Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-29
more THAN 1000 women
Have QUALIFIED FOR VOTE
All Previous Records Were Broken
$3.50 Yesterday by Number Who
5SEls Registered.
ria ADD NAMES TO LIST
Womcn's Rights Association for
Colorcd Women Makes Strong
Race Appeal in Circular Letter
Containing Suggestions.

Feminine registration was at flood
5 tide yesterday. Women OF Rich mond
4 were enrolled as voters 10 the nun
\ her OF us. bringing tho total OF the
( qualified women vote TO 1855. But
I this does not tell the full story. The
records of City Treasurer PAGES Office
) show that moro than 900 paid the
poll tax. More than 200. unwilling
10 wait in line. put OF the duty OF
registering until "a later day.
~ Secretary John l.. Ingram. of the
s. CITY Electoral Board. which has dircc-
ton and control OF the election TO be
held in November. announced at the
close of the day that women Will not
bic registered at the City Hall after
next Friday. on Saturday thirty -onc
registrars VIII sit in their respective
precincts. and the women must go to
after obtaining their poll-taX receipts
at tho Treasurcr'S office. Registrar
Woodson Will sit at the central Office
in the City Hall. but he will devote
location OF the precinct registration
stations Will be announced by the
electoral board in the next day or
Two.
EXCEL Previous Efforts.
The women registrars from the
Virginia League of Women Voters
cxcclled their previous efforts yestcr-
day when Mrs. Frank l.. Jobson en-
w. Wormelcy 2a7 The more DIM
cult task of registering colorcd
miliaf with the requirements OF tho
law, and consequently consume much
moro OF the registrars time, was
RRa arine o by DEPUTY Clerk Garland
who succeeded in enrolling 12O.
An interesting fact noted in con-
ncction with the registration OF
women is the small percentage of APP
y = a mr. iyi,r %
me young women entitled to vote
thia year by reason of having at
tanned to their legal majority and
ihose below >! years are few and
oortty OF the woman vote Will be
cast on election day by women over
30 years old.
Coiorcd Women Active.
Tho basement OF the City Hall
wa7 th!onSed all day by coIorch wo-
men who -evince great earncstncss
the pollins books. |, is learned that
numerous colored organizations are
Inside every means in their power to
persuade the women OF their race
lar letter sent out by an organiza-
ton and signed 'Womcns Rights
\ association for Colorcd Women"
makes strong race appeal. \ copy
Of this letter was sent by mistake
TO Mrs. Stinson, of Norwood, y. C..
whose name was evidently confused
W iln lhNl oI COlOICu woman.
The communication contains such
infiammatory suggestions as the fol-
lowing: THE time for negroes has
come: Now is our chance to redeem
our liberty, We have been driven
long enough. Don't DC afraid
There are plenty of white Repu3li-
cans that Will help US. Organize.
Get the white Republican women
AID men to helm you. They will, II
only you Will keep quiet ahou, 1t,
a. Keep this secret. Don't let II
get into the hands OF Democrats"
D. "Cnii 10 Arms"
a call to the women of Virginia to
register has been issued 10y the Nir-
Einia Association on Opposed to wo-
main Suffrage. through Mrs. l.. Ran
dulph Williams. one of the officers
of the association. 1t reads:
Il To the Women of Nirginin.-.The
majority of the women of this State
have been opposed 10 tho extension
or suffrage. No,withstandinc this
opposition OF men AMI women of
Virginia. Che action of people Of
other; States has imposed the bur
den ,;of woman suffrage upon this
Commonwealth.
. ..Whatcver has been our attitude.
individually and collectively. we are
now. confronted with a serious situa-
lion. aSd our duty is p!ain--reg lister
and Votc"