The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-29


prise.
And still another Socialist leade
lis in the tolls. Martin Plunkett
Socialist candidate for governor If
Connecticut. has been arrested on
charge OF violating the espionage
act.
Georgia furnishes an example OF
how not. \ great majority OF the
/ people are undoubtedly united in the
wish to retire United States Sena
tor Hardwick to private life, but
they are divided into al least three
antiHardwick factions in order TO
accomplish their purpose.
After all, the great surprise Of the
Republican primary in Minnesota
is not that Burnquist, the loyalist
received 10000 votes. but that
Lindbergh, the un-American candi-
date, received 100000.
At the recent Maine primary for
the first time in seven years there
were no contests for the Republican
and Democratic nominations for
United States senator. congressman,
governor and auditor. Gov. Carl f..
Mllliken, Senator Bert NJ. Fernald
and the four congressman. all Re
publicanS. had no opposition.
Nevada "drys' are in two hostile
camps. Owing to their failure to
reach an agreement among them
selves, the proposed plan to call an
extra session Of the legislature to
ratlfy the national prohibition
and to adopt a prohibi-
tion act to become effective on an.
!, 1920, has been called off.
Oscar Straus, one of the most in
tiuential and most dignifed men IN
New York, has announced that he
would like to go TO the next CON
gress to do what he could do to
help the nation solve its perplexing
problems at the conclusion of the
world conflict. II both parties will
nominate him on loyalty platform,
he will accept the nomination
gladly.
More than thirty candidates have
for nominations for state
offices and for the supreme court in
Ohio. Gov. James NJ. Cox and all
)ther elective officials OF the state
administration are assure renomina-
ion by the Democrats without op-
position, except Lieut-ov. Earl D.
Bloom. On the Republican side
here is contest for every state po-
ition except state treasurer.
Colonel RooSevelts declaration of
trict neutrality in the Republican
ontest for governor in New York
Ioes not diminish the piuqancy of
he appointment of his nephew,
state Senator Theodore Douglas
robinson, former chairman OF the
tate committee Of the Progressive
arty, to manage the campaign of a
Attorney General Lewis, who is
with Governor Whitman I
or the Republican nomination.
The defeat OF Representative
rank Woods of Iowa, chairman OF y
ne Republican congressional com
littec. for denomination has raised |
he question OF the temper OF the
ountry toward all the members OF /
ongreSs who voted against the dec
lration OF war on ermany. Mr.. t
\ oods voted against war and the
OF his district refused r
i'm renominationGi. There is
cry general opinion that most OF ;
ie congressman who voted against
ie declaration OF war will be de J.
.ated in the primaries or election.
Missouri drys" are preparing to
AXE great fight for the adoption /
the prohibition amendment to be
admitted to the voters OF the state
November and are confident they
i'll win. The wet" majority OF the c,
ate in 1910 was 2l8.l25, but in the e
10 election it was only l22,53S. s.
he state outside of St. Louis went /
Try" by S003. 1t is claimed that lc
Icre has been great chang OF h
ntiment in s.. Louis and that the y
vet" majority this year will be In =
gnihcant as compared with the
a ajorities in 1910 and lolo
There will be no contests ior the
nited States senate this fall in
innesota and Iowa and probably
,ne in Michigan. In Minnesota
e Democrats have indorsed Sena- |
r Nelson Rep and in Iowa they