Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-02
1882 WOMEN QUALIFY;
EXPECT 1000 MORE TODAY
Yesterday When 1907
iEe Registered.
CITY VOTING STRENGTH 80, 900
Registrars Sitting in Thirty-Onc
Precincts Will Enroll Applicants
Today-CoIorcd Woman Vote
Double That Of Men.

Indications point TO the most spec
y tacuiar enrolment OF the newly en-
Z franchiscd woman vote the South
land has yet bcheld. IL bids fair I
8 crown with another record Freak in:
day of feminine registration tn
achievement OF the leaders of tn
Virginia League of Women Voters ii
bringing out the voting strength o
the sex to an extent that has amaze,
the Oldest and mos; seasoned poll
ticians. AT the outset the least con
servativc of the men In political ano
municipal circles predicted tota
woman registration OF ",ooo
Yesterdays record surpassed tn,
surprising enrolment OF the proceed
ing day by more than 200. When the
doors OF the registration offices were
closed at o'clock in the afternoon
Mrs. Frank l.. Jobson had scored {:
high record OF Az, Mrs. Carter W
Wormeley $40. and Garland Taylor
who enrolled the negro applicants
an even 200. The total for the dag
was l,oG.. which brings the grand
total OF the feminine registered vote
10 3,S62.
League Leader. Jubilanr.
There was jubilaiion III the mead
Is b
Women Voters last night when the
figures were announced. The women
expressed themselves as coniiden,
that more ;han 1000 white women
Will be added 10 the voting list to-
day.
Secrc AIRY John l.. ingram. OF
the electoral board and City Central
Registrar William : Woodson. after
nounccd that neither women nor men
Will be registered at the city Hall
today. Registrar Woodson is wrest-
ling with the formidable task of car
rying the records or the several reg
istrars forward TO the polling lis,
and, for nearly two weeks. the task
has consumed his time and energy
until far into the night. He admitted
last night that II" was physically cX-
hausted. The deputy registrars. too,
SHOW the effects OF the strain under
which they have been working.
Prepare for Heavy Registration.
Arrangements were completed last
night for the heavy registration that
will be in evidence today in every
forms and other stationery to be
used were distributed by the cleo
torai board secretary and the central
registrar to the precinct registrars.
Mir. Ingram authorized the registrars
to.swcar in their clerks as deputies.
thus increasing the Number who will
enroll applicants for registration to-
day from 81 10 CO. 1t also was ar
ranged TO have separate lines at each
precinct for white and colored peo-
pie
anticipating overcoming and
confusion at some OF the precinct
stations, the election officers ar
ranged With Colonel William NJ.
Myers, Director OF Public Safety. for
Two policemen in uniform 10 be sta
toned at each precinct registration
place to maintain order. 1t is gener-
ally predicted that today will wit
ness the largest ou,pour,nG OF ne
"a ra1
.strars. To election officers at the
City Hall yesterday afternoon Jo-
serh x Pollard; state and city chair
republican party, remarked: There
arc Mt least 5000 of the colorcd wom-
en- affiliated with the negro wing OF
me party 10 be registered expect
10 nave them all ont on registration
Women 0uidi>tancr Men.
The Democratic leaders believe
I'ollard has overcStiinatcd tho clirf-
bic colorcd women They saw no;
more than one-third OF the multitndc
OF women on whom he is counting
can qualify for the ballot. They viii
be surprised If more than 500 colo
ed women are accepted by tho regis
trars today. The uualincd negro wo-
man vote ALREADY IS about double the
qualified vote OF the negro men. in
here and n IN. $3.50 a: large.
p, The estimated :.i9ts. male vote in
PCT e!ecthlon. IS $4,000. the feminine
SoLe, win ioday'S expected additions
10000 '0'"' ~
from Coz 4. NJ. sGnriss, unin ~ ~,
r.. NJ. sunset. The regis.ration s,a
I,onS; e%cept In one or TWO instances
remain unchanged since The n,ynr.
any election OF last su-iur Tn
changes Will hardly 10 noticed liz
ioca lions being near the old loca.
Registrars 10, the South Ricnmo,d
as follows: u'
Precincts south Of ni,cr.
Fitih frecinct-M g. Robertson
Paul. 1900 Hun stree: Sryo9TTS-
r. Lowry. 1902 Hull Street; Ejrbth
3. J. STANLEY, 1900 iftuI ST. 80 III ,
Ninth. 7. Dalton 500 Semi M.
Women who wish to vote and A.,
not vet enrolled on the polling book
"ni nav 10 - 70 the Treasurer.
registrar The Precinct ine pr RE, T.,
cannot accept poll taxes. nor ,ysII T..
consider the application o.. Ann. ,,.
nan nan app!S'ng VINO has no; = aolI-ta,
reS.!p; TO exhibit.
Registrar ". : Woodsnr WIN :,
IN the central registration ono 81,
haii. 10 register and transfer M,
only. Several aged women 49,
among the applicants registered ycs
terGay. one OF these was MIS- "
,. IanncT, So years Old. an ardent MI
Socate Tor many years OF women,
shts. she was accompanied uv n.
Two daughters, who also REGISTERED
saunders Hands Down Opinions.