WOMEN ELECTORS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 20 September 1928, Page 5

WOMEN ELECTORS

MOBILISING NEW VOTERS POLITICAL PARTIES BUSY. INTENSE) RIVALRY SHOWN. I (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph | Copyright.) -United Service). LONDON, -Sept. 18. This wooing of five ;auri: a quarter million women voters, who for the first time will be exercising their franchise in 1929, is already leading to intense j rivalry, says the “Daily Mail.” The organisers of . .aJI-1 the .parties are preparing for vigorous activity. Bach party chairman, ,\lr J. 01 O. Dhvidsoai (Oonservutive) Mr A. Henderson (Labour), andi iSir Herbert Samuel (Liberal) is assisted fey Women, well versed in political wooing. , The Conservative adroamistrator ot the women’s' ferianch, also t'h© party deputy principal aigent, is Miss 1 Marjorie Miaxse, a quiet mannered., pleas'antfaced, young and- graceful speaker who has organised a complete canvass of uhe constituencies. Local! organisation wall be Carried out during the whole of the summer with 'a view to securing advance promises of support. Miss Maxse is now planning an intensive political educational campaign. The Conservatives are well satisfied 1 with the results so far. " ' ■ . . - Tihe Liberals are organising a house-to-house canvass, especially, aiming to mobilise women voters, .beginning now and Hasting three months. They are spending large amounts of the Lloyd George fund in Bast Anglia, wheic they are making great efforts to capture seats. . . • .

The Labour -Party is anxious owing to -a shortage of funds as the. result oi the Act freeing trades unionists from the obliga>:ion to contribute to political funds, admittedly halving the revenue fmoon the unions. Nevertheless they .claim that, tlheir organisa-tdon is in good trim, is-progressing greatly in the industrial oenfcres, -where active shop 'bicivo soouirod promises ironi factory girls to support Labour candidates. COMPILING NEW REGISTER . AGES OF TOW NOT TO BE GIVEN. RITIGBY, Sept. 18. It, i'si stated that -for, the purpose of oompilliation of tlie new vofcers, register, which will include women of 21 years, to whom the .franchise has recently been extended, every householder will be required /before the end. of the year lo fill in a. form giving particulars of his household. This return will be compulsory a,nd failure to make at will entail a penalty of £2O. An interesting feature will be that women ‘will not fee required to divulge their ages. It will simply 'be a question of 'whether a woman is 21 or over.