Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
BAY STATE WOMEN
START SMITH DRIVE
Enthusiastic Meeting Plans
to Get New VoterS--G. O. P.
Forces Also Active.
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Special Dispatch 10 The star.
BOSTON. August 4,-~The Democratic
women of Massachusetts,, who up to this
time have taken but little part In poll
tics. as compared with their Repue-
iicsn sisters, have launched an enthusi-
sSuc registration drive that promises to
play an important part in the election
campaign, and which. unless checked
by Republican registration. may throw
the Bay State into the Democratic
column.
More than 500 women. representing
various parts az the state, turned out at
the organization meeting, which was
held at noon on one of the warmeSt
DAYS Of the year. and volunteered for
active service for Gov. Smith and the
entire Democratic ticket. They cheered
q the echo when United States Senator
Navi6 I Walsh jsuded Gov. Smith as
TIE next President Of the United States,
an6 when he declared that by his NOM
nation the Democratic party had de-
creed the death Of SectsrianiSnl and Sec
tonalism in American politics.
Meeting Is Enthusiastic.
The gathering was the most enthusi-
aStic meeting Of Democratic women ever
held in the State, and was arranged
oy Mrs Colin w Macdonald vice chair
man OF the Democratic State committee,
Other speakers included National Com
mitteeman Edward w. Quinn. Chair
man Frank ]. Donahue of the State
committee, and Charles H McGlue,
who has been assigned 10 take charge
Of the registration drive by which the
Democrats expect to add between 1907
600 and ESQ. 900 new voters to their lists.
On the same afternoon several hum
dre6 Republican women gathered in
Boston under the auspices of the woln-
ems division Of the Republican city
committee ct a registration tea. when
Mrs. Anne Hard of Washington spoke
on Why I en- for Mr.. Hoover for
President" Mrs. William Morton
Wheeler. chairman of the womens d.
vision, was in charge Of the meeting.
and Grafton Cushing, president of the
Republican city committee. presided.
Al the close Of the meeting the
women sent the following telegram to
Herbert Hoover at his home in Palo
Alto. Calf:
AT the first rally Of the season. many
hundreds Of women, ward and precinct
organizsrs in Boston. assembled under
the auspices of the women's division OF
the Republican city committee Of Bos-
ton, place on record their most grateful
appreciation Of the inspiration OF your
leadership and pledge YOU their en-
thusiaStic support in every practical
form throughout the campaign"
Thus the women Of the two parties
are first TO actually get under way in
Massachusetts, and they will vie with one
another IN the registration drive now
under way.
Expect Republican Aid.
Chairman Frank : Donahue Of the
DEMOCRATIC state committee. in adj
dre@z.ng the women. placed the Repub-
iicsn margin in Massachusetts, in ordi-
nary wears at 10000 To.cs. He s1id
that this year n1snT Republicans ere
counted on - vota the Democratic
ticket especially these who beiicve in
TIE liberal views of Gov Smith. and
that. effective registration work can
more ,l7an cds-t tl1e remainder Of the
rsaTgin.
Both sides agree that the bsttle in
fsassa cllusetts will be won or lcst not
hv campaigning not by rallies. ou: by
the registration Of new voters.
wendell n. HOWE.