The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-01
IS READY
FOR GREAT DRIVE
IN BALLOT BATTLE
Women First Time for.
President. Win Almost
Double Total of Previous
Elections.

= Tuesday will witness the greatest
| battle of ballots ever before staged
| in the United States. Greatest be-
| cause by every calculation it is con-
! ceded that the number of voters will
be the largest ever known. Owing
to the fact that women vote for the
| first time in this election for the
president of the United States it is
expected that the greatest number of
| votes cast in the past-something
| like 1900, ,000-will be nearly doubled,
Memphis and Shelby county are
ready for the battle. Voting facili-
was possible under the present sys-
TEN and in view of circumstances.
Officers of election have been named
for the 102 precincts in the county,
and ballot boxes are ready to be sent
to the voting places. 1t is probable,
however, that no election will be held
at one precinct, Island 40, where there
are never but a few votes.
Tn the s. precincts of the city the
polls will open at o'clock in the
morning and close at o'clock in the
evening. Outside the city, where
preparations have been made for
| holding an election in 81 precincts,
the polls will open at o'clock and
close at o'clock in the afternoon
Forecasts are for unfavorable wealth
er on election day I ,-.
The large number of women regis
tered in the recent registration have
! led to the belief thai the vote will
come to the polls in big numbers To
such a degree is this outpouring ex-
pected that some precincts expect to
be crowded from opening to closing
time, with the possibility OF an
eleventh hour crush preventing some
voter from exercising the franchlse.
For this reason it has been suggest
ed that those who can, vote early, IN
order to leave the way clear Tor the
late comers who will be unable to
visit the polls until their days work
downtown is finished. s.,-.
The closing days of the campaign
have witnessed an awakening OF IN
terest, which has saved the situation
of one bordering on complete lethargy
and Indifference, During the last
few days. the public has shown eager
enthusiasm in the campaign, with the
result that it is expected that rev
voters in this territory will willingly
forego the privilege of voting.
The disposition Of the best inform
ed among political observers is to
concede Tennessee to the Democratic
national ticket. However, opinion is
not so unanimous regarding the DEM
oCratic candidate for governor. Many
observers think that Roberts will not
win. while most of them Concede that
he has the fight of his young llte 10
be returned the winner. 1t Is gener-
ally conceded. however, that the dls-
position of the many voters 10 vote
4 party ticket straight may save the
situation for the governor.
Locally, candidates for the legisla-
ture on the Democratic ticket are
made big fayorites over their inde-
nendent opponents on the Peoples
democratic ticket. Bets of two to
one are being freely offered about
town that no candidate on the Peo-
ple's ticket is elected. The debacle
brought about in the Nonpartisan
Political club has probably cost the
! independents more heavily than any
thing else, although they have also
suffered from their failure to show
good cause why an opponent to a
| regularly DemocraOis ticket, nomi-
mated in the party prirhsry should be
brought out at this time
| The school board race Is beng con-
Quoted in a private little ring Of it's
own. There are ten candidates fAh-
ming as two complete tickets. ore
has received the Endorsement Of the
Citizens league and the other OF whcl
remains of the Nonpartisan Political
club. These Endorsements appear t'
be creating more fights than arS
the principles upon which the candll
dates are making the race.
Again opinion of the experts is di'
yided, with most observers prepared
to witness the return of split tlcke
to office.