Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1914 — Fairure to Register Cause of Light Vote. [ARTICLE]

Fairure to Register Cause of Light Vote.

Indianapolis, Ind., June 17. There is one feature of the present political situation in Indiana that is beginning to cause considerable apprehension among the politicians opposed to the republican parity. It has developed during the past few months that a large number of republicans in Indiana in 1912, for one reason or another, did not register and consequently did not vote. This number, conservatively based on reports from all counties of the state, is estimated at from 50,000 to 60,000. Reports from over the state also indicate that these voters will register and vote this year. The following report from Blackford county is regarded as typical: *M. M. Whipple, the well known Jddkson township farmer, lost his vote two years ago because he did not register. He had intended to register but at the time of the final registration day he was down with rheumatism and could not attend to the matter. ‘T do not believe I should be compelled to register,” he said, “but fit is the Jaw and I will register and I shall vote the republican ticket” “It is believed that fully 300 republicans of Blackford county failed to register in 1912 and fully as many who did register failed to vote. The outlook for a big republican vote in the county this year is good.” - - ■