The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-18
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

cal shakeup OF committee and Re
publican chairmen instead OF Demo
cratic chairmen.
Official notice of Missouris state
primary election on Aug. 3 has been
promulgated. Few candidates hav"
filed to date. No one yet has filed
tor United States senator. There
are but two state Offices to fill. judge
Of the supreme court and state SUI
perintendent OF public schools
There are sixteen seats in congress,
seventeen members OF the state sem
ate and l42 members of the house
to elect. besides five circuit and two
criminal judges.
Even before the arrangements
for the funeral OF c. {. Kohlsatt.
Judge OF the United States circuit
court OF appeals, who died suddenly
il Chicago, had been completed, a
scramble commenced for the seat on
,hc bench made vacant by his death.
The appointment will be made By
President Wilson. and the man he
names will probably be the man
recommended by United States Sen
ator ames Hamilton Lewis.
While the matter is in the future
al least twelve monthS-and the
times are uncertain and fruitful II
changes. chances are that the sixty
sixth congress. to be elected in No
vember, will be convened in extra
session. 1t will come into being on
the 4th OF March, and from that
time be subject to the president 5
call If he decides that the public
business demands prompt attention
at its hands. he will issue such a
call. Otherwise, nine months viii
elapse before the new congress will
begin its work.
Elihu Root-old line Republican
that he iS-counsels the subordina
ton OF politics to loyalty in the
coming congressional campaign.
I'VE are going to elect a congress
this fall, says the venerable states
man. There is one great, single,
predominant qualification for an
election to that congress, and that
is a loyal heart. | don't care wheth-
er man is Democrat or Re
publican or a Progressive or So
cial;St or a Prohibitionist or what
rot. he must have loyal heart, or
it is treason to send him to CON
gress.'
Francis J. Heney, candidate for
governor OF California, who has
in the past AS Pro
yressive. Republican and Democrat,
mas announced that he will affiliate
His year with the Democratic party,
out says his name will also appear
III the Progressive ticket and maybe
IN the Republican. In California a
candidate may run on any number
If tickets. but he must secure the
domination OF the party in which
We is registered before he can be
but an independent candi-
late in the final election.
An effort to defeat the Nonparti-
an League is said to be gaining
leadway in North Dakota, where the
had its birth and has
cached its most signal success.
y hat has been named the Lincoln
Republican League has been organ
zed, and has placed full set oi
tate candidates in the field. Al
hOugh most OF the candidates are
republicans, they have been picked
Without regard to party ties. An
tempt IS made to copyright Ameri-
an loyalty for the benefit of the !
ew league. in order to give it an
dvantage at the polls.
Kansas Democrats are in 4 hunt |
Or candidate Tor governor the
that they make no nomi-
alton for governor or other state |
Ulcers, but devote all OF their ener-
ies to the election OF congressman
nd a United States senator. having |
net with little or no approval. Only /
vice in over sixty years has there .
cen 4 Democrat elected governor .
I Kansas. Once was in 1882. when
ieorge W. Click was elected, and .
he second time was six years ago,
hen George II. Hodges was elect
d by plurality oil 29 votes.
IL their hight for control of the
ext congress the Democrats will
iGue that the presidents war poll
les can be better carried out by i
iaJority IN congress that is in com
lete political sympathy with him
lan by majority that is opposed
, his political conceptions. And
ley will content that the passing
I control from the Democrats 20
le Republicans would be interpre:
d BY our allies aS sign OF Ameri-
an lukewarmness toward the war.
not as a portent OF a complete
ieakdown. The argument is spe-
Ious and may have some effect.
Six >andidatee are in the field for
foi United States sena
r ir South dakota. Two are Re
TblIcans. three are Democrats an
1e i Social: The Republican,
S,nator I.omas Sierling and
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