The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-04
REGISTRATION
IS VERY LIGHT
EARLY IN DAY
But Rush is Expected This
Evening - Women's Num-
bers Slightly Less Than
Men S, So Far.
POLLS OPEN UNTIL 9

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from the various precinct registration
places throughout the city Saturday
forenoon the opinion was expressed
both at Republican and Democratic
headquarters that before 8 o'clock d.
m. Saturday when the registration
polls close, large percentage Of the
voters would have qualified to partici-
pate in the election next November
In some Of the city precincts Satur-
day morning more voters had regis
tered than was expected. In most Of
the precincts, however, the forenoon
registration was light
Il think we will be kept busy dur
Ing the afternoon and evening, re-
marked clerk in one of the registra-
tion places. The women were busy
with their housework in the morning,
as rule, but when they leave their
homes to do their afternoon shopping,
l expect to see a big registration Of
women voters.
Expect Rush Until 9 p. m.
The factories will be closed in the
afternoon, also the wholesale houses,
and this will mean a large number of
men will register during the after
noon. We also expect to be kept busy
from supper time until the registration
closes at 9 p. m"
When the registration poll for the
sixth precinct in the first ward, at the
court house, opened at a. m. Satur-
day, there were three women on hand
to register.
Reports received from the various
city precincts up to noon indicated
that about a third more men had reg
istered than women. 1t was estimated
that less than 20 per cent Of the city's
normal vote had been registered dur
ing the forenoon.
Politicians were interested in a re-
port. received from the 25th precinct,
in the fifth ward, at noon that more
women had registered there than men.
This precinct is a district north of
the railroad inhabited mostly by col
ored people and foreigners.
There were Is women and 13 men
registered there at noon. There are
at least 500 men and women in the pre-
cinct of voting age. - =, 7,se 3, ..sssg
coIored "Mammy" 10 RegIstrant
The second person to appear at the
25th precinct registering place Satur-
day morning to be registered was Mrs
Anna Jones, an aged colored woman.
who was born a slave. She was not
able to give her age. She said she
was very anxious to vote. After she
had registered and was told that she
was now qualified to cast her ballot.
she grinned delightedly.
Those registration officers who had
expected the women voters to balk on
giving their age admit they were mis-
taken. The women gave their age as
readily as the men, it is said.
kfnL a.
w. H. Brooks, county auditor, stated
cising the right of franchise he expect
ed the normal vote of Wayne county
would approximate $4,000 to 10000.
In issuing the registration blanks to
the various precinct registration places
throughout the county the county aud.
itor took the 1916 registration, about
1880, as basis. giving each precinct
poll so per cent more blanks than
were issued in 1916.
1--WE did not use the registration OF
1918 as basis because so many men
were in the army at that time and the
great majority of them were not reg.
istered that year." Mr.. Brooks said
Il think there will be larger regis
tration this fall than there was in 1916
because the population Of the county
is larger and because the women can
vote now. There are at least as many
women of voting age as there are men,
and if as many women register as
men l think the total registration for
the county will be at least 25, 900, pos
sibly 10000.
Don't Expect Everybody Today.
Il do not think there will be COM
plete registration of the approximate
normal vote today. Many people will
wait until Oct 4. the second and final
period for registration, to qualify rs
voters"
Reports received from the precincts
outside of Richmond to to noon In re-
gard to the registration were meager,
but 1t is believed there will be a sat
isfactory registration in these pre-
evening.