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SCOUTING, August, 1924
How Scouts Will Promote Registration and Voting as Training in Citizenship
participation in this
PERSONAL ATTENTION of all scout-
ing leaders is invited to the statement
by Mr. West on first page. It is realized
that because of the camping and vacation
season and the limited time available, we
will be greatly handi-
capped in our efforts,
but it is sincerely
hoped that all will co-
operate with an earnest
effort to do the best
they can according to
the circumstances.
In every instance,
whether the com-
munity be small or
large, it is earnestly
hoped someone will
make available a copy
of that statement to
all of the local papers
promptly, with the re-
quest that they give
it wide publicity. In
this way we can help
to energize not only
the interest of our own
membership but
create public senti-
ment and thus accom-
plish practical results
in materially increas-
ing the percentage of
qualified voters who
actually register and
vote in the forth-
coming election.
Our Constitution
fixes November 4th
as Election Day of
this year, but laws and
regulations affecting
registration day
differ in various states.
Ordinarily the public
press patriotically and
on a non-partisan basis
presents these facts
to their readers. Will
you assume the defi-
nite responsibility for
making sure that all
of the scout mem-
bership under your
jurisdiction is specif-
ically informed as to
the date and condi-
tions of registration
in your community?
Will you also do all
that you think proper
to urge their active
nation-wide effort?
We must make sure that all understand
that we go into this matter on the basis of
citizenship training, and do everything in
your power to have everybody understand
that our participation is wholly non-partisan.
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A compelling window poster, 14"xl7", which by special arrangements can be secured by-
scout officials everywhere in lots of ten or more at 33^ cents each, postage included. Mail
your orders promptly for as many as you can use, payment enclosed, to Elliott Service Co.,
244 West 49th., Street, New York City.
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"The entire membership of the Boy Scouts of America, number*
ing 687,121, is actively engaged in promoting registration and
voting in the coming election on a non-partisan basis, as a means
of citizenship training."
CI.ief Scout Executive
p woman who
will be a candidate for
office this year, on what-
ever ticke<, will unquali-
fiedly endorse the effort
to bring out the largest
possible proportion of
ngth, it
than this in any election, o
political service. Every good citizen will give hearty en-
dorsement to the movement to make this year's election
results thoroughly representative of national opinion."
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THESE STATEMENTS ARE RELEASED THROUGH COURTESY OF COLLIER'S. THE NATIONAL WEEKLY
OW does your city or town stand in
relation to the amazing non-vote
figures shown in the
table below?
If you live in the
State of Delaware, you
have the comparative
satisfaction of know-
ing that 75.1 per cent,
of your voting popu-
lation registered and
voted in the last Presi-
dential election. Bui
what became of the
24.9 per cent. of
eligible voters—31,397
men and women—
WHO FAILED TO
VOTE? If you live
in Pennsylvania, you
will note that only
42.8 per cent, of your
eligible voters regis-
tered and voted in
1920, WHEREAS,
57.2 per cent, failed to
exercise the right of
suffrage: TWO MIL-
LION FOUR HUN-
DRED AND SEV-
ENTY SEVEN
THOUSAND AND
FORTY-TWO CITI-
ZENS OF PENNSYL-
VANIA FAILED TO
VOTE IN THE PRES-
IDENTIAL ELEC-
TION OF 1920.
How did the regis-
tration and vote in
your town or city
affect these figures?
In every State, wasted
ballots! Wasted elec-
tion machinery!!
Wasted right of the
suffrage!!!
Study that table of
"ballot-slackers." Of
course some who did
not vote were pre-
vented by illness or
other unavoidable
causes: but the num-
bers of such cases are
negligible. In which-
ever State you live,
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27,619,340 VOTERS ELIGIBLE BY LAW FAILED TO VOTE IN 1920
The following table gives percentages by states, of those who failed to vote, based upon figures compiled by the National Asso-
ciation of Manufacturers from 1920 Census figures. This record is a challenge to everybody to reduce the
percentage of non-voters in their States, by what they do in their home towns
State
Per Cent of
Eligible Voters
Who
DID NOT VOTE
Number of
Eligible Voters
Who
DID NOT VOTE
State
Per Cent of
Eligible Voters
Who
DID NOT VOTE
Number of
Eligible Voters
Who
DID NOT VOTE
State
Per Cent of
Eligible Voters
Who
DID NOT VOTE
Number of
Eligible Voters
Who
DID NOT VOTE
State
Per Cent of
Eligible Voters
Who
DID NOT VOTE
Number of
Eligible Voters
Who
DID NOT VOTE
Ala
78.7
894459
Iowa. . .
34.6
473118
Neb
44.3
303694
Rh. Is. .
43.
124174
Ariz....
52.5
74015
Kan.. . .
42.
413304
Nev....
37.3
16225
S. C
98.
761529
Ark...
78.7
677939
Ky
28.1
359707
N. H. . . .
32.4
76374
S. D . .
43.4
139646
Cal.
51.1
984784
La
85.9
770821
N.J....
40.7
621190
Tenn.. .
64.5
779593
Col.
43.8
227861
Me
53.1
223503
N. Mex.
37.5
63209
Tex....
81.6
1822697
Conn.. .
42.3
266567
Md
47.8
390490
N. Y.. . .
44.3
2264873
Utah...
29.6
61301
Del
24.9
31397
Mass. .
46.6
865239
N. C....
55.4
668585
Vt
54.7
108708
Fla.
71.2
360979
44.4
836317
N. D.. . .
29.7
87054
Va
80.6
961551
Ga
89.3
1263425
Minn.. .
41.
507193
Ohio. . .
37.4
1208794
Wash.. .
46.8
349574
Idaho. .
38.4
84573
Miss . .
90.5
789602
Okla. . .
51.7
519565
W. Va
28.3
200942
Ill
39.6
1372411
Mo
32.6
638450
Ore....
47.4
213560
Wis
47.4
636295
Ind....
25.9
440254
Mont.. .
38.2
110825
Pa
57.2
2477042
Wyo.. . .
45.6
47226
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