Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-19
SCORES OF new VOTERS
gETIN LINE. TO QUALIFY
Continuous Stream of CoIorcd
\ Women Besieges Office of William
.fs 8. Woodson All Day.
EfIGIBLE LIST is NOW 2,e41
Mrs. f. ID. Williams, President of
Virginia Association Opposed to
Equal Suffrage, Issues Statement
Urging All to Become Voters.

y tercd, 161; colored, 81. Tfcse hEures
: bring the grand total OF the woman's
syototto 2.241.
Tho old Jackson Ward district, the
negro oenter of population. threw
!. open Its gates yesterday and turned
loose on the registrar food OF col
ored citizenship. Never before was
there such a thronE OF colored men
! and women In tho City Hall on a
single day. The elevator runners said
tho long coiored line began forming
an hour before the office Of the Com.
missioner of the Revenue. the first
\ station on the route to tho Central
Registrars Office, was opened for
Continue. All Day.
u From . O'Clock in the morning un-
2 I'll In the afternoon. the procession
moved from the office Of Commissioner
Tresnon to that of Treasurer Pace.
again to be swallowed by the eleva-
/ tor shafts. where three cars were
Kept rapidly ascending and descend
ing with dusky passengers all
Tha call of City Democratic Chair
man John NJ. Purcell TO the white
I women of Richmond TO qualify for
tho ballot, combined with the circum,
I stance that II was pay day, stimulat ed
The newly enfranchised to unprece-
dented activity.
Anticipating the rush Chairman
P f,iv who had n oonfaea with he
scene early. lie had arranged for
tho services OF several policemen TO
handle the crowd. Arrangements for
a more methodical examination of the
applicants had also been made. II
: was Impossible for the applicant to
s obtain assistance In the preparation
OF registration papers. In the earlier
days OF registration it was possible
mingle with the waiting crowd In tho
! repatriation office. obtain one OF the
blue slips the registrar handed out.
retire to the corridor and have II
> properly filled out by II friend, usual!
= man who came for tho purpose.
4 How many got by the registrar with
this deception is no; known. 1t was
first detected and reported. however.
Clerk eE APE thn bs OF Madison Ward
& Welfare, who called the first halt on
I the illegal voting when with the con.
sent OF Democratic Chairman Purcell:
no began challenging the applicants
2 No Appeals Taken.
h, Not ono OF the many turned down
q by Registrar Woodson Friday with
4 the information that they might an.
peal to Judge Richardson. OF the Hus-
fact convinced the registrar and the
election officers that none Of the re-
Jected gould stand examination by
Judge Richardson as to their quail.
fications for suffrage.
Republican Chairman Joseph w.
Stewart. Of the Third Congressiona al
District; Captain II. Il. Frayser, from
hhspuolican campaign headquarters.
nent men of the G. o. r., we're at
1racted to the scene by news of the
turning away Of many colorcd
Womon. They came. observed, made
no complaint and disappeared after
n
Joseph r Pollard. lawyer. Who is Is
Chairman Of the State. district and
city committees OF the LILLY Black''
wing OF tire Republicans, at political
E1oggerheads with Stewart. Allan.
\ Frayser and the other Lily White
leaders, spent the greater part of the
e Gay on the registration line at the
hall yesterday.
Remon.tratc When once Cloncs.
- His only remonstrance was when
: The. doors OF tho registration rooms
S5were closed at . p. NJ. He inquired
Z why the registration had been halted
when there were almost 100 colorcd
: women In the queue stretching two
thirds the length OF the corridor.
When he was informed that the timo
u day was ordinarily O'clock. he
turned to the dusky line and advised
Sthe women to return Monday or some
other day next week. He even
who had started clamorous pro-
&test. Turning from the women. pol
lard remarked: I'VE must say for
AIR. Woodson that he has given tho
oolored people every courtesy and
=tconsideration. any one could reason.
ably expect"
" Democratic Chairman Purcell sta
I'll oned policeman at the head OF
q each line. the white and the black,
at the beginning of the day and the
,sofhcers admitted only two persons
lat time into each OF the registra-
sttion rooms. This enabled the regis
trars to ,n examine The applicants
the requirements to bystanders.
Purcell TO Address Women.
A Chairman purcell announced last
dress In which he will urge women
Ssto register and vote at the regis.
atrstion rally to be held at Highland
Park Schoolhouse at Sis o'clock to-
Include Acknowledgement John r.
Saunders. Miss Adele Clark and Hill
Montague e., The meeting will he
Williams. Women es mem en- asS' Of + ali ii
clubs are invited TO attend. There
gin be MUSIC by the Highland Park
3ftsa Mrs only ndu ly,,i Will be ad
dent OF the Virginia Association OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage. issued the
following appeal yesterday:
women are registering in large mum
xbers, evidently with the purpose Of
;tcreating a balance OF power. which
may cauee race problems and disturb
present good conditions. and where
ssaR the agitation by the EQUAL SUI
gfrage League is bringing about a
serious situation: therefore, the Won
en- OF Virginia who have consistentJy
opposed woman suffrage. and VIVA
Sill oppose 1t, as wrong in princinie
End contrary to the best intercsi .
of women and the State, feel IL thcir
duty to register and to be preparrt
10 exercise their influence for tbs
best interests OF all our people t,o.t
white and colored. and To- GpD Doss
any radical or dangerous chanEns
:. which may be proposed by arItatnr.
ffuehed with undue seif-!mportanrG
and actuated by a desire for poijtic.I
prominence and Office"
5cluston that the influx Of oIIpibIs
women to. the City Hall tomorrow an;
9each succeeding day until Ocioha-
ssel. the last day for registering wii
sSss large. In political circles the nnn,.
5.stIar prediction Is that the Won ,
vote VII exceed 5000. In Richmond
;S1n the November election. gao
DIR. STUART INQUIRE DUE
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