Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-09-17
Especial Correspcndence.l
Philadelphia, Sept. /;


Philadelphia, Sept. Is.
A note of warning has been sent all
along the Republican lines in Pennsyl-
vania OF the danger OF voters over
looking the requirements OF the per
sonal registration law and thereby de-
priving themselves of the right to vote
at the presidential election.
Colonel Wesley r. Andrews, chair
man of the Republican state commit
tee. concerned over the neglect of
many Republicans to register, has
sounded an alarm and all of the Re-
publican committeeman in the state
have been urged to thoroughly can
vass their respective election districts
where personal registration is neces-
sary, and see TO it that their voters
qualify.
No resident of any city who does
not register this fall, personal regis
tration being required in all cities,
can vote for president or any other
official at the November election.
Philadelphia Pittsburg, Allegheny
and Scranton are the only cities af-
fected by the section of the law cover
ing first and second-clasS cities. but
there are nineteen counties in the
state in which there are third class
cities in which personal registration
is necessary. Today Tuesday, Sept.
Is. is the second personal registration
day for all classes of cities, and the
last day for registration in third
T,lN
The registration officers sit from s
a. III. to p. m. and from p. m. to
G p m and from p. m. to 10 p, N.
in all second class cities.
All Must Get Registered.
I'VE cannot too forcibly impress
upon Republican voters the absolute
necessity of their being registered in
order to be able 10 vote for Taft and
Sherman and the balance Of their
party ticket" said Colonel Andrews
with great earnestness.
"All previous registrations having
expired every voter residing in dis
trict where personal registration is
called for, must go this fall, person
ally, to the voting place and have him.
self enrolled by the registration Of
iicers.
mo one who is not registered can
vote in November, so that the precinct
committeeman who fails to see that
his neighbors are registered will be
inexcusably delinquent. All our efforts
to get voters to the polls later on will
be of no avail if they have not been
personally qualified by having been
registered.
The Poll Tax Issue.
'.To be qualified to vote every citi-
zen must have paid state or county
tax within two years. The last day for
paying poll tax to qualify for the No
vember election. Saturday, Oct 3,
should be impressed upon all who have
not thus qualified themselves"
The following are the counties in
which third class cities are located
and where this matter of personal
registration is of vital importance TO
all voters:
Berks Blair, Cambria. Chester
Clinton. Delaware, Erie, Lancaster,
Lawrence. Lebanon. Lehigh, Luzerne
Lycoming, Mexican, Northampton,
Washington and York
Prominent Speakers Coming.
While the matter of qualifying the
voters is being given very close atten-
ton, the Republican leaders are not
overlooking any other feature of the
campaign work.
Chairman Andrews is directly in
touch with National Chairman Hitch
cock and he has also the advantage
of the cooperation of Senator Penrose,
who is member of the executive
committee OF the Republican national
committee, in having prominent speak
ers assigned to Pennsylvania.
Vice Presidential Candidate James
S. Sherman and Congressman Nicho-
las Longworth, of Ohio son-in-law of
President Roosevelt, at the request of
the national chairman, have accepted
invitations to address the convention
of the State League of Republican
clubs at Wilkes-Barre this week. and
Speakers Cannon and Senator Bur
loWS, WIN was lSlupoidiy PiSSiuihS
officer of the Republican national con
vention, are among others of promi-
nence who have alreadxkeen assigned
to speak in this state.
To Win DebatabIe Districts.
1--WE are working in Pennsylvania, -
said Chairman Andrews. as though
this were a doubtful state. We want
TO get every Republican voter possible
TO the polls and we want to carry
every debatable district, congress
sional, senatorial and representative.
and we can only do that by perfecting
our organization in every direction
and making an aggressive and deter
mined canvas until the polls close"