Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-03
REGISTRATION SHOWS
1000 SIGNED UP IN
SOUTH OTTAWA
THE TWO TICKETS
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES WORK
TlRELESsLY IN HOPE OF OFF.
SETTING NORMALLY BIG re.
PUBLICAN MAJoRlTiEs 49, C. o.
p. CONFIDENT Or VICTORY.

=. CONFIDENT Or VICTORY.
with the stage an set for the hcay.
lest voting in the history Of the coun
W next Tuesdays election gives
promise Of turning many a surprise
for even politicians who believe they
have their fingers on the public pulse.
with party supports OF both major
political organizations confident of
success, supporters of individual can
didates on other tickets. equally as
sure that they viii win, the situation
becomes tense and takes on a new
and shaper interest.
Registration have far surpassed an
expectations. The advent Of a muga
stronger woman's vote than ever be.
ioro, as well as stronger party and
candidates organizations ih3u fu
past years, causes even Old time poll.
ticiaas to shake their heads in de-.
spair, when asked 10 predict the out
come OF Tuesdays ball0tlng.
Judges and clerks, are looking for
ward TO the work Of Tuesdays bal
lotlng with anything but anticipation
and are predicting unusually heavy
clerical work. Workers galore have
been obtained for eygry precinct, and
auto traffic throughout the entire
county promises TO be unusually
heavy hauling citizenS back and
forth 10 the polls TO vote
Plans for record vote here have
been made by County Clerk Ferguson,
whose office was compelled due 20
the heaviest registration Of history. TO
print 70 00O ballots The printing.
done in the Office OF the Free Trader
Journal was turned ont in record
time, and turned over 10 the clerk
for distribution to the Judges and
clerks
The distinction Of being the conn
tvs largest precinct, and perhaps the
largest in the state, has been acquired
by South ottawa as a result Of the
cXtremely big registration in tina
section of the city At last report
there were approximately 1000 voters
named on the registers for the pre-
cinct, enough, according to election
experts, to warrant cutting the pre-
cinct into four voting places
Woman TO Decide Winners?
Speculation as to the winners is
evolving about the feminine vote,
which is expected to take the decisive
part in naming successful aspirants
for Office next Tuesday The repub-
iCans are confident Of carrying the
whole ticket to victory, hasing their
claims upOn the acCustomary big ma
joTities given their party at previous
contests.
Democratic candidates however uu-
daunted by the natural" G. 0. p.
maiorities, are in the campaign with
all the vim and yigor of men deter
mined to win against great odds Be
cause of the "ruthiessness' Of these
campaigners in soliciting votes the
few remaining 'neutrals' who are not
committed one way or the other are
watching the battle for votes with
deepest interest, while searching out
a party with which to affiliate or lend
their support next Tuesday,
The list Of candidates Of both major
parties whose names viii be submit
ted to the people to choose their de-
sired county and state officials for
the coming year are as follows:
Republican Party.
For state treasurer-Oscar Nelson,
Geneva
For superintendent of public instruc-
tion--Fraucf8 G. Blair, Charleston.
For trustees of the University OF
Illinois y. W. Armstrong, Rock Is
land; Mary f. Busey Urbana; Merle