Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
STATE BEGINS WORK
OF CONSCRIPTION
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General Brown and Secretary of the
Commonwealth Woods were kept
busy answering questions about pro-
cedure. The Governor explained the
general plan in much detail.
The Governor said that in Pitts
burgh and Scranton the mayor and
the board of registration will consti-
tute the central board, the mayor to
be chairman. This board will divid .
the city into districts of 10000
population and will appoint a board
OF registration in each of the dis
tricts, one of the board to be a regu-
iarly practicing physician. 1t will
be the duty of the district boards 10
appoint registrars in every election
precinct in their respective district,
having polling places opened for the
registration of eligibles and do other
duties that may be assigned to them.
Philadelphia will be organized
along the same lines as Pittsburgh
and the registration board have
an dthe registration board have
form with that of Pittsburgh and
Scranton.
Third Glass Cities
In third-clasS cities the central
board will consist of the mayor, the
city solicitor and the medical agent
of the State, the mayor to be chair
man. In many cases the State Com
missioner of Health will appoint the
medical man on the board, but will
always be open to the suggestion of
the boards of those cities. Third
class cities are also to be divided into
districts of $4,000, and district
boards appointed by the central
board, the district boards to ap-
point the local registrars.
On May "a all counties and cities
through their central boards must
notify the Governor whether they
have sufficient blanks, etc. All local
registrars must be appointed by May
26. On June 6 a summary of the
registration in every county and in
every city of 10000 or over must
be telegraphed to the Governor. AS
soon as possible thereafter a COM
plete report must be mailed to the
Governor who is compelled to make
report to Washington. Registra-
ton cards must be sent to the Gov
ernor for the files of the Adjutant
General.
Norristown, which has a popula-
ton of more than 10000 but is still
a borough, has been classed as q
I'M CITY LOT lnG IGS GSlSlIdllOll
and the burgess will be the chair
man of the central board.
To Serve as Aids
The State Public Safety Commits
sion of which George Wharton Pep
per of Philadelphia, is chairman,
and the local public safety commit
tees will by proclamation of the Gov
ernor volunteer to serve as civilian
aids to the local registrars in any
way their services may be needed.
In concluding his general instruc-
honor of the State he hoped every
one would do their duty in a COM
manding way so that Pennsylvania
can say that she did her duty a lit
tie better than any other State in
the union.
Then followed a questionable which
brought out the following points,
largely based on the desires of the
Federal Government whose instruc-
tions the Governor had received:
There should be at least one
registrar for every estimated eighty
men to be registered.
Owners of polling places should
give their places free of rent for
the day. The Governor should be
notified by wire where places are
not available. The government will
pay all reasonable and proper eX-
penses.
All aliens within the designated
ages must be registered and exemp-
tion will come afterward. Inter
prefers may be used.
Justices of the peace, notaries
public, others clothed with authority
may give the oath to registrars or
may be administered in the same
manner as election officers are
sworn.
National Guardsmen not in the
Federal service must register.
Where polling places are in school
houses the schools will he closed.
The Governor said he would not
sit in a polling place that is located
in a saloon. He suggested that other
the election polling place is in
saloon. The Governor has no power
to close the saloons on that day.
The Governor will not declare
June 5 a holiday because the Presi-
dent in his recent proclamation said
that "our industrial needs prescribe
that it be not made a technical holi-
day"
All the machinery of police de-
partments may be used in any coun-
ty or municipality.
Proclamations Issued
Shortly after the meeting ad-
journed the Governor issued two
proclamatlons. They were as fol-
lows:
To all Mayors of Cities of 10000 or
over in Pennsylvania:
by direction of the President OF
the United States and in compliance
with law l hereby call upon you TO
send to me at once for approval the
names of the persons whom you de-
sire to nominate as members of the
Registration Board for the registra-