South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-05
REGISTRATION
ON FIRST DAY
SATISFACTORY
Both Democratic and Repub-
lican County Chair
men Pleased.
WOMEN SHOW INTEREST
Many Accompany Husbands
to Polling Places Mrs.
Wypiszynski First.

St Joseph coun-y's first reg!stra- |
tion day yesterday for the Novem-
Der elections resulted in 10000 vot-
ers registering. according to the es-
innate last night OF Harry Z. CRUDE. |
democratic county chairman
Republican headquarters at late
last night placed the number of
registrauts for the day at $4,000.
Democratic headquarters last
night played the number OF regis
trants al 1000. Republican head
quarters placed its estimate al 5000. /
Both were satisfied.
Complete figures of yesterday
registration will not be available un-
I'll Tuesday morning Many OF the
registration officials are keeping the
days records until then, not being
compelled 10y the law TO file them
with the county auditor until the
first week day following registration
day. Monday is a legal holiday, con-
'sequently the officials are not COM
peeled To fle their records until
tuesday.
However some of the precinct
records were taken 10 the court
house after the registration closed
at 10 o'clock last night
NEiuut " Gil I-ltAstu
County Chairman CRUDE appeared
well pleased last night at what ap-
pcared 10 be the result Of the first
registration day. lie was also en-
cOuraged By the number Of women
who registered during the first regis
tration day. Those who did not reg
lister yesterday will have another op-
portunity TO do so on oct 4 in order
20 vote at the November elections
men registering was surprisingly 4
heavy. while In others It was cor
respondingly light. In the Third /
precinct OF the First ward $50 wo-
men 20 165 men registered, while
iu the Seventh precinct OF the Sixth
ward there were only women regis
trants 10 So men.
Mrs Teakla Wypiszynski. S21 W.
Napier s;., holds TIE distinction of
being the trst woman in the city TO
p<egistCr yesterday. More than that,
she holds the further distinction OF
being the hrst person in the city 90
register She is the wife OF Justice
of the Peace Joseph v. Wypiszyn-
ski
Not Only One
However, Mrs. Wypiszynski is not
the only woman in the county who
was Interested yesterday IN eNercis-
by The 18th amendment 10 the fed
traI constitution.
ID was not an infrequent occur
rance during the day for husband
and wife 20 enter their precinct res
i-Gatiou place together. I'm one pre-
,uCt an automobile containing the
f.ther and mother and three daugh-
ters drew up in front of the resistrI-
tiou and the one man and four wo-
lacn got out 0nd registered.
Leaders OF both parties believe
that when a full report of yester-
days registration is 10 be had IL Will
bc found that about One-third OF the
total registration Will be women.
They bclive that the precincts
from which returns were received
last night are a fair Indication of
what were done IN the other pre-
c!-Cts. For Instance, IN the Ninth
precinct OF the Seventh ward there
were "a meE and 40 women regis
tered. while in the Second OF the
Third there were 12S men and 1913
women registered.
In the Fifth precint OF the Third
ward 19S men and l05 women regis
tered while IN the Sixth precinct of
The Second ward the registration was
50 men 10 i women. Tn the Fifth
OF the Seventh there were l63 men
10 124 women. and IN the Second
precinct OF the Seventh ward the
result was 143 men 90 Sd women.
open Til Midnight
The county auditors office re-
maincd open until midnight, but OFF,
cials there informed registration Off
cials when they called up over the
telephone from the registration
places that 10 was purely optional
with them whether they brought IN
the records Of the day last night
= whether they waited until Tues
day taoruing Most OF the officials
decided 20 wait until Tuesday.
i am more ta4u pleased with
the days results" declared Chair
man CRUDE last night The indiCa-
tions are that about half Uf The total
vote OF the county registered during
The day" he said.
Reports from the rural districts
are also encouraging. and what
pIeases me as much as anything iS
the way the woman came out. IL IS
ar new 20 them and we are grauhcd
hat they responded 90 their new po-
Iitfcal duties IN such large numbers.
he said. Chairman CRUDE said las;
r!sht that he believes that ST joseph
county will have registered its full
vote OF 10000 voters when the sec
md registration day. OCT 4, closes
1T was impossi BILE for many voters
.c get out through business and
other reasons but i feei sure that
those who did not register today Will
Fa so Drf " he said.