Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-17
November Election Expected To Bring
 Out Greatest Vote

A record breaking popular vote is the only safe forecast in which Wash lngton correspondents, who serve as political prophets of the press, agree at this "baffling" stage of the presi- dential campaign, says the Literary Digest. More Women will vote than ever before, we are told, and more n1an are likely to vote, since both parties will have funds to spend in actually getting out the vote Similar predictions occur in the editorial col umns of otner papers, and various reasons why such a result may be ex- pected are brought to mind. Typical is the following paragraph from the New York Times:
 Ihe personalities Of the candidates ana the increase in the area of debate able territory are two of the factors which, supplemented by great canD- alSn funds in both parties, are expect ed to bring out in November the larg- 'ast vote ever cast in the United States Simon Michelet, a Washing ton lawyer, who is the statistical authority i'll theae matters, expects q minimum Of 35,000,00O as against the 29,o99,131 cast in the three cornered contest of 1924 An impending open cleavage between the two parties on lhe dry laws is counted upon to firm lsh an essential part of the increase The more silent element of religi0us feeling may show itself in gitaater votes Tn certain regions An anti smith movement in the Soutb witb 41'le''*5a ''sitteicII" 7rol p01tica1 privioa' .Ieges on the part of the negroes. an couraged by the white division. should make election day-for the first lime In years-almost as important as pri mary day in Dixie. And if the farm leaders who are opposing MT. Hoover should be able to hold the interest of thelr constituents, the food belt will snow a greatly augmented vote."
 Other prominent correspondents point out that usually the stay y-at- homes among the qualified voters out number the actual voters-52 per cent, against 4S per cent in 1924 for eNample-and women are slower to exercise suffrage than men Conse Iquentiy. as David Lawrence puts if strategy in pivotal States makes Ii
 one Of the big tasks ahead to r,ar |suade women to register and to vote With the use of the automobile and paid workers, both parties are plann- ing literally to carry their passive ad hefents to the polls. And it is very likely that much of the appeal over the radio will get out the vote. It is a ]ob of organization and money entire ly because of the indifference of 50 percent of American voters"
 There is a feeling now, reports W. W. Jermane to the Seattle Times. that the percentage of actual vol CTS may be raised to between 60 and 65 percent; "the pulling power o1 prohibition, religion, and Tamma- ny Hall, will be found to be great. and all of it will not, by any mean. De hostile to Smith,"
 Mark Sullivan informs his papers that the only campaign certainty, every other element is baffling and Tn which precedent provides almost no dependable guide for anything. Is that the total vote will be "sen- sationabNa large"
 Veteran campaigners look for some of the sharpest fighting of the campaign over the votes of women: 1t will be colored by the women folks as political campaign never has been before" observes the | Springfield Union