Evening star., 1946-11-03
Vote Of $4,000
is Predicted by
P|ebisciteH
Ballots to Be Sent
To $50 Polling Places
EurIy Tomorrow

The District suffrage pleblsclte
has gained such momentum that
leaders last night predicted a
turnout of more than a quarter
of million at the polls Tues
day.
Ballots, registration blanks, and
report forms, are ready to be sent
to the $50 polling places tomorrow
morning. They are based on a
possible vote of 100000 or more.
Edwin N. Lewis, plebiscite general
chairman, who has been i'll, but is
recovering, predicted last night the
total votes will exceed 250,000.
I'M be terribly disappointed II
they don't" he declared.
IF voteless Washingtonians will
come out in that volume he as
serted, Congress would have no
adequate grounds on which to re-
fuse the franchise
Overwhelming Support Seen.
The sentiment of that many
voters, he felt confident. would be
Overwhelmingly in favor of suf-
frage.
The ballot asks the voters two
questions only: whether they want
the franchise on local suffrage, and
on national suffrage. The answer
may be designated with an * for
"Yes" or NO on each question.
Ballots will be cast at the polling
places announced last night by the
Plebiscite Committee on Districts
and Facilities.
Also announced last night were
the judges who will preside at the
polls. The presiding officer will be
known as chairman judge" and
will be assisted by one other judge
and a set of poll clerks.
These presiding Offices were picked
as leaders in their communities. ac-
cording to Clifford H. Newell, chair
man of the Committee on Precinct
Organization who assigned the per-
sonnet.
Orderly Election Assured.
Among the people taking charge
of these voting places, he said, ARE
some of the most important people
in the city. Each and every one Is
a leader in his community.
so I am satisfied" he added.
that a most orderly election will
I take place"
| Mr.. Newell said a tremendous
number of Washingtonians had
offered their services. Based on the
interest shown by this cross section
of the people here, Mr.. Newell said
he was confident that tremen-
dous vote will be cast all over the
city Tuesday"
The polling places were selected
with a view to making it con-
venient for everyone to vote, ac-
cording to Frank c. Waldrop. chair
man of the committee on districts
and facilities, which laid out the
precincts and polls.
/ Mr.. Waldrop, who had large
part in the 1888 referendum when
! the sapae two questions attracted
more than $4,000 voters to the
| polls, feels that there will be a
huge response Tuesday.
! Appeals to Be Made Today.
Meantime, clergymen of several
faiths will appeal to their congre-
cations today to vote in the plebis-
cite, according to word reaching
campaign headquarters.
In a message received from the
Washington Federation of Churches.
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, executive
secretary said: I'VE are all very
eager that this should succeed"
| He pointed out that in the last
Federation News Bulletin, I'VE asked
all of the ministers to include
notice concerning the plebiscite in
their bulletin. We hope that this
was widely done"
Spokesman for other faiths have
been participating in broadcasts and
appeals to the public to vote.
In addition to the referendum to
record the votes of persons 21 years
of age or over, there also will be
a separate plebiscite for juniorSand
senior high school and college stu
dents throughout the city for those
under 81.
The official ballot in the plebiscite
is white and the student ballot is
blue in color. They will be kept
separate and their results will be
announced separately.
Arrangements are being set up
already for election-day headquar-
ters of the plebiscite on the fifth
floor boardroom of the District
Building, at Fourteenth and D
streets NV.
Into this place will pour tele-
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