Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-07
REPORTS INDICATE
BIG REGISTRATION
Party Leaders Enthusiastic
Over Prospect That 100000
May Be Enrolled
WOMEN ARE WORKING HARD

today received by party leaders in
dicatrd that the total for the last day
would easily make up for the lrthargy
shown by the voters ut the first two
registration days.
Estimates varied between 10000 and
200 600 for the city. The high Csti-
mates were based on the splendid en-
thusiasm which is reported from every
ward in the city. where every man anG
woman associated with ward commit
tees is out ringing doorbells and urgin.
voters to register.
Harry G. Davis. executive director If
the Republican City Committee. said
that every man and woman n Sociated
with the City Committee. or with ward
committees, was on the job early this
morning at every polling place in the
city and started big drive for large
registration.
100000 May Be Figure
Mr.. Davis said that reports from
ward leaders near the close Of the
morning period during which the polls
wprc open indicated that the registra
tion would be between 10000 and
900 900 This would be twice as great
as the registration of either of the
first two days.
NotNrIs Mim suPpTt aT,.in,, ,tn ,,.o a,o,,.;m
rnmorkablo aT crthuSinsm in helping to
pile up heavy registration, according
to Councilman Roper. who, is chairman
Of the Pinchot city Committee.
Mr.. Roper was even more optimistic
in his predictions. saying that he looked
Of, a
Women lenders. inspired by Mrs.
Barclay II. Warburton. vice chairman
IT tho Republican State CommittNo:
Mrs. GEORGE Horace Lormcr. pres
idont Of ri" Republican W omen or
Pcun>ylvania. ana officers of allied as
,oriur!on> Of W"men'S organizations,
were busy in hour efforts to bring
out the vote both mon and women.
Praise ON all >tlo> was heard "f the
work don" by tn" women.
w., o,o vo1 r.,
'ai' "'"'H ''p'
Senator Ware. who mas or"'rrd ms
lieut"nant> {" get busy ana make up
for their IaXity on the hrSt tW" days,
predicted that today registration
would approach ana p"SNioIH exceed
NV l.'n"'. WA."h W"uih nt' 'N4'r ~ "t''n
aS was registered on either "t ne hr>'
w. 10y :, 'S,, ..,,,,,it.o,
VI Ih' Ml'ul''nn ,n, &c. ,ha 40,
propn'N''" ''ul 10. .,nn nu0 ,,,,nn;,,,'o, "o,
""u!" run OVER -''''''
w. w. Roper, chairman or the nm
rhot Citv Committee called for n total
Of 30 GOO. To these predictions and
nioos ore added the calls for a great
outnouring bv Clifford Pinchot and
SonDtors Reed and Pepper.
\lthough Mr. Baker, chairman of rho
RnruhIirnn. Stnte Committee, is in IInr-
r;shrrc today. he has been in constant
tru,L nv telephone with Rcpublcnn
hcoduuartcrs here, at JOG South Broad
sirnrt
Mr. Rokcr rcportrd that in virtually
,.,.n,,,. ,.ity nf rho State There is inIira.
portv leaders here also cypcct tLc
,,,.',,oyt r,sb whom rho rnlI, orn rn.
.',o,,od ot i n'rinrk his of,crronn Or
,!'o ,,"o rrnrnding luvs il i. ryuIninnd
,hn i,n rroot W" orn,y ~ ofiirc yyor.l.nrs mvj
om,,Iero' o''u of inJr,tri,I Mimi. ori Lrsi-
nnan houyos Ind ift,In n,,rnrt,,ni,v IN
"rS1 th', ,|nIis ,TnILn. hnwovar tbny
=, aba oLvnr,oco ~ ,Lo bo,f.hnIi.
T'aH I,tr,, I,'N omI ,o, ~ ,ho ,,Iis ~.
mT,o,rnnr W. o.'7
"' '''' pororts ., Di,,r,c,s
', W.
tonGr"sSnlhh NaTG' at''r mHNMnG
survey or hls own ward thc lh!rtH-
SIXTH ana fr'"NIng report" from "tnrr
wards, announced that organization
men and women were out in earnest for
n big registration in south IhlIadcl-
phia.
Mr.. Var" said he believed that the
quarter of million cards sent out to