The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-23
Registration Association viii
Follow Mail Canvass by'Per-
sonal Appeal
Workers Begin
Active Campaign
Speakers at Meeting Last Night
Emphasize Need-Non.Vo-
tiers Have No Right to Crit
iclse

The necessity for informing the
men OF Richmond how to get tho
right to vote-a privilege easily Sc
cured now. though men of earlier
days shed their life-blood to gain il,
and one for which large majority
of the men of today would fight.
shedding their life blood. were effort
made TO take 1t from them. as sev
eral speakers put twas empha-
sized at the meeting of the Registra-
ton Association Richmond held
last night in tie auditorium Of the
Jefferson Hotel Nearly 200 of
Richmond's most prominent citizens.
representative of every profession.
trade and business, attended.
They were fired by the speakers
to a determination to enlarge Rich
monds electorate by eliminating
much of the apathy and indifference
chise.
President T NJ. Darlington. Of the
association, called the gathering to
order shortly after O'Clock and for
more than an hour citizens gave ex
preston, from different viewpoints
to the opinion that action on the part
of every man interested in the well
fare of the city, his own best inter
ests, Ia necessary If Richmond would
take its place among other cities of
the country as centers of civic pride.
Resolutions rejecting this senti-
ment presented by John M Miller.
Jr, We're adopted.
Block by Block Canvass Today.
After a discussion of various meth
DDS by which interest in the welfare
of the city and its people may be
aroused, a plan Of carrying on a per-
scnal block by block canvass of the
city, supplementary to a mail can
vass already begun by the executive
committee. was approved.
Pursuant to this, a meeting OF
workers who will volunteer to devote
a couple OF hours to this canvass will
be had this morning between 1890
and ii O'Clock at the association
headquarters at Tenth and Main
Streets. For this work Some Atty
business men enlisted last night when
President Darlington called upon all
who will help in today's work to
stand.
Following the general session a
meeting of the executive committee
was held at the Jefferson and the
blocks 10 be worked today were out
lined and assigned to the volunteers
who will work In committees OF two.
to be named at this mornings meet
ing.
Much Has Been Done.
Mr. Darlington. in calling the meet
ing to order. Sketched over the prog
ress made since the organization Of
the association last Thursday night in
Mechanics Institute. That the ex-
ecutiee committee named by him last
Saturday has done efficient work was
shown when nearly every suggestion
made by men in the gathering met
with the statement that That has al
ready been done--or provided for-by
your executive committee"
Mr.. Darlington declared there is no
reason why interest in citizenship can
not be aroused and, as did several
other speakers In substance, he as
serted that a man who cannot vote
has no right to .criticise the admins
tration that has been placed in power
partly because OF his negligence.
Colonel Thomas B. McAdams. Leon
Wallerstein. Augustine Royal and
John NJ. Miller. Jr,. were the principal
speakers. The resolutions presented
by Mr.. Miller and adopted were:
Whereas. woeful indifference has
developed among the citizens general