The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
Voters Who We're Unavoidably Prevented
from Getting Certificates Have Another
Chance; One Week More is
Allowed by Law
MURRAY ESTIMATES
IS PERCENT QUALIFY
City Precincts Show Gain Over Last Elec.
iion, ProportiOnaiely Divided Among
Parties, Says Huison; Only
Partial Reports Available

The registration books closed last
night In SO far as the registering under
all ordinary circumstances is affect.
ed. However. for the reason that a
number OF qualified voters, entitled to
registration. have not been registered,
County Registrar Bob Murray. has in
structed all precinct registrars to hold
their books open for one week from
last night for the accommodation Of
such voters.
Those who will be permitted to reg
lister during the coming week will be
the ones who were prevented from
registering on account of unavoidable
reason. including forced absence from
their registration precincts on account
of business or sickness and those who
voted in the general election Of 1914,
and were denied the right to register
through error on the part OF the pre-
StHtl ItbiHud diH,
Mr. Mulay stated this morning that
he had not received returns from any
OF the precinct registrars officially,
and that he had mailed eHeh registrar
letter authorizing the holding open
OF the registration books for the time
above stated, He said. however. that
from unofficial information he be-
lieved that not less than 95 per cent
OF the qualified voters Of the county,
based upon the vote OF the 1914 gen
eral elecucn, had registered, and that
20 per cent OF the number had regist-
cred as democrats. while approximate
~ g5 per cent OF the remainder had
registered as republicans and soci-
alists, the remaining per cent reg
istering as either Independents or pro
gressives
The estimate Mr.. Murray gave out
includes all county precincts and the
city OF Chickasha. L. c. Hutson.
chairman Of the county democratic
central committee. stated however,
that he thought the city OF Chicka-
sha would show material gain over
the vote cast in 1914. Mr.. Hutson
stated that the gain shown in the
registration books was a logical one.
based upon the increase in Chicka-
sha's population and would be, he
Thought. proportionaely divided politi-
cally.
The total vote OF 1904. as nearly as
may be estimated. was 5,OO5 for the
whole of Grady county.
The only precinct reports available
show the following totals of registra-
ton: Ward /, precinct I. J. o. West
registrar; Democrats, "a; Republi'
cans IS: Socialists, SO; Progressives
and independents. Q. Ward 2. precinct
/. total registration up to last night
$50. divided into approximately 2-a
Democrats and The remaining l-S di
vided between the Socialists and Re
nublicans with the Republicans having
a shade The best over the Socialists
Ward |. precinct 2. A. l.. Fatheree
registrar, Democrats. 22s, Repao
cans AZ. socialist 81, Progressive an1
Indenendent {. Ward 3. r. NJ. Evans
registrar. Democrat 2O5. Republican
4s. socialist SO, progressive ?, hide
pendent 1.
The section of the registration law
authorizing the continued registratlo'
and specifying who may now be reg
istered is sbat part of Section q o
the law. which reads: 1T shall be TN
duty of every qualified elector to reg
ister within such time (between Apr
20 and May 1o). provided, II any elec
TOR shalt be absent from the count
of his residence during such perio
Of time. or is prevented by sscknes
or unavoidable misfortune from res''
teriug with the precinct reg's'r"
within such time, he may res's'e
with sucn precinct registrar at an
time after the 10th day Of May isi'
and ND to and including the so'n ga
Of June, 1916. but the precinct reg
trar shall register no person "Hu'