Evening star., 1928-10-14
RY cnRINNE FRAZIER.

ClubwOnlen or local ana national
prominence are concentrating their at
tention in washington, AS everywhere
else in the country, to the absorbing
task Of getting out the vote, Most
Of the organizations. with the excep-
ton. of course. OF the political clubs.
are turning their efforts to instructing
! citizens as to the easiest methods of
meeting their voting responsibilities.
without concerning themselves with
which ballot the voters scratch" But.
whether they are working for one can
didate or simply in the interest of
raising the percentage of voters who
60 to the polls, they are allowing the
more personal individual features OF
their club programs to give place tenn
porarily TO the business of rousing the
voters enthusiasm.
II is safe to say that never before
IN the history of presidential campaigns
have the women of the country taken
SO universal an interest The national
prominence of the two leading candi-
dates. together with their well known
records of accomplishment, is given
by one prominent clubwoman as the
reason for this
THE 1929 presidential campaign
stands out as one of unusual oppor-
iunities.' says Miss Belle Sherwin.
president of the National League Of
Woman Voters, land the country, the
political parties and millions of voters
are to be congratulated"
Sees Interest Aroused.
They have named presidential
candidates so distinguished in charac-
ter. ability and record of accomplish
ment as to arouse the dormant interest
OF voters and to afford a substantial
basis on which to make choice. The
voters are TO be congra tulated. too. on
the wealth of information available on
the issues of the campaign.
The unusual character OF the cam
DAign has led many more women than
ever before to take part in election
activities. It is conspicuously true of
members OF the League of Women
Voters. Leaders Of the league. MEM
bers of opposing political parties. have
bsen given leave Of absence from Ma
ticnal. State and local offices to take
responsible positions in party campaign
organizations Past officers of the
league. balancing party affiliations with
remarkable evenness, are being charged
with impressive duties in their respec
tive party committees. The counsel to
league members to join and be active
= in the party Of your choice" has taken
Arm root.
Il The league has seen the opportu-
mites of this campaign in the presenta-
stion Of indisputable facts. There is
no need to resort to vague generalities
or unsupported assertions. In setting
mp one.day voters schools throughout
the country the league has devised a
popular channel for the dissemination
OF information on a non bipartisan basis.
Likewise, in establishing the voters
service on the air the league initiated
the presentation of two sides" in the
discussion of outstanding campaign
questions. Since January millions
aof voters have had weekly opportunity
Of listening-in to these fair and just
discussions.
s Popular interest in the campaign is
aunquestionably mounting. The records
.of registration already held prove it.
They indicate plainly the intention of
= greater number Of women to vote on
November than went to the polls in
the presidential election of 1920 or 1924
Z Il believe the long sought way TO get
out the vote has been partly found. BY
personality and performance the can
popular interest must be nourished by
the consideration of all the facts"
= Students TO Give Views
= How the young generation-the COL
.lsgs dergraduate-looks upon the 1928
presidential campaign will be the theme
'nf the October is voters service" pro-
gram. Four undergraduates of Vassar.
Barnard, Harvard and Yale will appear
before the naicrcphone to present young
{ fAnnerica'S interest in this campaign.
They viii discuss their preference in
candidates and the issues as deemed
important by college students The pro-
gram, which will be broadcast at I
O'Clock from station WEAF, New York
City. under the joint sponsorship OF the
National League of Women Voters and
the National Broadcasting Co, will be
carried by % stations.
& Miss Elizabeth E. Hughes of Barnard
College, daughter Of Charles Evans
Hughes. will be the first speaker for the
Republican ticket. Miss Hughes is a
senior at Barnard and recently organ
lied a Hoover club at the college
= The first speaker in behalf Of the
Democratic candidate will be Miss Sarah
jackson, a sophomore at Vassar College,
and the daughter of Robert Jackson
Democratic national committeeman
from New Hampshire Miss jackson is
keenly interested in politics and takes A
prominent part In the Vassar Political
Association.
r. James Roosevelt. son OF Franklin
Roosevelt. the Democratic gubernatorial
nominee In New York. will be the sec
/ ord speaker for the Democratic side of
the argument. Young Roosevelt is a
Junior at Harvard. He Is an able public
speaker, his ability first having been
shown as a member OF the debating
team at Groton School. At the Harvard
mock Democratic convention Roosevelt
made the nominating speech for Gov.
Smith, role he later saw his father
ill at the Houston convention.