New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-12
WOMEN APPEAR
EAGER To VOTE
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE GETS ITS
FIRST TRIAL At APPROACH
ING GENERAL ELECTION.
POLLS WILL BE THR0NGED
increased Deiuge Of Ballots Causes
Some A~nxiety-The National Cam
paign 10 Ending In Rather
Letharoic Way.
BY p.


BY JAMES p. HORNADAY.
Observation-Disclosures general cleo
ton is at hand. On the third of No
vember the people Of the United
States will start the day with the
knowledge that they have chosen a
new President and "A new vice presi-
dent. One-third of the United States
senate and an entirely new house of
representatives. and that the voters
In most of the states have elected gov
ernOrs and other state and county Off
GERS. The outstanding feature Of the
election will be the first trial of uni
versal suffrage. The IN obtained
the right to vote this year Just in the
nick of time. but they obtained il and
SO are happy.
III there ever was any question as TO
whether the women would very gen
orally exercise the right of suffrage
should II be conferred on them. il has
been answered by the rush of women
to register wherever registration Is re-
Quired, and by the keen interest they
are showing In the campaign In every
section of the country. The indica-
tions now are that the political organi-
cations will not have to take any I'M
usual steps to get out the woman vote.
II has always been necessary 10 make
some effort to bring out the man vote.
but this year at least the women, II
seems certain, will be among the early
arrivals at the voting places and there
Is no prospect OF any considerable
number of stay-at-homes.
Polls Likely to Be Crowded.
In many OF the states the problem
Of accommodating the increased num-
Der Of voters has presented itself. In
nearly every state the voting will take
place under state election laws that
were enacted before suffrage was cOn-
fefred on the women These election
laws provide that local election officers
shall contemplate that about so many
persons will vote IN a voting precinct.
and arrangements for receiving the
vote Is made Oh that basis, II has not
been possible In a great many local
lilies TO make any changes in the local
election machinery. and SO II seems
obvious that there will be much
crowding. and the possibility of not
being able To take care OF all the yof-
ers that present themselves unless bal
lot depositing goes on very rapidly.
According TO the political managers,
the women are likely to get their
votes all In everywhere ahead OF the
men.
of course every effort will be made
throughout the country Ia take care
Of the increased deluge OF ballots, and
representatives OF the national polit-
lcal organizations who have been Civ
Ing some special attention 10 this stu
alton say that there Is nothing In the
situation Ia be alarmed about that
with good management the day should
result In e~verybody's being able 10
deposit his or her ballot.
Speaking broadly. the national cam
paign approaches the end In a rather
lethargic way. The political managers
connected with the various party or.
ganizations have done all they could 10
create interest and keep IL alive, and
to some extent they have been sue
c~essful. but the great masses Of the
voters have gone about their every day
Affairs. evidently with n pretty clear
Idea as TO what they expect to de- IN
election day regardless ~ the adNio-
Of the politicians.
Lincoln Memorial Finished.
The Lincoln memorial j. practi-
cally finished. II will b. deli.
Gated as soon as III" grounds sur.
rounding the memorial ar. Ia rondi-
ton. Thus far congress has failed TO
Of these grounds as planned by the
commission In charge Of the memorial.
The members OF the commission feel
that the grounds should be- in keeping
with the artistic development II the
memorial. which will rank ~ one Of
the greatest monument of the world.
According TO John Temple Graves.
resident member OF the memorial rom
mission. the entire commission. which
Includes former President Taft. Rep
resentative Champ Clark. Representa-
tive Cannon. former Representative
Mccall. Colonel Ridley and Francis
Bacon. believes that the proper treat
ment Of the grounds j. essential 10
complete the memorial
In addition to these artistic reasons
there was voiced a protest on the floor
of the house last session against hsy-
ing the memorial dedicated while con
gress was not In session. Another
question In regard 20 the dedication IL
whether to risk dedication In doubtful
winter weather when il is sure TO
prove a great national and information
al event and might easily be spoiled by
lnclement weather. A. % as con-
gress reconvenes the commission Will
advise with 81 as TO the time 90 he set
for the dedication.
viii De Great Ceiebrstion.
Speaking Of the beauty OF the me
mortal and the prospects for the dedL
cation. Mr.. Graves said:
The dedication itself wiz lse a great
memorial. As Lincoln Is the most unL
versally beloved man since Washing