The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-14
WOMEN CAST
$4,000 VOTES
FOR THE G. 0. P.
Chairman Ham Attributes
Large Portion Of Party
Success to Them.
MANY ACT AS CHECKERS
Others ScOur Towns and Coun-
try, Bringing Timid or In
different to Polls.
MANY ACT AS CHECKERS

BY a siou Correspondent Of THE suN AND NV
YoRK IImALp,
AUGUSTA. Me, Sept. l3,--Midnight
returns indicate that close 10 10000
women went 10 the polls to-day 20 cast
their first ballot, and that fully $4,000
OF their number voted the Republican
ticket.
Chairman Ham OF the Republican
State committee saAd tonight the
lcrge Republican majority was due
In large measure to organization OF
the Republican women and their over
whelmlng opposition TO the Demo-
cratic Administration in Washington.
Mrs Guy F. Gannctt, who Is chairman
Of the woman's division Of the Republi-
can State Committee, said
'"rhe League OF Nations was tho Issue
tnd the people OF Maine have over
whelmingly repudlated II and have also
rhowed that they want Il change In ma
tlonal affairs"
From cities and villages alike come ro-
ports tonight OF the remarkable activi-
ties OF the women at the polls. In Bangor,
Portland and other cities women acted al
checkers In many wards, and particularly
In those wards where II was presumed
the wet vote was heaviest.
AS soon hs tho call went out the
women began to round up their automo-
bileH and in their trim suits sat for hours
nj the wheels OF their ears securing
the dlstffals and bringing ihs indimerent
members OF their sex 10 the polls Hun
dreds OF women who had little or no
interest in the election we're reused by
the personal appeals OF their sisters ana
were carried away at great speed IN rum
abouts and touring cars TO the Young
places. .,..oa n
The women seem TO have entered a
contes, with the men TO get out q
oorrespondingly large percentaBe VI
their vote. Tho early reports tnroush
all the large voting centres snoweu
that the woman vote was as large rs tno
mems. ., -,
Exact figures OF the registration Oh
women are incomplete because OF the
fact that they were permitted 70 resIs-
ter to-day in towns OF 1000 ana u"ueI'
II Is estimated at Republican heAuquaI-
ters that the total number OF women
registered amounted 10 between Iu,uvu
and $4,000. and that approximate,
10000 OF them voted. Eighty per cent
OF these, It Is figured supported the re
publican ticket. The total number eiiSI- n
Bile 10 register is estimated at So,Voo,
It was noticeable that In scores Oh
instances the newly enfranchised were
timld about going into the polling
places. They were AFRAID they msnt
make a mistake or do sometmng 10
make themselves look absurd. TO over
come that tho women leaders had tnelr
instructors at all polling places 10 as
slst and teach those who did not know
what 10 do. The result was nttle con-
fusion and no delay In the voting
From tho start Of the campaign the
Republican organization has been ex-
tremely active In enrolling women vot.
ers and In having a special session OF
the Legislature called In order that the
Maine suffrage law might be made opera
tive before the State election. The DEM
oeratic leaders made only half hearted
attempts to Il out the women's vote. and
this was Immediately apparent at the
polls to-day.