Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-01
842ADDNAMEs TOL|sT or
QUALIFIED WOMEN VOTERS
Total Of Fair Sex Eligible to Par
ttcipate In November Election
Reaches S,T95.
,EXPECT-,12,ooO TO REGISTER
Charge Is Made That Thousands Arc
Illegally on Polling Books-Scck
Opinion From the Attorney
General.

high record yesterday. With two
hours added to the time heretofore
Women as duly qualified voters. OF
this number 1871 were colorcd. Mrs.
Frank l.. Jobson registered even 400
white women and Mrs, Garter ".
registered woman vote of Richmond
mounted yesterday TO S.195.
The most sangu!nc forecasts of the
days enrolment did not exceed zoo
ana the result was surprise to the
seasoned politicians. who have been
busy Keeping the lines of applicants
every reason 10 believe that. with
fair weather, the enrolment OF wom-
en- today Will approximate 500 and
that 1000 will he added to tho list
tomorrow. which is Registration Day.
when thirty-onc precinct registrars
Will sit.
The closing hour for the registrars
yesterday was extended to o'clock
Miss Adele Clark and Miss Nora
h HoasaSn' rePre esGi the Virgins
noes Will again be kept open today
Along about noon yesterday Score
Electoral Board, wandered into the
basement, where Deputy Garland
aay,or was .:1s, registering the colored
NshSh. ne !lhe IS thinning OUT,
Mr. ingram remarked to Ora Stokes,
one of Tho leaders Of the colorcd
Mnmen's organizations. Il guess there
Wili not be many to turn away when
tue CLOSING time comes"
,. Negroes Await Call.
mere more 20 come" the COZ
H fi,, woman replied I've got them
for the, word. They are ready to
come when call them" Then she
explained: AT several points in the
v.d sack Ssro Ward Nsard district colored
Day, waiting for information By tel
ephone from their leaders at the CIV
ii. Inc colored women prefer to
10 standing IN line in the basement.
., Joseph r.. Pollard. leader OF the
can Any b.aek wing OF the Republi-
the Information u:at about {, 700 WON.
en- animated with his political orEani
I..n are n yet 10 be enrolled as
t,on ,,s They VIII apply for registra-
cratic leaders say tina; il Pollard can
Sei1; ms Tremendous following on the
p1ihtiIing books. his wing OF the Re
LILY WSitas o" Fhe s'ff ini,ar OF tn, the
m mIsr ecn WaI recogn!zed as the reg
question was before the National Re-
pnoiisan Committee at the time OF
'hS lineage convention.
OF me Electoral Board sail
,nse night they had been unable 10
prepare list of the thirty-ono reg
's,rars. ami where they will SIT he
TauSe there have been some changes
.nc locations AID in the personnci
oi the registrars since tho las; 81
III vas held in the city The lis,
Nh, be completed and given out Tor
publication today ~
Improperly Registered in Third.
" raris, women have been improper
L.lslrlct: according 10 Captain W ~
...S;rd%elL chairman of the Third ne
aEt pehocratic Committee, who has
Gener. i"e attention of tho Attorney
onwealth TO the matter "a I'm I'm
Gardweli says that AT one nrnctnn,
n.o iShoNcr county more than I9G
and,, are improperly registered
seEistration: He explains ia, t tHs
eEistrars did not comply Win 49,
law. They permitted women r. ,ro.n
III IN and sign tho blank form
ana then enrolled tho women y.
voters. The law REQUIRES ~ ns
+ .endihe voter TO writ. out his ~ ~,
ppiifation in the presence Of The
from any one Captain CarGTYoIIl a.. nee &c
Iurther that thousands Of ,hc u.o 10y
WI ,,, nave registered in RichmonG
c cE ,,'. ,s on the polling books be-
~ .
laws requirements o. * reci,,, "a.
uIo not conform with the rronira
nents. No action has beon 1919.
o|eSer. TO have the women's regis.
General proba bly, Will give an o mini,
bearing upon the situation IN ~,
next few days !" 'he
noinnia!nts have come TO tho ha,d.
Women Voters, tormeriv - ne oi
SUFFRAGE League, from Hanover ,r.,
con piainahts say the regularly 49,
pxn.ea REGISTRARS in some Instances
and rcs,. w. .ssiSter women as voter:
citi2ens OF the county arc nro,,. =. 'e ~.
70 lay the case before Judr. y CT
Snn., SCOT ~, of the Henrico Circui,
Snt.h w. - ffayscr and CASH,
smith. registrars for Icnricn go
70 thelr posts. registering woman ~" -,
Wednesdays and SATURDAYS ~ n, v,
week. G. w Iia!l. registrar ~ Ji,iI'
register Miss Lucy Taliev Wa,inos
Gay, giving as his reason ina, Tai's,
received no Official communir,,jn,
TOD any source advising him Of w.
men, s ~ OF ne nineteenth amend
Determine Women.s Eliri,ut,,
Nhethcr women shall be ad,r;.,,,
70 mem pership In the civic AsSncf,
non OF Richmond is to be dete-n,,.a
by the association al a nc"ttra '' ,y
y
Der or Sommetcc next Monday after
noon at o'clock An amendner.
the constitution, permitting ne q =
meeting. e. YAK
spnerintendent Of City Schools
III: silll has authorized the p-;nci,a
of Binfcrd Junior night school I;
schedule course o. four lessons -
newly enfra nchised voters to be he,
October s. 10. % and % II is dc
signed $ course in citizenship"
Women OF South RichInond or
urged TO paw their pol! taxes ,oda
and to register with tn" precinc
registrar. Payment ~ roll taxes o
sis5 ;rcgIstration for the November c,ec
81 tons will not be permitted after sun
down tomorrow. Poll taxes can be M,
s..gat the South Richmond branch ~ ~
& Bank Of Commerce and Trusts Toni
and, Hull Streets. Registrars FOR N
various precincts on tho SoutN sid
&c are: Fifth Precinct " G Roh.,,
IL. Paul, 1900 IIuli street: Srvcn:j
q a. r. I>owrv, I5n. Hull stree
Eighth, r. ]. Stanley 1900 IN
9& Street: Ninth. =. T Dalton. .0l
~ SemnneS Avenue