The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-22
WILL NAME WOMEN
TO SERVE DURING
COMING ELECTION
Paine and Williams Commit
tees Both Suggest Women
as Judges and Clerks.
Board to Act Wednesday.

Carrying out their announced inteu-
ton to give women full share In hold .
ing the coming city eleciion-the first
in which the women OF Memphis will
have an opportunity TO vote since the
law giving them the franchise was
passed IN Tennessee election cop.
missioners will namc many women o.
judges and clerks for the coming cAy
election,
Tics anpoir tments ere to ho made
Wednesday night MS tNny mvvt be pub
lishoh lJ dUvS before tn" election The
election commissioners held an nfor-
NAL meeting TursdNv night 20 check
over the lists submitted ht the chair
men Of the two Camnaien committee
l.. NJ ,Strattor, Rctinr for the tti-
2ers' League and l. j, Moss, Mr. VII
liRms manager, Included the nanes OF
'0any women In the lists sent Judge
Purvear, chairman OF the election hoard,
Tuesday Full lists for each precinct
were submitted from which the cleg
tion board was asked to name a rYir
proportion giving the pro rata repte
sentaton both TO Rowlett Paine and
Mr. Williams
II was suggested, esnecia'lv by tho
Citizens League that n fair division bn-
best guarantee OF fair election on
Nov, G.
Judge n. r, purVenr. speaking m the
chairman and executive official Of th,
hoard. has stated several times that
while he viii carefully consider tho lst'
submitted by both committees the hoort
will exercise It's right to name electior
officers of its own motion whose neNe,
NAV not be on either list That iSB'
nrINrIlnna pf a IN Vi ~
ers as they are responsible for the cleN
tlon, A new law compels any person
appointed AS an election officer to serve
unless prevented by sickness Thos'
who deliberately refuse to serve ARE
subject to indictment and fine and II Il
made the duty Of the chairman of tn,
| election commission TO procure their in,
dic'ment
There are 5S election precincts in IN,
wards and nine persons are to be name,
| for each precinct These are the ofti
GERS Of election, three Judges, two clerks
| two registrars and the assistant regis
| trar The two registrars who serve,
| In the recent registration will also serv
! IN the election, They are In charge o
| tile duplicate registration books an
| their duty is to check up the registra
ton certificates offered by the voter
| with the names recorded on the books
Another matter TO which the election
/ commissioners viii have to give thel
attention Is the need Of many additona
booths In almost every precinct.
| The usual vote in past city election
has run to about 10000 TO 1000. Th
| wear the estimates aIe that from 2O,00
| 60 % 900 votes will be east Obviousl,
in the wards and precincts where III,
registration runs from l,500 to $500
| three or four booths win not accommo
| date the throngs OF voters, and In man!
! precincts where there will be II heav,
| vote there should be 20 or more votinI
| booths provided In several PRECINCT
| tent has been provided as the votihI
| place Much larger tents will lie neede'
| this year in such precincts.
This question has been suggested L
the election commissioners and they vii
probably order larger supply of booth
| In every ward