The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
Get Out Vote Campaign Has Bag Of I ricks

Get Out The Vote campaign which the T,eague of Women Voters has been nrcmotirlg has attracted no end of com mont. It will be recalled that the Jefferson county league of Women Voters had entertained with luncheons and used other means to stimulate an interest inss the coming election. and one of the most unique plans they have originated is the tag day, cards to remind the people that the next day is the time to cast their ballot.
 An interesting comment in a New York exchange will be read to advan- tage.
 Woman bids fair 10 become the Houdini of politics. Where others have failed, she promises through new and inkenious methods to find the hidden vote, and bring 1t out to the polls this coming election.
 This prediction of woman's new role in the political field is based on the intensive and enthusiastic campaign be- inR w0ged by the National Leauge of Women Voters in an effort to get out heavier vote than the 40 per cent record of 1920. From Maine to Cali fornia, women voters have been cam paigning for more votes" with every conceivable kind of new stunt. Every. where, there are evidences that old-time political appeals to bring the voters to the polls fall into the pale of the past as compared to these new ideas fostered by women.
 Ever since April, 1923, when the National League initiated the cam paigu 10 get out bigger and better vote in 1924, league members have led the way in farming now campaign methods. The leagues appeal to "get the voting habit" has found an army of supporters among newspapers, min" isters. teachers, librarians, radio broad casters, motion picture operators, tele- phone operators, printers, statesmen, newsboys, department store proprietors, delivery clerks, clubs and organization from a national to the small village scope.
 California league workers prepared for a 1924 record vote early in 192S.N Realizing that it would be difficult to Ret the voters to the registration booths, the league secured the appointment or special deputy registrars to 90 where potential voters were gather. P1cnics, church meetings, women's club meetings and lodge meetings were all thoroughly eanvassed for registrants, and the league even had registrars stationed In the halls of apartment houses, to catch the whole family as they went out, ana if not successful the first time, as they came in. California has kept up tnls good work, and this year has added the registration tag day. It vas con .sidered very bad form in San Francesca on September 12 to be seen without an 'I-have-registered" tag.
 Tag MILK Bottles!
 Tagging milk bottles, placing slips m delivered packages, and vote fiiers m library books, swinging automoDhe caravans across the entire state' con 6ucting booths at country fairs, speak irS fr"m SoOp boxes, conducting essay rnntests and one-day voters schools, nsradinr behind firemen's bands, presid- over booths in department stores, paint inR vote quotas on bran roofs, broad casting short speeches, forming tele- phone squads and automobile corps, and finally. the house-to-housc canvass these are some of the jobs which league women have taken from now until election in the last minute ap- neal to get citizens to register and then to vote. 1
 In most instances, these campaign methods have been directed toward reEistration. They have been effectively used, however, in the primary elections tuiee last spring as indicated by the percentage increases over the 1a20 pFifnary vote in Minnesota, North bakota. Texas, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Kansas, New Jersey and Maine
 Of these new campaign methods, st. Louis can lay claim to several. The league there began early to think of Ideas, with the result that 45 per cent increase was recorded in the mum Der of new names put on the registra- ff0n HSte. It secured the cooperation
 fCOntinued on DaR0 TWo.)