The sun., 1918-08-07
WHITMAN PREPARES
FOR 1S TO 45 DRAFT
Sheriff. Ordered to Call on
City and County Officials
to Aid Registration.
STATE QUOTA 100000
Telegram From CrOwder Asks
for Action Before New
Bill Passes.
Special Despatch to The suS.

ALBANY, Aug. Gov. whitman d.
rected Adjt.-Gen. Sheriff. tonight to
communicate directly with all city and
county election officials Of the State with
view toward enlisting their services in
obtaining the registration Of 100000
New York State men eligible for mill
tary service under the proposed new
Federal statute extending the draft ages
from Is to As. The Governors action
was prompted by a desire, he pointed
out. to keep New York State in the lead
In furnishing prompt and efYicient aid to
the Government in the present crisis.
The Governor set the election machinery
OF the State in motion Immediately upon
receipt of a telegram from Provost Mar
shall General Growder suggesting that
proper steps be taken before the actual
passage Of the new draft law.
Gov. whitman has urged the city and
county election officials to keep intact
their machinery to be used at the general
primary election throughout the State on
September 3 in order that 1t will be
available for the new draft registration
few days later. The belief Is that the
day OF registration will be September s.
Gen. Sheriff. tonight sent special de-
livery letters to the chairmen Of all city
and county election boards urging the
necessity Of their hearty cooperation.
Ready for Action.
The Governor declared the States
machinery for the new registration would
be perfected and put In immediate opera
tion when the Presidents proclamation
is published. and that every one OF the
men affected by the new draft law would
be registered in his election district on
the day designated. In his telegram to
the Governor Gen. Crowder says:
Each local board should be requested
at once to appoint a registrar or regis
trars for each district within its juris-
diction. Where there Is more than one
registrar in precinct or district one
will be appointed as chief registrar.
Registrars should be appointed for each
probable eighty registrants in a district.
This will require one and one-third times
as many registrars as were required in
June, 1917.
Governors. Mayors. city clerks and
county authorities will be called upon
by the President in regulations to assist
local boards in providing suitable places
for registration and to obtain the CO.
operation OF the proper election commits
sioners and custodians or officers in
charge OF election machinery and public
buildings. When voting booths are avail
able. arrangements should be made for
their use. together with such equipment
as is usually supplied for use in regis
tering voters. Where the customary
voting places are in private buildings
proprietors should be requested to afford
assistance to local authorities by per-
hitting the use Of such places for pur-
pose of registration.
II
THE Presidents proclamation TO be
issued upon the passage OF the act by
Congress will Ak the date for registra-
ton. and the AdJutant General or draft
! executive of each State will be furnished
in advance with necessary blanks and
forms TO conduct registration.
1T is requested that in each city of
10000 population or over having more
| than one local board and each county
or similar subdivision having more than
one local board within its respective
jurisdiction central registration COM
mittee be appointed from and by the
members OF such boards, whose duty II
will be to coordinate and supervise gen.
orally all preparations for such regtstra
ton and to direct the activities looking
toward a complete registration. This
central registration committee, and local
| poarus where there Is no central regis
| tration committee. should obtain the CO.
operation of the political organizations
county and city Councils OF National De-
fence committees on public safety and
similar agencies within the Jurisdiction
to assist in bringing about a complete
registration.
The Adjutant-General or draft execu.
tive in each State. acting under the d.
rection of the Governor, will forthwith
select chairman Of one Of the local
boards SO TO meet and select a central
! committee and direct such chairman ia
call together all local boards within such
city or county for the purpose OF select.
ing a central registration committed"