Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1918 — PLAN FOR SOLDIERS TO VOTE [ARTICLE]

PLAN FOR SOLDIERS TO VOTE

Meeting'of Democratic and Republican Chairmen Held. Indianapolis, June 22.—Joint plans of the Democratic and Republican state organizations for cooperative action in registering and arranging for the voting of Indiana soldiers in cantonments in various parts of the United States were agreed to today by Edmund M. Wasmuth, chairman of the Republican state committee, and Frederick Van Nuys, chairman of the Democratic state committee. Mr. Wasmuth went to the Den/q----cratic headquarters at the Denison hotel for the conference. Each of the party committees will create a department for listing the names of soldiers in cantonments. As a result of the conference the following request was directed to Governor James P. Goodrich by the two chairmen:

As chairmen of the two leading political parties we would respectfully call your attention to the absent voters’ law, passed by the 1£)17 Indiana general assembly. Under the provisions of this act it will be possible for some of the sons of Indiana, who have responded to the nation’s call, to exercise their right of suffrage this year. Before an absent voter can properly Quality he msut be registered under the provisions of this Indiana law. In order that every opportunity inlay be given those sons of Indiana who have enlisted to exercise their right of suffrage at the November election, we would respectfully suggest that you appoint a commission of four and clothe it with authority to register such as care to vote at the coming election.