The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
START NATIONAL
VOTERS CLUBS
Get Out the Vote Clubs
to Become National Fig
ure is Belief.
NO "STAY AT HOMES"

Washington, d. C. = In order to as
sure organized effort to get out the
''stay -at-h home vote" next November,
there has been organized at Washing
ton National Get-Out-the-Vote
club" This organization will assist
in the formation of local clubs
throughout the country, without re-
gard to party lines, all working to the
one end of inducing all voters to reg
lister and to vote. Many voters do not
go to the polls on election day be-
cause they have failed to register and
it is either impossible or very difficult
to qualify on election day unless pre-
viously registered. In order to make
it's work most effective, this new club
will begin it's work early and induce
citizens to register, thus removing all
reason for failure to go to the polls
when the ballots are to be marked.
In the statement of it's purposes, the
National Get Out the-Vote club says:
"The purpose of this organization is
to aid by all practicable and efficient
means full registration and vote Of
all qualifeds American citizens
throughout the United States
1t is our purpose to enroll members
and enlist active workers in the state,
congressional district, county and To-
cal organizations, regardless Of po-
litical affiliations and to secure the
patriotic service and cooperation of
both individual citizens and all class
es Of social, civic, political and BUSH
ness organizations; to arouse public
sentiment by the distribution of data
and literature, to secure the service of
public speakers and the public press,
to cooperate with public officials and
civic and political committees, to pro-
mote campaign of national and state
education and, likewise, to engage in
active and direct measures to secure
the registration of voters, to get vot-
ers out to the polls,' etc.
To Make it 100 Per Cent.
Quoting from a review compiled by
Golfers Weekly, the new organiza-
ton calls attention to the fact that
the stay-at-home habit is increasing
In 1896, 80 per cent of the qualified
voters cast ballots; in 1900, rs per
cent; in 1908, sc per cent; in 1912,
81 per cent; in 1920 less than SO per-
cent.
In a recent statement on the sub
iect, Mr.. Simon Michelet, of Wash
ington, D. c., who is leading the move
ment said. 'The fact stands, that the
enormous stay-at-home vote of today
is sufficient to change the result of the
presidential election in vast major
ity OF states. The stay-at-home army
OF 25G00.000 car elect or defeat any
candidate. Upon the ability and eff
cheney Of national and state commit
tcos in mobilizing TIE stay-at- homes
and converting them TO active electors
hangs many an election" Concluding
another statement on the same sub
ject. he says:
1T is the hope of those behind the
present campaign that large number
OF men and women Of all political
parties prominent in public life, and
OF organizations which have taken up
the problem in localities, will shortly
be affiliated with the movement for
the formation OK nationwide organ
ization. Until organization plans ma
ture the general Office of the National
Get-Out- the-Vote club will be at Room
TIC Albee Building, Washington, D.
c."