The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-05
REGISTER 80
PER CENT OF
WAYNE VOTE
Leaders Of Both Parties Ex-
press Satisfaction of Show
ing on Final Registration
Day.
$4,000 ARE QUALIFIED

Eighty per cent. of the estimated
voting strength of Wayne County has
been registered properly for the cleo
tion to be held next month, according
to an estimate made Tuesday by W.
H. Brooks, county auditor, based on
reports received from practically
every precinct registration place fol-
lowing the close of the final registra-
ton period, Monday evening.
''It has been estimated that there
are approximately $4,000 men and
women of voting age in Wayne county.
Without having made a careful in
vestigation of the reports received on
the registration of voters Monday. l
believe l am safe in saying that over
$4,000 voters have qualified to take
part in the forthcoming election.
Il include those who registered Sep
tember 4, those who registered Mon
day, Oct. 4, and those who registered
by affidavits between the first and final
registration periods" Mr.. Brooks said.
Study Figures
Registration figures are being stud
led closely by Republican and Demo-
cratic organization leaders alike. The
Republican leaders professed to be
elated over the registration. They as
serted that in many of the largest Re-
publican precincts the registration ap-
proximated between 80 and 100 per
cent Of the total Republican vote.
Republican county headquarters al
so advanced the claim that the regis
tration in Abingdon township, which
the Democrats have controlled for
over a half century, would return a
Republican majority this year. The
G. o. P. leaders asserted that the en-
tire Republican vote of the township
| was registered with the exception of
one man and five women: that, on the
other hand, twenty-seven Democratic
| voters in the township were not reg
| istered
Between s5 and 80 per cent of the
Republican voters in Wayne county
have been registered" was the an
nouncement made at Republican head
quarters.
Are Satisfied
Democratic leaders stated that they
were well satisfied with the result of
the registration. They predicted a
considerably increased Democratic
vote this year and expressed particu-
lar pleasure over the large registra-
tion of women, as they believe the
majority of women voters will sup
port the Democratic ticket.
1t is stated that almost the entire
voting strength of Jackson township
in which Cambridge City. Dublin and
Pershing are located, has been regis
tered. The fourth precinct of that
township containing SIS voters had
a total registration of $40. of that num-
Der 296 being men and 253 being wom-
en-. Only 25 women failed to register.
There were two more women than
men registered in the third precinct
of Jackson township. The registra-
ton in that precinct was 234 women
and 232 men.
More Women Than Men.
In several of the Richmond precincts
the registration of women out num-
bered that of the men. In the nine
teenth precinct. fourth ward, the reg.
istration was 242 women, 206 men,
fourteenth precinct, third ward. 234
women, 215 men; sixteenth precinct.
fifth ward, one of the largest voting
units in the county, 317 women and
! 315 men: twenty-third precinct, fifth
ward. 80 women, 272 men; twenty
eighth precinct, sixth ward 225 wom-
en-. 220 men.
There was a large registration in
the thirty-second precinct, seventh
ward, where 322 men and 307 women
were registered.
The heaviest registration Monday
was in Richmond On the first regis.
tration day last month. there was a
, big registration in the county outside
of Richmond, and a light registration
in the city.
w. H. Brooks, county auditor, and
! his assistants were busily engaged
! Tuesday receiving registration reports
and it probably will be several days
before he is able to officially an.
nounce the total registration of the
county.