Evening star., 1924-08-17
DISTRICT LEADERS
Ct 3. 0.P. GET BUSY
rs to Aid Voters With
Legal Residences in States
Chief Aim.

= that President Coolidge. with
"cptance speech. has sounded
h" s;'rnal gun of the Republican
owl campaign Of 1924, men and
- of that party. resident in the
of Columbia. are mobiliZlng
""ces for the coming battle.
estimated that more than So
" " rsonS are temporarily residing
District, and because of their
! "csidence in some one of the
are entitled to cast their bal
~ the November election. 1t is
'-e the principal object of local
liCan workers to see to it that
absentee voters are properly
red at the proper time and cast
"ote when the time comes
J j zing the Importance of getting
- large vote local leaders have
- time in organizing and plan
reliminary to entering actually
.' lively upon the campaign. The
ep was to bring about harmony
IA the party ranks here
HmpaiEn C0mraittee Formed.
'ampaign committee has been
" i and it has taken firm, husi-
IKE grasp upon the local situa-
md gives every indication of
1iir iidt dtlclS III an eIIlClent ana
We manner. Samuel J. Prescott.
nan Of the Republican State
ttee of the District. the ac-
I'd Republican organization
and which is. in direct charge
ruhlican activities in this city,
the helm of the campaign COM
'@. and with him are associated
're or more of men and women
sentative of all factions. ele-
and classes
: HES and meetings are 10 he
IN Washington with great fire.
n'E. especially so when the time
'' haliotlng draws near. The first
h"Se VIII be held some time dur
he last week of this month. The
".t and place for this initial rally
he decided upon al a meeting of
ampalgn committee TO be held
me headqua urterS tomorrow night.
Plans Outlined.
: Ae plans for the campaign as
n up thus far call for a divi-
80 of the work as follows: The Re
'!!can State committee will be in
ct charge of all activities; the
'palgn committee will personally
ct the tight: the Republican State
rs Association will have charge
ne voters information bureau, the
lpilaton and registration and cleo
laws and all matters pertaining
- state voters: the league of Repub-
u m State Clubs will arrange and
0''duct the meetings and rallies and
''st generally in getting out the
tie voters: the League of Republi-
Women of the District will con-
the activities among the wom-
II: the Coolidge and Dawes Club will
y" active principally in missionary
'rk and in raising funds: the Cool
e and Dawes Republican League,
-. the Blaine Invincibles and the
'ague of Colored Republican Women
III conduct the activities among
"lored voters
Lincoln Townsend. treasurer of
he League of Republican State Clubs
: the District. and president of the
WY formed Coolidge and Dawes Re-
ibican Club. upon whom the greater
'rt of the task of raising funds and
harding the strongboX will fall. is
ne of the real veterans on this i'm
ortant committee. He has been in
he front ranks in every campaign
ince 1904. Edgar G.. Snyder. United
tates marshal of the District and
resident of the League of Republi-
in State Clubs. is another member
+ this committee who is battle
CARED political veteran.
Experienced Hands In Charge.
Also there is William 4. Galliher,
, the Cleveland convention, and who
ill direct the local. finances for the
ational committee; Edward +. Cola
ay, Republican National Committee
ian. of the District: William Tyler
age. clerk of the United States
ouse of Representatives, who, as
resident of the Republican State
oters' Association will be in charge
that particular part of the local
4 ampaign; +. F.. Chaffee. secretary of
ne latter association, who compiled
ne resignation and election laws for
bsentee voters of the various States,
no will be in charge of the voters,
formation bureau; Mrs. Virginia
White Speel. president of the League
Republican Women of the District,
no directed the women's activities ir
1e 1920 campaign and who will act
, similar capacity this year;
homas P. Littlepage. vice president
the League of Republican State
lubs, who did effective work on the
lump in years gone by; Thomas l..
ones, who was delegate to the
leveland convention, who with
rancis Welles, and Miss Eva Chase.
ill have charge of the campaign
'ork among the colored Republicans:
AIRY Wardman. Louis A. Dent and
harles Crane, who will be active in
ne affairs of the Harding and
coolidge Club: Judge Gus A. Schuldt,
the League of Republican State
! lubs; William j. Dow. vice president
the latter organization who will
sslst In the voters information work.
There are others among the men,
ershtp of this campaign committee.
ut the above named comprise the
eal veterans
Headquarters have been opened at
'24 New York avenue and through
ut the day there is someone on hand
furnish information to those seek
,g information regarding State
eglstration and election laws. and
agarding State residence. Later on
the campaign the force at head
uarters will he increased and there
III be someone there to answer
ucStIOnS at night as wall &c 13,~;,-