Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-11-04

automobiles were running all day
long, bringing in voters from town and
country. II cannot be denied that the
enfranchisement of women has had a
beneficial effect upon the election pro-
ceedines, and there was absolutely no
disorder about the polls or indeed in
any part of the town. All the voters
IN Shepherdstown district voted at fire-
mems hall, two polling places being In
the basement rooms and one on the
main floor. Women clerks were en-
ployed at each voting place. attending
to their duties in the most satisfactory
manner. Ii was an entirely novel
sight to see women helping to manag c
the election, for such a thing had new
er before been known in this country.
We think that almost everybody was
pleased TO see them filling these places
of responsibility with grace and dig
nifty.
While great many Of the women
OF the community exercised their right
to vote and cast their ballots with con-
siderable satisfaction and pride, large
number refused to go to the polls. 1t
must be said, however, that as a rule
the women showed the most com
mendable patriotism, and not only
voted themselves, but did their best to
get their reluctant sisters to the polls
The town women were more willing to
vote, apparently, than those living in
the country. They voted with as much
case as the men and required com
paratively little instruction from the
clerks
The colored voters exercised their
prerogative to the fullest extent. The
Republican leaders had them we'll in
in hand, and began to vote them as
soon as the polls opened in the morn
ing. 1t is said that every colored man
and woman in this community voted
except one woman who was over
looked, and so far as known not a soli-
tary one of them voted the Democratic
ticket nor even scratched name from
the Republican ballot They had been
literally stuffed with political propa-
ganda. Some had been frightened
with the old stuff about slavery; one
credulous old woman thinks she is to
get house and lot as result OF
Harding's election. Scores are ex-
pecting government situations in
Washington, having been promised
easy jobs by one of the white poiti-
clans who held out rosy induceme MS
to them. 1t is likely that a good deal
of money was used-at least whis-
pers have been heard that from five
to fifteen dollars were to be secured
for reliable votes. Whether these
found hopes were realized we are un-
able to say. While the colored voters
practically all took the day of, they
were entirely orderly in their conduct
II was noticeable that prohibition has
wrought marked change in elections.
The bottles that used to be brought in
by the hundreds on election day, and
the jugs that were on tap for a week or
two before, were conspicuous by their
absence, and there was practically no
stepping around the corner to get a
drink. A small supply of real stuff
or "old hen" had been conserved, how
ever, and a few persons got the worse
for wear by evening. But it was evi-
dent that election day treating is a
thing Of the past.
1t is believed that the amendmcn,
providing for an issue Of S50,0OO,OOC
for good roads is carried by a safe
margin in West Virginia. 1t was re-
ported this morning that every coun
ty in the State except Jefferson hac
voted for the issue. Berkeley countl
gave a majority of 800 for it, while
Hampshire county gave it big ma
jority.
Married Today.
Mr.. Isaac F. P. Good and Mrs. Lula