Show the voters do not vote nearly one W washington halt half of voters of the united states habitually full fail to perform their duty us as electors tills surprising disclosure Is undo anade by the researches of simon aimon ml all chelet a washington lawyer fori formerly of minneapolis und for ninny many years see secretary detary to the late senator nelson of Minnes minnesota otti the lar geitt vote ever cast for president was in 1020 the total vote for all presidential candidates was 20 tills this was more votes than were cast in 1010 and more than in 1912 1012 yet for every WU IOU votes cast for president in 1120 1020 there were 00 stay sany at dhonies or absentees the total stay at home vote readied reached thi the vast aggregate of 23 tills this stay at home total of over sold air michelet Ml chelet chele t Is arrived nt at after deducting 8 dig disqualified fled citizens of twenty one years and over including about 62 alien or foreign borns and over illiterate citizens white and colored dis franchised under the elc election action laws of 12 southern states the stay atay at lionie homo vote Is not characteristic of any particular section but Is 18 more or less common to every section north or south east or west the highest vate percent Perc elit tige age shown by an s state late in 1020 1920 in the vote cast tor for president ans i in kentucky where there nvere acre only ly ul 24 homey homes or absent for ach votes registered nt at the polls Doubt doubtless ls the closeness of the kentucky contest cox beating harding by only caused caus ed both sides to mako make strenuous efforts to get out the stay at homes hollies the second best record was made by delaware 83 33 stay at homes per votes cast indiana the ho old lighting fightlin 9 g ground round of the he national parties ond and usually described ns as a doubtful state canie third with only 85 5 stay at horbes for each ballots the 12 states of the upper sippi valley known as is the middle west make by nil all odds the best showing for tiny any geographic I 1 tho a five east north central group ohio indiana illinois michigan nichie at and wisconsin show 05 stay nt at homes per votes as compared with 01 04 stay at homes per votes cast by the three middle atlantic states new york vork new jersey and pennsylvania hut but the best showing Is made by the west north central group minnesota lown iowa MIsso missouri url north and south dakota nebraska andol Cansas with 69 5 stay at homes per as compared with 82 per annew in new england |