The Washington times., 1916-05-01
Co to Polls, Give Your Name
and Address, Then Cast
Your Ballot.
NO CHARGE TO BE IMPOSED
Twelve Candidates for Chicago
Delegates Expect 10000 to
: Exercise Franchise.

Every man In the District Will have
an opportunity to exercise the right OF
franchise next Friday. when the pri-
mary 70 select delegates to the Repuo-
l,can convention in Chicago will be held.
The twelve candidates in the field Tor
deierates and alternates and the cleo
tion board expect that fully 5000 votes
VIII be cast.
contrary TO the custom in states. II
will not be necessary for voters TO
register in advance Of voting.
Every male resident OF the District
over twenty.one years old will be per-
initial 10 cast his ballot Immediately
after giving his name and address to the
Judges Mt the polls. No fees. assesr-
mcnts. o. taxes are required Of the man
who desires to vote.
The call for the primary states that
every man Is eligible to vote next Fri
day irrespective Of his former political
affiliation and regardless OF how he
voted in the Democratic ana Repub-
lean primaries held here four years
ago. ..s
Interest In Primary.
TIE candidates and election board
members have aroused unprecedented in
terest In the primary among Washing
ton business men, and II Is expected
that In addition to being the biggest
vote ever cast In a local primary II will
be the highest class Of vote ever 'polled
here.
District Republicans express the be-
lief that the Chicago convention will
be a battle Of intellects' and they arp
working, earnestly to enlist the interest
Of business men to select truly repre-
sentative citizens of tho District rs our
They point out that Massachusetts,
has named two United States Senator'S,
a former Senator and the governor OF
the State as delegates. while New YORK
has selected its governor. United
states Senator and men Of , similar ais
District Republicans believe the Dis
trict should be represented by the
highest type OF men we can possibly
select, to deal with the representative
presidential candidate and In framing
the platform"
Suffrage Big Issue,
The campaign for delegates here has
been waged largely on the issues OF
suffrage for the District and represen-
tation in the House and Senate.
Il is pointed out by Republicans here
that the District will need the services
of the highest type of intellect and
manhood II can send to the convention
TO persuade the other delegates to see
that these are just demands ana 70
have pledges for these two changes in
the Republican platform.
with view OF facilitating the voting
and bringing out the biggest possible
ballot. the election board VIII make
public the location Of the twenty-five
voting places within the next DAY OF
The board wishes to let every pros
pective voter know as early as possible
where he is entitled to vote and the 10.
well in advance so that each man may
familiarize himself with 1t and arrange
10 20 there to cast his ballot on Friday
May s.
The Three Tickets. y
The three tickets In the Held are:
Frank ]. Hogan and Edward p. VII
Iiston, for delegates, and julius I. Pey
ser and George w. Robinson for alter
mates.
Aaron Bradshaw and Charles Fl. Mar
shall. for delegates. and Angus Eriy anc
MeIandez King for alternates.
Robert I. Miller and Calvin Chase. fol
delegates, and Arthur b. Hayes and Al
bert r. Collins. for alternates.
The slogan Of the Hogan-Wiilsto!
ticket is Anybody TO beat Wilson.
Anybody to beat Roosevelt" while tn,
Miller-C Chase ticket ia for The bes
man to lead the Republicans to vic
tory"
Supporters OF all three OF the tickets
are claiming victory for their favorites
While the Bradshaw adherents expec
"a safe majority" and the Miller mol
claim "a good big lead for our man,
both the other tickets by at least si'
to one"
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