The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
MANY CLERKS GO
HOME THIS YEAR
Annual Exodus for Regis
tratiOn Will BE Large.
MANY APPLICATIONS MADE
Clubs Are Busy Drumming Up Enthu
siasm Among Voters Who Work
IN the District.

Government clerks have beEuu going
10 their homes to register for the cleo
tion. Judging by She applications FOR
leave made 10 the chief of the bureaus,
and the fares sold by the railroads, the
interest In the election among the clerks
is lively. though not extraordinary.
In the majority of the States IL Is nee
essary for the clerks TO go home "a few
weeks before the election TO register
and the number of departures has all
ways been regarded as q Eo0d barome-
ter of the amount of interest which the
campaign has aroused in the hcterogen-
eous body of voters employed by Uncle
sam in Washington.
Forty Go to New York.
Inquiry at the joint agency of local
railroads established to sell railway
tickets 10 voters at one fare for the
round trip. ELECTED the fact that forty
voters from the Government have all
ready gone TO New York TO register.
This is an unusually large number for
such au early date, but it is In line with
The prediction OF the local campaiguers
that the New York election viii be the
hottest I'm many years, and viii draw all
The voters possible.
An estimate made by the president of
the New York State Club IS that there
are LOCO New FORK voters here. The
majority OF these are Government clerks.
ana ehe club expects an Of them TO 60
home 90 vote.
Local Republican ana Democratic
CLUBS are both drumming up enthusiasm
among the Government voters. and if
ttli or Uncle Sans employees do not 90
nome 20 cast their ballots ir VIII NOS %
tLrO-Gh any fault of the speubinders.
cold Boys Club Active.
William s. Odeu. secretary of the OLD
Boys Club. which has become the Ioca.
Republican headquarters. said.
EVERY Gay we are receiving numerous
-l4 4--l@s -coLu Government clerks as 90
Lallr-aa arrangements and CertihcatiOn.
mere ls evidently "a tremendous amount
OF interest amoIs all the Republican
voters as 10 the election and in my
opinion more voters VIII go home 10 cast
fore.
From figures obtained at the various
, Cgl'--- llLltilJs e.9ll IS a conservative es
innate ol the number Of voters employee
bE Ile Government in Washington
LL -5l5 nearly one-half of these re-
turned 10 their homes 10 vote. The Local
t-inpaiguers are now figuring that more
i-4u hdL VIII go home this year.
no esliElate can be made this early as
Jersey and Ohio. as The rerfs-retf0.r
laws do not require Them 10 co nome I1Fi.
III just previous 90 the election.
Ma-ylaud's Requirements.
The Alarylaud clerks living I'm wash
ington have a hard time OF i for tn.
reason thar they cannot vote withor
being actually residents Of their State
4nlss however IS pretty generally lhl
case with the clerks claiming that stat.
as their birthplace for the reason th4.
most on them have kept their home.
across lE= District line.
EVERY lllIE has been made very con
N-1leut Tor tH- Heu-d-be voter In ia.
Government service here. Ia each de
liarLmenr The chief clerk OF some oficia
mas been QeSlgUaLe0 as an agent from
whom lue clerk can readily obtain
cettlleale which entities him TO thl
privilege Of leave both for going HON,
10 register ana 20 vote ou election das-
Win This certificate he visits the raiI
road oil&ees and obtains rate OF on,
fare Tor the round trip He is auow=l
only the amount of time required Z.
make The "trip and 20 cast his vote
The chiefs Of the Treasury and state
h ar ana Navy Departments. who wer
consulted today. said that they had eacl
received about dozen applications 10
certificates already. This is considere,
good average number, and 10 IS autic
llatel that the clerks living in th
close states where early registration &
necessary VIII turn ont iu big mum
D--s within the next few days