Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27
ARE YOU 4 VOTER?
A Few Pointers for Those Who
 Want to Be Made Electors.

Registrars Are Now Ready for Busi-
 ness-Anxious to Have Would Be
 Electors as We'll as Those Who
 Have Changed Their Residence Call
 On Them-All Applications Must Be
 In By September IS.
 tor this fall? If so you should make it point to get your name on the list ito be made'' before the 18th of next month. This is the preliminary step to being made an elector, and it makes no difference whether you were born here or not, you cannot be made unless your name is in in due time. The next move after that date on the part of the registrars will be to go over all the names and get things in shape for the board of registration, which will sit on Saturday, September 2S, from 9 o'clock ill the morning until z in the evening. Remember that the board will sit but one day this year, and as the number of applicants will be large it is pretty safe to state that those who do not show up early will stand a good show of getting left
 
 like puzzle to many, while as mat ter of fact it is one of the simplest things in the world. If you were born in this country, have lived in this town for the past six months and have attained your majority, you can be ad- mitted to the franhcise this year and vote for the local candidates for mayor and all the other offices that are to be filled in October, that is provided you get your name on the list before the time mentioned in this article. There is no deviation from this law, so that people born outside the United States and who have taken out first papers and will be eligible to be made in Sep of their having received first papers excuses them from the obligations of being listed with the to be mades.
 If you came to the United States from the old world before you were IS and have resided here continuously since you can be made by furnishing witnesses to testify that the allegation is true. But you must get your name on the list before September 1S We repeat this because so many consid- cred it nothing more than a matter of form and come around when it is too late wanting to know why they cannot be made.
 If the deputies should not happen to find you, don't be bashful about call- ing upon the democratic registrar at his office in the Platt block, East Main street, the same building in which J. +. Phelan keeps his big tea and coffee store. If you don't care to give your nome in through a democratic official, the republicans will attend to your case in the Apothecaries' Hall build ing. It makes no difference which registrar you hand your name 10. Either will see that it is properly re- corded, and the giving of your name to the democratic registrar is no guar antee that you intend to vote that ticket. That's the beauty of it. After you have been made an elector you can vote for the man of your choice, and if neither party puts forward a man that comes up to your standard, you needn't vote at all.
 Every person who is eligible to he admitted to the franchise should take advantage of it. The man who re- fuses to assume the obligations of an elector is poor stick and has no busi- ness on this part of the globe. He should be in some part of the world where he could not be made an electOr if he wanted to- But that's another matter. Let everybody start talking about registration and in this way much will be accomplished towards finding out the right parties. If there be any doubt as to whether a person is eligible or not, the question will be answered by the registrars or any of their deputies, or such information will be cheerfully imparted at the Demo crat office
 Just word about removals. Peo- pie who have changed from one ward to another since last election should see that they are listed where they in- tend to vote this fall. One of the most prolific sources of confusion at the booths on election day is the con- stant shout from men who are de barred from voting because they had moved since the last election and their names were not transferred on the lists Electors should be on the alert and see that they are not deprived of the right to vote because the deputies happened to miss them. If they have moved they should walk right into the registrars office and see that they are ] properly listed and thus avoid all like iihood of being pushed aside when the battle of the ballots is on.