Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-28
HAVE YOU ALL REGISTERED?
Today is the Last Chance if Citizens
Would Vote Tuesday.
BOTH PARTIES ARE NOW ACTIVE
Every Effort iS Being Put Forth TO
Have All Voters Get Their Names
ON the Poll Books for the
Coming Election.

Today is the last registration day be-
fore the general election. which will be
held Tuesday, November I. Democratic
and republican organizations are laying
plans to get every unregistered voter out
and have him get his name on the poll
book of his precinct
Every republican and every democrat is
alrged to keep busy with the question,
Have you reglstered?" and when there
is a negative answer to see that the
voters name goes on the book If he has
to be dragged TO the polling place.
Both parties will have watchers on
hand to see that there is no fraudulent
registration.
In view of the unusual efforts being put
forth by both parties to secure a heavy
registration II appears that the vote on
election day will be a large one.
Electors who fail TO register Saturday
will not b. permitted to vote unless they
show that they have heen out of the
city or i'll on all the registration days.
When such excuses are given and proven
the voters will be permitted to swear in
their votes
II want to correct a story printed in
the World-Her putting the Colored
Citizens club on record as endorsing Nc
THE truth is the club has endorsed Hoye
and the entire republican ticket. the ac-
ton being taken at a meeting two weeks
ago. At the meeting in question, two
men were granted the privilege OF ad-
dressing the meeting and they spoke for
McShane. but the clIb took no action of
that kind then or at any other time.
The report as published is only another
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paper is scattering broadcast"
\ citizens meeting will be held Monday
evening in Magnolia hail. Twenty Fourth
and Ames avenue, in the interest of
Twelfth ward candidates without regard
to party affiliation. A crowded house is
expected to hear the opinions of the
various aspirants for office. Both sides
are invited to speak alike.
The present political campaign is ended
go far as one candidate is concerned,
despite the fact that the election still is
ten days away. Thomas J. O'Connor,
democratic candidate for county clerk
against Frank Dewey, at present deputy
county clerk, has told intimate friends
that he has no hope Of winning the
office he seeks. In conversation Mr..
O'Connor said he will appreciate the ef-
forts Of his friends and desires to poll as
high q vote as possible. but he is not
making the vigorous campaign that might
Ice made because he knows that, even
doing his best, he cannot hope to outrun
Mr. Dewey.
Candidates who wish to be heard and
who wish opportunity to answer ques-
tons that voters may wish to PROFOUND
are invited to attend a meeting of the
Fontanelle club. to be held at the MIL
lard hotel tonight The Loyal quartet
led by Joseph w. Marrow, will furnish
music during the evening.
Declaration that County Commissioner
o. J. Pickard, seeking reelection from the
Third district on the democratic ticket
has lost the confidence Of Benson pre-
Cinct is made by several Benson men.
They say Pickard win be cut and slashed
by democrats when they so 10 the polls
on election day. Mr.. Pickard's system OF
taking care Of his brother. his position
in favor Of changing the county building
contracts for tine benefit of the contract,
Ors, Caldwell & Drake, his unexplained
offering Of a mysterious gift TO Repre-
sentative Grossman for securing a salary
increase for him-these are some of the
reason for the T0ning OF Mr.. Pickard's
popularity.