Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-20
.CARR|NGTON ISSUES
AN APPEAL. TO VOTERS
Urges Payment OF Poll Taxes on
or Before May
I 1885 ASSESSED; $3.50 PAID
Less Than One-Thirtl OF Men Over
Twenty-Five Years, and Otherwise
Qualified, Have Prepared Them
selves to Vote This Year.

The Registration Association of Rich
mond will make determined effort to
add several thousand names to the
Young list In the next ten days.
statistics compiled In the City Treas
urer's office show that TO Yesterday only
1855 citizens of the 32.335 assessed for
poll taxes in 1914 have qualified for tho
ballot this year by paying their poll
taxes.
May is the last day for qualifying
to vote. OF the sass who have paid
the poll tax about 900 arc negroes. Tho
total number OF negroes assessed is
1882.
CARRINGToN ISSUES
APPEAL TO VOTERS
President T. NJ Darlington. of tho
Registration Association of Richmond,
Yesterday afternoon issued the follow
ing statement to the public. exhorting
All eligible voters who have not quail
fed FOR tho ballot to do SO at once:
The executive committee OF the
Registration Association OF the city OF
Richmond has employed the services OF
w. Gray Watson as secretary and
treasurer. whose headquarters on and
after April 81 will be ut 9o3 West Main
street, corner of Tenth Street. where
he and his assistants will be in posi-
ton to give full Information regarding
registration. Full information Is now
being gotten in shape to be mailed out
In the meanwhile such short time
exists before May !. by which time II
is necessary to pay poll taxes to vote
that every citizen is hereby urged by
the executive committee to anticipate
as far as possible the request OF this
committee.
This question is Of as much import
ance to them as II Is TO the committee
and the work will be very much ia
cilitated II the good citizens who have
the interest OF our great city at heart
VIII Cooperate with them and endeavor
to sec that every one with whom they
come In contact becomes qualified
Go to Mr.. Tresnon's office, Room los,
City Hall. to be properly assessed. IL
this Is necessary. and 10 Mr. PAGES
Office, Room LOG. to pay your poll tax"
MASs-MEETING OF CITIZENS
is CALLED ny CARRINGTON
a uass-mcetinE OF all citizens con-
cerned In the civic and political well
fare of the city has been called for
I thursday night In the Jefferson audi
torlum. Secretary Watson said yes
terday that every citizen In Richmond
would be welcome at the meeting and
he urged that all those who have the
welfare of the city at heart be present
Heads Of most OF the business houses
have joined In the movement and have
contributed to the preliminary ex-
pcnses. and It IL the desire OF these
only those who have not paid their poll
taxes and voted, but also those who
have manifested sufficient interest to
exercise their franchise in all cleo
tons.
I'VE want the support OF ALL" said
Business Manager ". T. Dabney, of the
Chamber OF Commerce. yesterday after
noon, for not until we interest all
those who are eligible to take active
part in civic affairs Will we be able
TO have that sort Of government which
is so earnestly desired By us all There
are hundreds OF young men who have
never been taught the value OF their
franchise, who are content to let the
government be run as best It may: and
IT Is the purpose OF this organization
to arouse in them a lively and active
interest and to point out to them that
II !s more duty than a privilege to
vote"
Mr.. Darlington will preside at the
mass-meeting. and several men Will
make addressed.
Al the original meeting it was ex-
planned that the association hoped TO
Increase the number Of voters 1900 by
May /. The organization is purely nom
partisan. having no interest in any
faction nor in any one man.