Evening star., 1922-10-05
URGE REPUBLICANS
OCLA|M BALLOT:
Registration Days Are Now
Close at Hand in Many
States.

With their registration days close
at hand, absent voters from Ohio, New
York, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia temporarily residing In the
District of Columbia are being urged
by the local joint republican campaign
committee to attend to this require
ment of their respective states IN
order that they may be qualified TO
cast ballots on November !.
The local committee estimates that
there are more than $4,000 men and
women in Washington entitled to
vote in these five states, and accord
ing to most recent tabulation more
than 65 per cent Of this total are re-
publicans.
In Ohio, New York and Indiana the
contest is expected to be close and
the local leaders are anxious to send
every possible republican vote TO
them to help bring victory to their
party
In Ohio the r"3istration days are
today, October II, 20 and p. and ac-
cording to the laws governing regis
tration and voting the voter may
either register in person or by mail.
In the case OF the latter 1t Is neces-
sary to send an affidavit.
State Requirements.
The laws of New York permit
the voter to vote by mail, but he or
she must register in person. In
greater New York the registration
dates are October 3 to October IA. In
all other cities Of more than 5000
population the dates are October IL
and IA, and 20 and II. In all other
election districts the dates are Octo-
Der II and 81.
In Indiana it is possible for the alb
sent voter to register either in per-
son or by mail. The registration day
is October 2.
Pennsylvania does not extend the
privilege of either voting or register
ing by mail. Both of these require
ments must be attended to in person.
The date for registration is Octo-
her :.
Absent voters may vote in Virginia
BY mail. but are required to register
in person. and the latter can be done
any time UP to October :.
Members Of the local campaign
coelmittee are especially anxious to
impress upon state voters the neces-
sity for registering if they have any
intention Of exercising their rights OF
suffrage when election day rolls
around.
Information Bureau.
Therefore the committee has been
directing especial attention to the
absent voters from those states where
the registration days are not far off
and where prospective voters can af-
ford to lose little time in attending
to this formality. OF course in many
of the states. except in the case OF
tirst-tine voters. no reregistration
is required. at least not each year.
However. these details and others re-
Earding qualifications OF voter and
of requirements can be readily and
fully explained at the headquarters
Of the republican committee, at 1888
G street
A. E. Chaffee reading clerk of the
House Of Representatives, who has
been busily engaged compiling Il di-
gest OF the registration and voting
laws Of the states. announced today
that. commencing with this after
noon. the force OF rlcn and women
engaged at explaining the state laws
will be doubled and within a
week will again be increased to meet
the demands of the rush during the
hoTestretch of the campaign.
Henry NJ. Camp. chairman of the
campaign and voters information
committee. announced that he is en-
dcavoring to obtain from the officials
of the railroad trunk lines reduced
rate of fare for absent voters.
Meeting Tonight.
There will be a meeting at the G
street headquarters tonight of the
executive committee of the League OF
Republican State Clubs of the Dis
trict. william Tyler Page. president
of the league. announced he Is anX-
ious to concentrate efforts of the
members in getting out the voters
from their respective states and to
discuss other plans concerning tho
campaign,