The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-02
WAR PAINT IS
PREPARED BY
PARTIES HERE
Campaign For County Prom
ises to be One Of Most Holly
Contested in Its Political
History. sSas
REGISTRATION IS FIRST

Republican and Democratic party
workers in Wayne county have started
to work on preliminary plans for the
campaign which promises to be, un'
less all signs fail. one Of the most hot
ly contested in the county's history
The two problems which at this
time are receiving the most serious
consideration by the leaders of both
parties are the registration Of voters
and the generally reported ind1her-
ence Of the women voters to their
right of suffrage, which they Will have
the opportunity of exercising this year
for the first time.
Under the recently amended cleo
ton law Of Indiana there will be only
two brief periods for registration next
fall, two days in September and two
days in October All men and women
who fail to register either in Septem-
Der or in October will be denied the
right to vote.
Must Register Full Vote.
It Is up to Republican and Demo
cratic leaders to put forth every ef-
fort to register their full party voting
strength and they realize that this
means COnS1OoIdDle "Oi oiiu
smooth functioning organization.
Well organized drives will be
launched to secure the registration of
the bulk OF each party's voting
strength at the September registration
period.
The polling Of the voters will have
been completed by that time and lists
will be made of all voters who fail to
ty, har h a
can be brought to bear on them to
have them registered at the October
registration period.
1t Is stated that many voters who
have lived In one precinct for many
to register
Everyone Must Register
AS a matter of fact, however, every
man and woman in the county who
intends to vote in November mill have
to register this fall
In the city Of Richmond the women
appear to be taking considerable In
terest in the forthcoming election, &C
cording to reports received by party
workers, and there is reason to be-
lieve that large woman vote Will be
polled in Richmond.
Reports from the smaller towns and
the country districts, as TO the atti'
tude assumed by the women toward
their enfranchisement, are not so en-
couraging.
In these communities, it is stated
many women are under the impress
sion that inasmuch as the suffrage
amendment to the federal constitution
has not yet been adopted they will
have no right TO participate in the
November election.
May Vote for President
The word is now being circulated
among these women that even should
the federal suffrage amendment fail
they will have the right, under the In
diana law, to vote for candidates for
president and vice president in No
vember.
Some women. 1t has been reported
have flattly declared that in their opin
ion women have no business in poll
tics and that they do not intend to
vote.
1t is being pointed out to this class
of women voters that as they have
been enfranchised it is their duty as
good citizens to vote, that If all citi
zens refused to participate in the elec
tion it would mean the collapse Oi
government.
Republicans Plan Meetings
The Republican county central com
mittee, under the direction of Miss
Esther Griffin White, county chairman
for women, has planned to hold com
munity meetings for women this sum
mer and fall.
The best speakers available will be
secured to address these meetings an6
arguments will be advanced to con
vince the women of the great impor
tance of them registering and voting
Republican leaders believe that by
following out this plain genuine in
terest in the election will be aroused
among all classes of Republican wo
men voters.