Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-10-22
WANT FIRST VOTERS
Pennsylvania Republican Leaders
Seek to Enroll Young Men.
ACTIVE AGENCIES AT WORK

Club League and League of College
Clubs Laboring With the Coming
Presidential Election In View.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg. oct. 2O.-A feature OF
the present campaign in Pennsylvania
is the determined effort OF the Republi-
can committeeman throughout the state
TO have all the young men who are
qualified to vote cast their ballots
for the Republican state and local can
didates at the election to be held on
November 3.
Particular attention is being given
to this class Of voters by direction OF
Chairman Penrose. OF the Republican
state committee. who Is looking ahead
for the presidential election OF next
year. Senator Penrose is a great be-
lever in the policy Of reaching out for
the first voters, no matter to what
party their fathers may belong, and
getting them to cast their first ballots
for the Republican candidates. He
argues that this is one of the best ways
to build up and strengthen an organi-
zatiOn and to increase the majorities
Of any party By continuing enrolling
the young voters there will always be
activity and vitality in the organiza-
ton and there will be no danger OF
the party suffering from dry rot and
failure to keep in touch with the
march of progress.
II is believed that the efforts made to
get the first voters out for the full Re-
publican ticket will mean an increase
of many thousands of votes for the Re-
publican nominees next month.
There are two agencies upon which
Chairman PenrOse is relying to assist
him and the regular party organiza-
ton in this line of campaign work-the
State League of Republican Clubs and
the League of College Clubs Much
effective work has already been done
through these agencies and more will
be done before election day.
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
This information bearing upon the
qualification OF voters is being circu-
lated by the Republican state commit
tee:
All persons born or naturalized in the
United States and subject to the juris-
diction thereof are citizens Of the
United States and of the state wherein
they reside
Every male citizen q years of age
possessing the following qualifications
shall be entitled to vote at all cleo
tions:
a. He shall have been a citizen OF the
United States at least one month.
b. He shall have resided in the state
one year Tor If having been qualified
elector or native-born citizen Of the
state he shall have removed therefrom
and returned. then six months) imme-
diately preceding the election.
c. He shall have resided in the cleo
ton district where he shall offer to
vote az least two months Immediately
preceding the election. A minor be-
comes of age on the day prior to the
2tst anniversary of his birth.
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE WORK.
j. Hampton Moore, Of Philadelphia,
who is president Of the National
League of Republican Clubs, is CO.
operating with Chairman Penrose in
the campaign in this state
The Republican League" says
President Moore. is looking hopefully
to Pennsylvania for splendid results at
the coming election. The young men
OF Pennsylvania are being aroused to
the great opportunity which presents
itself to become enrolled in the Re-
publican organization now so as to be
in line early for the presidential cam
paign.
The experience Of the last decade
and a half demonstrated the advan-
tages and demerits Of the two great po-
litical parties. We had two Democratic
administrations. each Of them depress-
ing the business and laboring interests
of the country, and we had two Re-
publican administrations, each estab-
fishing confidence and restoring COM
mercIal and industrial activity. We
are going TO vote in another year for
one or the other Of these conditions.
AS we view the situation today Is Ia
hard 10 imagine how any sane man
familiar with the progress the country
has made under Republican doctrine
could want to vote to restore the de-
moraltzing influences Of Democracy.
The National Republican League
stands for Republican principles. II
believes the Republican party to be
better in policy and performance than
the Democratic party: better for com
merce, better for manufactures. better
for mining. better for the working
men. II stands with its face bravely
set against the conditions which de-
stroyed the industries Of the country
under Democratic management. II
stands against the return OF SOUP
houses and idleness.
Believing in Republican policy and
the wisdom Of Republican legislation.
the National League sounds the tocsin
VI I5yf IL calls upon the farmer, the
miner and the mechanic to compare the
performances Of the past decade and
say whether Republicanism or Democ-
racy has best served the plain people:
II calls upon the manufacturer and
employer TO say whether confidence Is
best maintained under Democratic or
Republican rule. The league calls upon
thinking people TO lay aside their local
differences ana lend their energies in
the contest of 1904 10 the continuance
Of the Aeral conditions which dis
tinguished the administration OF Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt
1T wants the young men OF Penn
Fylvania TO vote right this year"