The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-25

mont than any other New England
State, due to the difficulty in get
ting to the polls in November when
the roads at times are most i'm
passable and heavy SHOWS abound.
There is also the knowledge on the
part of the Republican voters that
the State will be safely Republican,
even though thousands neglect to
exercise their franchise.
Governor Redfield Proctor is lead
ing in the get-out-the-vote move
ment, and he will have with him
Earle S. kinsley, National Commit
teeman; Mrs. George Orvis, Asso-
ciate National Committeewoman, and
j. e. Pidock, State Chairman.
In Vermont in 1920 there were 1870
voters who failed to cast their bal
lots for every 100 who voted. In
1920 Vermont had a population of
217,O42 over Fl years of age. OF
this number 18,4O7 were unnatural
lied or otherwise disqualified. The
total vote cast for President in that
year was 89,905 and the stay-at-home
WV va s"oSS NuollliCu was 1uC, tOOs
Stay-At- Home Vote
New England figures largely in
the stay-athome vote. In the New
England States in 1920 there we're
4,591,477 persons of 81 years or over
OF this number 949, 764 were unnatur-
allied or disqualified in some way.
The total vote cast was 1,993,87O,
while the stay-at-home vote in the
New England States was 1,647,s43.
For every 100 votes cast in the New
England States there were 90 stay
at-homes.
Maine stands third in the country
in the stay-at-home vote, with 113
per cent. OF the 475,191 of voting
age in 1920, 223,51O participated in
the November election, while $3.50
were disqualified for some reason.
This year the efforts of the ma
tional Republican, leaders will be
concentrated on getting out the
stay-at-home vote in Maine, espe-
cially on account of the bitter fac
tional fight on the Governorship in
that State, which finally has given
the nomination to candidate sup
ported openly by the Khan.
While they believe there is no
doubt as to the outcome of the cleo
ton for President in November, the
national leaders are DESTROYS of car
rying the State by large majority
in September for the effect it might
have on the election in other parts
of the country.
The two great efforts to get the
stay-at-home and first voters to par
ticipate in the coming elections in
the New England States will be con-
fined to Maine and Vermont, Frank
w. Stearns is very active in this
side of the campaign.
Slemp Busy
C. Bascom Slemp, Secretary to the
President, is giving particularly at
tention to this condition, between
the time he spends with the Pres
ident at Plymouth and on the golf
course at Woodstock. He even talks
politics between strokes, and recent
ly had as golfing companions two
Republican leaders. Incidentally, he
defeated them. He is an expert
player and ranks next to Speaker
Gillett among the good players at
the Chevy Chase Club.
After President Coolidge gets
few days of rest he and Mr.. Slcmp
will go over the aspects of the cam
paign and decide what issues must
be stressed. 1t is still the avowed
purpose Of President Coolidge to
refrain from any speech making tour
in this campaign.
The letters that have come to
him commenting his speech of ac-
ceptance reach into the thousands.
Some of those from personal friends
or others whose opinions are deem
ed more than perfunctory have been
sent to the President by the Execu-
tive offices. As yet he has not read
any of them, but is expected to do
so before the end of his stay and
them before his vaca-
ton ends.
Methylated spirit will remove fly