The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-10
Democratic and Republican
County Chairmen Say that
the Result of Registration
Is Pleasing.
NO PETITIONS FOR
SECOND DAY WORK
Naturalization Questions, as
Was Expected, Caused the
Most Trouble Few Re-
ports Filed Yet.

Although the number of voters who
registered yesterday on the first day
of registration. was small. yet the lea
ders of the Democratic and Republican
parties in Wayne county are satisfied
over the results VIII ]. Robbins, coun-
~ chairman of the Republican party
and Charles b. Beck. county chairman
of the Democratic party. in statements
made today declare that when the
small efforts put forth by both parties
to get the voters to register is taken
into consideration, the results are ia
vorable.
AS far as is known all OF the sixty
one registration polls in the county
closed yesterday. as there was no petit
tions presented TO the boards to keep
open today. There is no way to ascer-
tain today the exact number of voters
who registered in the county but lead
ers of both leading political parties
state that about one-third of the voters
registered yesterday. Those who did
not take advantage of the frst oppor-
tunity will be afforded two other op-
portunities for registering. in Septem-
ber and October
There Was No Trouble.
The first day of registration passed
without any trouble in the Wayne
county precincts. as far as could be
learned. There was some misunder-
standing in regard to certain features
of the new law. but these were soon
Strengthened out by the inspectors and
clerks of the registration boards.
AS expected the naturalization ques-
ton caused the most trouble and this
question arose in several of the city
precincts. although the registration Of
fioers in the county precincts were not
troubled.
Reports show an equal distribution
of voters of the leading parties In the
first day OF registration. The registra-
tion was comparatively heavy in the
early morning hours and at the noon
hour. From 1 o'clock on the registra-
ton was light.
Robbins 10 Satisfied.
II am well satisfied from the Re
publican standpoint with the results
of the registration yesterday" said
Republican County Chairman Robbins
There was very little interest mani
tested. as there was no special effort
put forth by us TO urge the voters
to register on the first day fixed for
registration. II was our idea not to
urge the voters to register Immediate
| ly but wait until the state and national
conventions had been held, and all of
these matters settled. At the next date
for registration we will urge all of the
Republican voters to register.
| II do not believe that the entire
number of voters polled will register.
but most of them will do 20. I presume
that between 90 and e5 per cent of
the voters will see that they do not
lose their vote next November"
Democratic Chairman Beck stated
that he had made no especial effort to
urge the Democratic voters TO register
yesterday
/ Statement of Beck.
! The reason / put forth no special
effort to get the voters to register yes
terday was to see the amount of life
still left in the Democratic and Re-
publican parties" said Mr.. Beck Il be
Heve il is time for the voters to ava.
ken to their own interests and that
each voter should use his own judg-
ment on this matter. While the regis
Stration was light. 1t was as large as
lexpected-"
Mr.. Beck declared that while some
voters are condemning the registration
law. that II is very good act and
is Just the kind OF law that has been
needed in this state. Mr.. Beck stated
that at the September date foffegis-
tration an unusual effort will be made
to get all Democrats to register.
The inspectors In the following pre-
cincts today turned in the results OF
the registration in their respective pre-
cincts to the county auditor: Precinct
No 6. Jackson township. 100: No /.
Jackson township. 3s; No. 3. Center
township, 81: No. 30. Richmond, 81:
No s. Richmond. So. No. 3. Washing
ton township. 54: No. 20, Richmond.
IS: No. IL. Richmond, ~: No. IA. Rich
mond. 6s: No. 2. Green township. A.:
No. Is. Richmond, Al: No. 35. Rich
mond, 70; No. Is. Richmond. SO: No.
I, Jackson township. So; No. I. Wayne
township, S. The inspectors have two
days from the time the registering
places closed to bring In their reports.