Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-17
ELECTION LAWS
TO BE REVISED
LEGISLATURE FACILITATES THE
VOTING OF WOMEN IN THE
COMING ELECTION.
democratic Leaders Encouraged Over
Reports to State Headquarters From
4 Every County Throughout the State
Strength of Cox and Roosevelt Is
Growing Daily.

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campaign in West Virginia. was The
assembling here yesterday of the
state Legislature for the purpose Of
Changing the registration and election
laws to facilitate the voting of the
women in the coming election.
Though enfranchised by the Anthony
amendment to the federal cOnstitu-
ton, the women of West Virginia, UNI
der the present registration law, as
construed by Attorney General Eng
land, would have had no adequate OPP
portunity Of being registered, and,
therefore, would have been robbed Of
their newly-won vote.
Governor COrnwell's Interpretation
OF the present law, under which he
originally decided not to call the I.cgis-
lature together, was that the registrars
could make up the lists of all the wom-
en- in their precincts prior to the two
days in which they will sit publicly to
correct the lists.
General England's opinion, however,
being binding until reversed by courr,
held that the women to he registered
would have to appear personally dur
Z ing the two DAYS This mpant that
only few of them, particularly in
ponulOus sections. could have been rey-
lstered.
AS all persons. TO be entitled TO vote
in West virginia. must he Registered.
it was imperative that the Legislature
be called upon to change the law so
that full, legal registration of the
Then. as thc ATTORNEY General de-
c.arcd in his opinion. there are hun
dreds of precincts in the state which.
with the women voting. will have so
. lnany voters that il would have bcrn
physically impossible for all OF then,
10 east their ballots on election ,oy.
SO il WAS necessary tina. the county
courts be authorized by The LcsiSlaluI.
TO make provisions in these large pre-
circtS
The last week has been Il propii!ous
one for the Democratic campaign
III this stale. EncOura -amcnts have
come to state HEADQUARTERS from every
county The Democratic leaders IRE
united as never before in their de-
termination for victory
The strength Of Cox and Roosevelt
in the state is daily growing, and the
party leaders at state headquarters be-
lieve Il will continue 10 grow to cleo
tion day. West Virginia, above every
thing else, is not reactiOnary.
The progressive policies for which
Governor Cox and Mr.. Roosevelt stand
are taking with the people of this
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theodore Roosevelt, on different
ticket, TOOK with them few years ago.
Arthur b. hoontZ, Democratic NOM
ince, is shown by information received
at state headquarters 10 nave Dy lar
the pest chahce or any OF the threc
cahoidate 1or electloh 10 the once or
governor Inns ~ not only the posi-
= i've OPINION OK the Democratlc readers,
put ~ auh''''e" ny thousands oi Ne-
puo''c"hs' some Oh whom supporte"
"u"i s"'' "i'i oLneis WIN 'o'eu l"r
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ms 1"''i nhi'"' ''''"uSe ''c i'ep"o-
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