Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1920 — ABOUT 65% OF VOTE REGISTERED [ARTICLE]

ABOUT 65% OF VOTE REGISTERED

Last Saturday and Women Made a Good Showing. | At the registration of voters last Saturday about 65 %■ of the voters of Jasper county were registered, of which number the women made a very good showing indeed, demonstrating that they are going to take an active interest in politice and will go to the polls in greater number than was expected. In three precincts —Milroy, Marion No. I 1 and Carpenter, East —more women registered than men, and in Marion No. 2 and No. 4 they only fell behind the men 8 and 2, respectively. Following is the registratioh by, precincts as shown by the returns brought in: Men W T 1 Barkley, East 7 51 22 73 Barkley, South 63 44 107 Barkley, West ........ 60 29 89 Carpenter, East 146 161 307 Carpenter, West 117 78 195 Gillam 66 54 120 Jordan 94 53 147 Kankakee £1 *6 137 JKeener - 128 7*6 199 Marion No. 1 167 192 379 Marion No. 2 .4... 249 241 490 Marion No. 3 153 116 269 Marlon No. 4 — 183 181 364 MRroy 26 30 56 Newton 69 56 126 Walker 78 42 120 Wheatfleld Ml I° 9 240 Union, North 73 42 115 Union, South 88 55 143 Carpenter, south precinct, and Hanging Grove were not in at noon yesterday. Please bear In mind that no one can vote at the November election unless they are repfttered, and those not registering last Saturday must do so on next registration day, Monday, Oct. 4, or they will not be able to vote. Those who registered Saturday do not have to reregister unless they change precincts before Oct. 4. If they change precincts after Oct. 4 they will lose j their vote entirely.