Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
News of the Douglas League
of Women Voters


A non partisan organization which.
while making a creative attack on ig-
torrance and Indifference t h rou & h
training for citizenship, is demonstrat-
ing the sincerity of women's interest in
intelligent voting and the relation of
political education to good government.
The election returns carry a very
clear and plain message to all good
league members. Out of a total regis
tration in the ten Douglas precincts of
3,431, the total vote cast was 2497
This means that 934 of our citizens in
Douglas failed to register their opin-
ions at the polls in the primary elec-
tions; sad state of affairs in any
community governed by majority rule
This failure to uphold the splendid
registration numbers means redoubled
effort on the part of league members
to have the total vote. recorded at the
polls in November. Many ballots were
again cancelled through h improper
marking-some were even signed.
Many voters on being reminded of
their duty to vote explained that they
didn't need to, as they were republi-
cans and that only democrats were
voting. Citizens who wished to vote
and had registered independent" were
much surprised that they could not
vote at the primaries. Some voted q
straight ticket" These things would
be funny if they were not also little
tragic How is this great country to
continue a peaceful, prosperous and
stable government if3its citizens are
too lazy or indifferentsto study it's gov
ernment and vote according to their
enlightened conscienceg?
The league committee for getting out
the registration has done a fine piece
of work under it's chairman, Mrs. Has
tings. An effort was made to place a
block captain in every block in Doug
las, and the chairman herself made
over 200 personal calls to this end.
Many women covered q whole street
each and the president now appeals to
all league members to stand together
that this great effort be, not lost. In
the absence of the vice president for a
month the president will carry on the
work of the block organization, and
needs help.
Any citizen who is interesed to CO.
operate will be gratefully received,
yet a league member or not.
If you are eager to express your pa
triotic feeNng for this great country
which feeds and shelters you, call II
and tell Mrs Tuttle, president of tho
League of Women Voters, that
you want to help put your city Of
Douglas over the top with record
vote in November.
The president hopes it may be pos
sible to put on a two days citizenship
school later. If enough helpers come
in the "Get Out the Vote"
then it may be possible to
have this little school Of instruction be-
fore the general election. The plan is |
to have two days course of two
hours in the morning and three in the
afternoon. There will be lectures on
all the necessary details of an election
such as registration, ballots, elections,
and general These lectures
will be very simple and easily under !
stood, and all you will have to do is to i
arrange your household for the two
days so that you are free to come, sit
quietly and listen. The dates and place
of meeting will be published later, but
early notice is given all league mem
bers now so that plans can be made
by everybody interested.
The league acknowledges with. much
gratitude the very efficient help given
to the women by H. L. Hutchison, coun-
ty recorder. Not only has he supplied
the president with two splendid maps
of city and county voting precincts,
but furnished many sample ballots to
be studied before the primaries and
lists of the corrected figures of regis
tration. A meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the league will be held at
the home of the president Mrs. L, J.
Tuttle. SIT Ninth street, on Tuesday
morning next at 10 o'clock.