The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-01
TO AROUSE THE
LETHARG|c VOTER
YOUNG MEMS REGISTRATION COST
MITTEE is FORMALLY
launched
PLAN PERSONAL WORK
ENTHUSIASTIC CAMPAIGN TO sTIM-
ULATE CIVIC PRIDE PLANNED
BY ENERGETIC YOUNG BUS
rNEss MEN.
PLAN PERSONAL. WORK

For the purpose of arousing dor
mant civic pride and impressing up
on the younger business men of the
community their individual respon-
sibility in State and municipal gov
eminent. an organization to be known
as the Young Mems Registration COM
mittee was launched at an enthusiast
tic meeting held at the Business
Mems club last night.
The organization proposes not on
ly to hold public meetings which shall
be addressed by speakers of note, but
will do much personal work in the
effort to see that every Richmonder
twenty-one years of age who is enS
titled to suffrage. shall both register
and vote. Committees will visit the
manufacturing plants and business
houses and even the homes OF In
dividuals In this campaign. and be-
fore the time for the State primary
rolls around next August the commit
tee hopes and expects to see a regis
tered vote of at least 10000 as against
the less than 10000 shown by the
figures Of the last general election.
Not Behind Amy Reforms.
The organization has no axe to
grind--it is was not formed for the
purpose Of boosting any reform or set
of reforms, but simply and solely to
get out the eligible vote and let the
reforms take care of themselves, the
enthusiastic young men behind the
movement believing that when the
eligible vote is gotten to the polls
that nothing but the thing which il
the best for the greatest number can
be accomplished at the ballot box
At the organization meeting last
night the following officers were
chosen: Chairman, Fairfax C Jones;
Secretary. F. j, Sampson; Assistant
Secretary. John G. Goode.
The following gentlemen were
named to compose an executive COM
mittee and also TO act as
mittees. each appointing several as
sociates. to carry out the plan Of
campaign to be mapped out by the
organization: w. p. Waddey, w s.
/ Gillian, G. II. Bates, Lewis C. Adair.
| Geo. c. Howell, C. P. Walford, Jr., G.
Jeter Jones. Gilbert Greentree. Geo.
| d, Morgan, Lewis Meadow, J, c. Pol
/ lard, E A Leake, w. z. Crawford.
A committee to wait on the busi-
ness houses and offices Is composed of
the following: j. B. Pinder. chairman
/ J, T. Planetary. II. H. McVey, A.
Royal. James D. Crump.
The Committees Platform.
The following resolution, which
constitutes the platform of the Young
] Mems Registration committee. was
unanimously adopted last night:
1T being manifestly apparent that
/ a large number of our citizens who
are eligible to vote are not doing 80
and that this indifference to a great
| degree can be attributed to overlook
/ ing the proper time for registering.
and further that 10 have the most
efficient government there should be
| personal awakened interest In the
government of our State and city, ii
| has been determined In response to
t our general interest and that now
/ manifested through the newspapers.
that a committee from the ranks OF
| the young men of the city shall at
| once take steps to bring to the at
tention Of every eligible man not
registered the Importance both to him
self, State and city, OF doing so. by
paying his poll tax and becoming a
partner and factor on the city and
States governmental life"
The young men behind this move
ment are among the most prominent
| in Richmond's business life and most
enthusiastic In It's civic development
and propose that the stigma OF
/ lethargy in public affairs which has
rested upon Richmond for years shall
he lifted If their efforts can ac-
corIplish it.
The organization will hold q meet
| ing within the next few days to formu-
late more definite details OF the cam.
paign which il proposes to keep ur
/ without cessation until the August
primary AT least. and after that time
/ 1t Is hoped to effect a permanent
organization.