The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-02
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SURVEY INDICATES
new POLL RECORD
Mews.Gathering Agency Finds
That 47,000,0 900 Citizens
Are Qualified
SIX STATES HAVE DECLINES
Wisconsin, California, Ohio,
New York and Indiana
Report Increases
SIX STATES HAVE DECLINES
copyright, 1892, by The Associated
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,(Copyright, 1882, by The Associated
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Washington, Nov. 2. -R- Voting
precincts In nearly every city, town
and village In the United States vii!
be the converging points next Tues
day for the greatest army Of qualified
voters In the nations history - ap.
proximately 100000.
A survey by the Associated Press.
just completed, places the total num-
Der of persons eligible to take part in
next weeks balloting at 1896, $50, an
increase of four and q half million
over the previous record in 1928 and
over 10 million more than the actual
vote cast in the Hoover Smith con-
test of that year.
How many of the qualifiers actual
~ will exercise their voting privileges
is a matter Of conjecture. Some elec-
ton experts believe the stay-at-home
vote. normally about Is per cent, will
be greater this year. Others arrive
at a lower percentage.
100000 Increase
Calculated on the basis of IS per
cent, the actual vote next Tuesday
would be around 100000 or 39.920,-
.445, an increase of more than $780,
600 over 1928, when the record pop
ular balloting peak of 36,789 500 was
reached. In 1924, the Coolidge-D Davis
presidential contest drew 29,091 ,492
voters to the polls. Some calculations
figure this years vote as high as
100000. Others place 1t below that
of 1923.
The 1892 registrations reveal de-
clines in only six states-Arkansas,
Delaware, Georgia, Idaho. Pennsyl-
vania, and Texas. In some OF these,
however, the decrease may be due to
more conservative estimating for this
year. In others, as in Pennsylvania.
there is an actual drop.
All of the large electoral vote
states except Pennsylvania. show IN
creases in registration. Some OF the
largest gains were made in the fol-
lowing: Wisconsin, increase OF 62O.-
600; California, $4,000; Ohio. 100000;
New York, $4,000. and Indiana, $685.
900.
Excepting Philadelphia, which felt
the decline in the total Pennsylvania
registration, all of the big cities
showed increases.
Party Gains Obscured
Separation Of eligible voters by
parties is not customary In most
states. However, in Pennsylvania,
the Democratic registration declined,
while the Republican figure jumped
to a new high. Conversely. President
Hooyer's home state Of California
showed only a $4,000 gain for the Re-
publicans as against Democratic IN
crease of $4,000. Women accounted
for the entire decline OF 59,O0O IN
Pennsylvania's registration.
Segregation of women registrants
for statistical purposes IS not at
tempted in most states, but women
leaders believe the fair sex Will roii
up a larger vote than ever before.
1T is going to be an economic vote
this wear instead of prohibition
vote" she says. "A hungry child IN
the home will react to send more
women to the polls than worry over
whether her child will take to drink
when he grows up, should prohibition
be wiped out"
Despite the jump in national reg
istration, william Tyler Page, former
clerk of the house and an election au-
thority, figures the actual vote TINS
wear may be smaller than IN 1873.
He says ian unusually" large voCe
in the southern states. wnlcn caIn H"
he expected this year, helped to swell
the total" in 1928. =.
A tabulation of the registration OF
nersons eligible to vote in next Tues
davis general elections includes the
following states. the state figures be-
Ing compared with 1928 registrations
and actual votes cast:
1882 1928
Regis Regis 1928