Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
VIRGINIA WOMEN
NOW MAY REGISTER
Machinery Provided by the
General AsseinbIy-Favor
Mapp for Governor.
Special pispatcb to The Star.

cpecAl Dlsp0tcn 10 Iue Quar-.
RICHMOND, Va. August 81 (Spe-
cial.)-virginia women will have all
the right to vote in this state that
amendment to the Constitution. The
last session of the general assembly
provided the machinery" for the reg
istration of the women whenever the
federal amendment should have been
adopted, and this is now ready to
facilitate the registration of women.
Under the state law they must pay
$3.50 capitation tax before they can
vote, and as they come under the gem
eral classification and definition of
new voters" they must register, have
themselves assessed for capitation
can get on the voting list. The law
allows for all this. the women COM
ing under the definition Of new voters
by having reached voting age and
have not before registered and voted.
Under this new law the women will
courts of the state. the law expressly
stating that only lawful voters shall
be eligible for jury service. The be-
lief is that there will be not less than
$4,000 women to vote in the state in
the next year. and that by the time
for the gubernatorial election comes
this vote will have reached up 100, 0o0
The list of men who voted against the
extension of suffrage to the Virginia
women is matter of record, and the
men who stood out against them will
have to face the wrath Of these worn-
en- when they next offer for place.
Women for State Senator Mapp.
State Senator G. Walter Mapp of Ac-
comac, who led the fight for the WON.
en- in the senate, is the choice Of the
women OF the state for governor. The
women have their facts and dates SO
arranged that they can tell exactly
what Harry 8. George Tucker Of Lex.
lington, candidate for governor, said
when he replied to Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait. and Mr.. Tucker Is q violent
en- have not forgotten this, and there
is little room to question that SEN
ator Mapp will get 80 per cent Of the
woman voters in the race next year,
and they are urging him to make the
race. They are patiently awaiting his
of candidacy. He is ex-
!pected to come to this city the first
OF the coming week on business and
mis- announcement may come at that
time. The women are saying that Mr..
Tucker went out of his way to take
fling at their national head and they
will show their resentment Of his
speech when they get into the pri-
mary. Mr.. Tucker Is now making q
campaign of the state, and he is re-.
|ceiving considerable support.
While nothing official has been heard
from Representative II. D. Flood Of
Appomattox regarding his entry into
reports from his close friends are that
he will make his formal statement in
the matter soon. Mr.. Flood has not
said a word for publication in connec-
ton with the matter for several
weeks. -.
Colored republicans NAV vat rat
into line in national affairs ana hold
hands or in local affairs. That lie
expected to be the outcome Of the
conference which is scheduled be-
tween Chairman ]. R. Pollard Of Rich
mond, the faction composed wholly of
chairman Hays. the same to be held
IN Chicago this week. There has
oeen trouble between the lily white
ana the solid black factions since the
calI Tor the national convention was
issued. The state convention refused
10 allow the former esteemed colored
we vo.ers 10 nave a say, though in the
past they were given the honers and
helped to swell the returns for the
candidates before the people. The
coIored voter demanded recognition
TOT himself and more than mere hon
, o1s. ana right there. they allege. the
lily whites shut the doors in their
races. They claim that they are the
bulk of the vote in this state, and
they say they are entitled to have a
voice in the affairs Of the party.
J. Thomas Newsome of Newport
News. one of the colored lawyers,
says that in his section are many COL
ored men who are strongly in favor
OF cutting loose from the party in
state contests. If this Is done, the
chances are that the colored voters
will support the local democrats for
Congress and the republican candi-
dates for President and Vice Presi.
dent.
When Chairman Pollard Is back
from Chicago it NAV be that there
will be convention to hear what
was told him. and 1t remains to be
seen what the colored republicans
viii do in the premises. The two
factions In this state are far apart.
now. HORACE "A. HAWKINS.