The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-20
DUTY or DEMOCRATS

4LG1ICA ~ AA0~A AAROAgN1SN
to Democrats is the registration
of new voters. Of course those
who were properly registered
two years ago need not Be con
cerned about Inconsistencies
their place Of residence has been
changed. They should, However,
remind their neighbors Of this
duty. Do not allow any Demo
crat to lose his vote on this a
count, but urge every one to reg
lister now and not wait auntil to-
morrow In one county Of the
Tenth Congressional district two
years ago more than 200 Demo
Gratis failed to get their names on
the registration books Is there
any wonder that the Republicans
won out with such a state Of af-
fairs staring Democrats in the
facet If the unregistered Demo
cratic vote was proportiOnately
large In other counties of the dis
trict it is really surprising the re-
publican majority did not reach
twice its present size. Democrats
were over-confdent and could
not be made to realize that they
were in any danger of losing their
candidate for congress. And
hundreds of them wanted to kick
themselves afteR the selection.
This matter of registration
should Be carefullyboked after In
every precinct. The registration
days must be remembered. The
books opened in all election pre-
cincts throughout the state on
Saturday, October 8, ut the resi-
dence or Office of each registrar,
and will close on Saturday, Octo-
Der 20. Registrars are required
to attend at the polling places on
Saturdays during this period fo1
the convenience of voters who
} may wish to registers & But they
} may enroll the names of electors
every day in the week, except
Sunday, at whatever place, in the
precinct, the books are kept.
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= After the registration of then
voters has been completed it be
9 comes the further duty Of Demo
erats to see that q full vote i
gotten to the polls.o The Tentl
! district will surely be redeemed
t this year if all the Democrats reg
/ lister and vote. 1t isipointed on
by the Cleveland Star, in discuss
ing the Importance Of registra
ton and voting, that:
"At the last state election
trifc over two per cent NOR
t democrats voting would hav
earried Massachusetts, for Cover
pcr. A little less than two pc
cent more Democrats votinI
q would have elected Democrat
}, governor Of Missouri. Just owe
lone per cent more Democrats Yet
would have elected the Dem
oeratic governor of New Jersey
the relative per centage Of vote
y cast being Republican 5O.55 an,
o Democratic $3.50. Less tina,
70 -four per cent more Democrat
voting would have elected tn
governor Of New Hampshire
Less than half Of one ner cen
nmore DNpocrats voting woul
. have elecfC the delegates to cor
gress fromANew Mexico. Les
!. than three per cent more Demo
Gratis voting would have defeat
), ed the Republican governor Q
Kentucky and a Republican Unit
!, ed States Senator. Taft carrie
n Indiana by only one and one-hal
Iotper cent more votes than Brya
received.
The Democrats carried Colors
do for President by only Ill pc
: cent more votes than the Republ
can candidate received.
e. The figures show the impori
lance of Democrats sregisterin
and. voting. Two more Demo
i Gratis voting in addition to eac
100 votes cast viii change the r,
suit in some states, and will cel