House has better knowledge of the
puzzling European politics than
most American statesmen, has an
acquaintance among public men
here, holds the threads OF the pres
ent situation in his hand, and above
all knows the presidents mind bet
ter than anyone else"
IEADAHuE