Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-17
NOTARIES, WITH
HELP OF WOMEN,
TOLIST VOTERS
Registration in Behalf Of
Boyd NJ. RalstOn viii
Begin Monday.
TO COVER EVERY BLOCK

Two hundred and fifty notarles and
$50 women who have volunteered to as
sist them will start a house to house
canvass for applications for registration
of voters who are for Boyd NJ. Ralston
for mayor Monday morning Joe Baker,
secretary of the Democratic city COM
mittee, announced today. Ward COM
mitteemen and women at theE weekly
meeting Friday evening reported that
everything is in readiness for systematic
covering of every precinct, the worker
to-a-block system to be used.
Mr. Baker said the Democratic regis
tration force has been augmented by a
number Of Republicans who are opposed
to Samuel Lewis Shank their party
nominee for mayor. An appeal for as
sistance was made to citizens of wards
where the Ralston sentiment is known TO
be strong with gratifying results, he said
The Seventh District Democratic Wom-
ems Club is among the women's organi-
cations which have volunteered to help in
any way they can. The club viii meet
for assignment Of districts in which
members are 20 work early next week,
according to Mr.. Baker.
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR
WOMEN FIRST VOTERS.
j
women Arst voters organization, an
nounced that she is arranging a special
program for the weekly meeting of wom-
en- first voters and business women at city
headquarters Monday evening.
Charles p. Tfghe, chairman Of the
Democratic speakers bureau said the list
of sneakers who will take the stump
some time next week is practically com
plete but is to be approved by the pub
Iicity committee before being announced.
Seven or eight squnGs OF five notaries
each will be sent TO factories, stores
and office buildings to take registra-
ton applica lions of Shank voters during
the noon hour, starting Monday, it was
announced at the Shank Mayor Club.
The club hopes to complete its shares OF
the registration cleanup by oct. 1, John
\, alker said.
SPEAKERS JOIN
G. o. P. list.
Mrs. N. B. Spellman. Republican wom-
ems city chairman, announced that Mrs.
Allen T. Fleming, president Of the local
Council OF Women, and Mrs. r. Z. Ken
nington, State president Of the Service
Star Legion, have Joined the women
speakers for the Republican ticket.
Ernest L. Kingston. acting Republican
city chairman, said that considerable Of
an unnecessary upheaval appears to have
developed upon the matter Of our taking
regisA2ti0n applications Of foreign born
persons" He said that the city com
mittee understands it is violating no law
and doing nothing unethical In receiving
such first amendment to the State con
stitution at the recent election. The com
mittee merely is protecting itself in the
- haf9- b.. o--A
registration day. Oct 10, that the
amendment Is not effective. The amend
ment requires fun c;t-zzrsAtp as a rot
ing qualification
CITY CLERK HAS
~JTRISDICTIoN.
Jurisdiction over all mst-..- connected
with registration for re November city
eleeticE tests with the city clerk and
not with the board Of election commits
sioners was the decision reached by the
board at a meeting held today. The
question came up when the board, which
is composed of George o. HutseT, city
clerk Maurice E. Tenant and Thomas
D. Niece. took up the question OF what
to do about the registration Of foreign
born voters in the light of the adoption
Of the constitutional amendment de-
priying foreign born residents the right
to vote unless they had been granted
final citizenship papers.
Mr.. Hutsei pointed out that at the
registration last week many foreign born
residents had registered. Mr. Hutse I
win address letters to L. s. Lesh. at
torney general Of Indiana, and Samue;
Ashby, corpora ion attorney, asking their.
opinions as to whether he shall 90
through the registration blanks after the
October registration and weed out all
foreign born not entitled to vote under
the new constitutional amendment. or
If this work shall be left to the election
boards in the various precincts.
This task will not be a difficult one
as foreign born residents are required 20
register on a blank of a different color
from that used for native born citizens.
REQUESTS MADE
FOR VOTING MACHINES.
The board also discussed the matter of
getting voting machines ready for the
election. The machines are the prop
erty of Marion County and are loaned TO
the city for city elections, the city being
required to prepare and care for the ma
chimes
Requests for machines for practice pur-
poses were received from the Indiana
Democratic Club, the Elk Service Mems
League, the Harrison Club and the
Marion Club. M action was taken OF
these requests and the entire matter VIII
he considered at another meeting of the
board.
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