Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15
Montgomery Political
Parties Make Drive
For New Voters
Republicans Claim
Coins; Registration
Closes on Friday

Republicans and Democrats In
Montgomery County are set for a
last minute effort as the deadline
for registrations for the general
election draws near. Voters must
register before midnight Friday in
order to cast. ballot in the election
for President, United States Senator
and Representative from the sixth
Maryland district in November.
Competition has been keen during
the last week and promises to be-
proaches, the Republicans making a
better showing than In the earlier
returns, but still having a long
lead to overcome due to the heavy
Democratic majorities in recent
years.
Official tabulation announced
Yesterday by Ward w. Caddington,
secretary of the Permanent Board
OF Registration, showed that 426
voters registered since September l,
as compared with only IS between
the May primary and August 81.
The September registration was
made up of 268 Democrats, las
Republicans and Is who declined
to express any party preference, Mr.
Caddington said. These figures in
clude registration of 40 Democrats
and AZ Republicans Wednesday in
Bethesda Chevy Chase. Democrats
and IS Republicans in Takoma Park
Thursday and 80 Democrats and 10
Republicans in Silver Spring Fri
day.
Republicans Claim Gains.
Democrats concede most of the
votes of those who decline to ex-
press preference to the Repub-
licans, while the latter also claim
IS voters changed their registra-
ton from Democratic to Republican
IN the Bethesda Chevy Chase regis
tration Wednesday.
Republicans were encouraged by
their showing and with another five
days to so declared that the final
stretch drive would show further
gains. Democrats were continuing
their precinct work but pointed out
that they already had made an in
tensive campaign for registrations
during the May primary and had
about exhausted the field.
The registration figures as of Sep
TENDER l were 26,478 Democrats,
e,872 Republicans, 1,02l declined, 10
prohibitionists and 8 socialists, Mr..
Caddington announced.
Voting Machines to Be Used.
Voting machines will be used for
the first time in the November cleo
ton and the appointment of IA vot-
Ing machine instructors was an
nounced yesterday.
Beginning Monday and continuing
through October Is. those named
will be on duty from pm. to 9 pm
daily. except Sundays, at various
designated points.
Mrs. Irene Christopher will be at
the County Building, Bethesda; An
drew j. Cummings, jr., at the Fire
House Chevy Chase; Roy Temple at
the County Building, Silver Spring;
George Wilmeth at the Fire House,
Takoma Park, and Mrs. Virgie
Brashears at the Courthouse in
Rockville.
From September Is to October S.
both inclusive. Edward w. Koch will
instruct at Bragg's drug store
Caithersburg, and from October 7
to October rs, both inclusive, at
Barnett's drug store, Gaithersburg
Places of instruction.
Starting Monday and continuing
through October 5, Mrs. Susan Zook
will be at Cissell's store, Colesville;
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison at the old
Montgomery Press Building. Ken
sington: Charles Craver at the Fire
House. Sandy Spring; Mrs. Fannie
Orndorff at the Public School,
Potomac: Spencer Fisher at Beall's
garage, Jamestown; Elgie Riggs at
the Modern Woodmen's Hall, Lay
louisville: John A. England at Lewis
store. Clarksburg, and Lawrason B.
Riggs at the Junior Order Me-
chanics' Hall, Damascus.
Instructions also will be given
from October to October rs, both
inclusive, at GAINESVILLE, Brooke
Vile Germantown. Poolesville, Bur-
louisville, Wheaton, Glen Echo and
Travilah by Mrs Zook, Mrs. Har-
rison, Mrs. Orndorff, Craver, Fisher,
Elgie Riggs. England and Lawrason
3. Riggs. The exact places for the
demonstrations in these areas have
not been selected.
Lawrason B. Riggs. formerly a
member of the Board of Election
Supervisors, who has had more OPP
portunity of familiarizing himself
with the machines than the others,
has been designated by the Election
Board as chief instructor. Mrs.
Zook, Mrs. Harrison, England and
Koch are Republicans and the
others Democrats.
In the near future an expert from
the voting machine factory will con-
duct schools of instruction among
the 400 election officials.