Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-05
STRIVING TODAY FOR
LARGE REGISTRATION
Second Opportunity to Qualify
for tho Election and Party
Primaries.

Today Is the second registration day,
and persons not taking advantage Of
the opportunity to exercise tho right
Of franchise will have only ono more
day. Saturday. August ~. to qualify
themselves to vote at the primary
elections.
Registration places wero open this
morning from 3 to l2, and this after
noon will be continued from / to Z.
standard time. In order TO register.
persons must have lived In the State
one year. in tho county threo months
and In the election district 80 days,
and must be 2i years old. Residents
OF the Eleventh district OF the Twelfth
ward are registering at 2l22 1ancas-
ter avenue. instead OF Mt 212b Geddes
street. As had boen scheduled. because
OF contagious disease at the latter
address.
officials OF the Department Of Elec-
tions this morning reported that all
registration places had been opened
on time and that everything was NOV
ing smoothly. although UP to noon the
number OF voters appearing to qualify
was very small. Officials OF the de-
partment made n tour OF the city dur
,ng the morning and were very well
satisfied with tho manner In which
tho work was progressing.
Henry II, Isaaes, Democratic state
chairman, has issued an appeal 10
persons OF voting age, to register
either today or next Saturday. ut is
a great privilege to bo able to vote. "
he said, and help to determine the
character OF tho government under
which we live. / consider Il very
solemn duty; first. because unfor-
tunately there Is a large class OF the
population who exercises the voting
privilege either under coercion OF
under the influence OF money. Sec
ondly, because | feel that IL is a bind
ing duty upon everyone 20 vote and
swell the numbers OF those whose
ballots stand for their best Judgment
Third. 50 far as voting Is concerned
at the. present time. am moro inter.
ested because tho decision that finally
prevails ought TO be a decision thai
stands for tho whole mass OF tho popu
lation.
I'm any event the ballot today mus
be exercised possibly In n greater de
gree of intelligence than heretofore
so that II may reflect with proper gym
pathy the right and Justice at the
foundation OF the various counte,
movements now 40 prevalent through.
out the country.
THE failure 20 accomplish at thl.
time wholesome, Intelligent results
through the exercise OF an intelligent
and widely extended ballot will not
aid in solving the countrys present
problems. The great hope lies In IN,
exercise OF the privilege OF every in
telligent man and woman 40 that tn,
flnal decision of the election may h,
the decision OF all thoughtful citizens
representing their honest judgmcn
for tho welfare OF tho country"
Men and women voters of tho Gov
enth Ward stressed tho Importance o
registering, at a meeting last nigh
at the headquarters OF the Women
Republican Committee. SEA Shiple.
street. Mrs. Donald s. Ashbrook
chairman Of the committee, presided
1t WAS pointed out that everyon'
should vote at the election on Angus
10 for delegates To the Republica,
convention on August %, TO nominat
candidates for L. s. Senator, Con
gressman and for state treasurer an,
auditor. and to select a new Republica,
State Committee.
, The Democratic State convention
will be held in Dover on August 90.