Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-06
STIRRING UP VOTES
FOR ELECTION DAY
Political Parties Active in
D. C. campaigI, Rallies and
Club Meetings Listed.

Rallies and meetings OF various
kinds which are scheduled to be held
here during the week are expected to
greatly enliven and otherwise ginger
up the presidential campaign In this
section.
Leaders of the rival parties are di-
rectine their attention principally to
the small army of government en-
pIoyes residing here who are entitled
to vote in their respective states. It
is anticipated that nearly $4,000 Of
these state voters will leave Wash
ington to cast their ballots next Mo-
vember.
Democrats to Hold Rally.
The democrats will launch their
campaign in q formal, manner Wed
nesday night. when rally Will be
held al the Willard Hotel which will
be addressed by Secretary Colby and
former Gov. Folk of Missouri. Local
democrats expect this meeting to IN
ject much enthusiasm In their cam
paign.
earlier start and 1t has been actively
waged for more than q month. The
most important republican activity
for the week is scheduled for Thurs
day night, when the Harding and
Coolidge Club will hold another rally
al
speakers will include Senator Marion
Butler Of North Carolina, Repre-
sentative e. c. Little OF Kansas and
Mrs. William Loving Spencer.
The Harding and Coolidge Club has
now a membership of more than 500
belief that before the end OF the
month it will pass the one-thousand
mark. This was the. mark originally
set, but at the rate the membership
Y
,, be doubled before election day.
A Harding and Coolidge club is to
| be organized in Chevy Chase Wednes-
day night at meeting to be held in
the Chevy Chase Library. The or
ganization work is in charge. Of a
hart as chairman. Other members of
the committee are Dwight ". Jones,
Frederick E. Parks. Mrs. William A.
Mills and Miss Marie L. Obenauer.
Henry NJ Camp. manager Of the re-
publican campaign in Washington. is
tional headquarters. The work of
| compiling data on election and regis
| tration requirements in the various
states is progressing rapidly and soon
| is the most complete ever attempted
in Washington and it's accomplishment
is looked upon as being Of great i'm
portance.
! W. J. Dew in Charge.
J w. JA Dow of the League Of Re-
publican State Clubs has been in
charge of the task and from now until
the election he or his assistants will
be at republican headquarters, 1895
New York avenue. to explain details
to those who may claim voting resi-
dences in the states.
| Expression of appreciation Of the
efforts of the Junior republicans in his
| behalf is made by Senator Harding In
a letter just received by Mrs. James
Longstreet, organizer of the Harding
Coolidge Boosters, a children's re-
publican organization in Washington.
| Woman's Party to Hold Convention.
| The date for the national conven-
tion of the wornan's party will be an
inounced Friday by the executive
committee. 1t is expected that Oc-
tober IS will be the date set and that
more than 1000 delegates will be in
Washington to map out plans for the
campaign.
Members of the League of Repub-
lican State Clubs, who have been
called upon to serve as volunteer
aids and workers at the republican
headquarters, have been notified to
meet at headquarters Thursday night
at o'clock for instructions.