Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-02-20 | Page 7 | Rickshaw Men Vote for First Time in Japan

Rickshaw Men Vote for First Time in Japan TOKIO Feb Fab 20 AP AP Thou Thou Thou- sands landl of ri rickshaw pullers voted to today to to- day dy for fo th the first fint time in Japanese Japan history Most OM polling places place were ere crowded in the first national election under the full manhood suffrage act net which gave some om addi persons the right to vote ot Tho The weather was bright and anel sunshiny and anel therefore favorable to a It Large turnout Strong police guards were maintained everywhere every every where Laborer or r and anel rickshaw puller cut their votes the same an fUI the proud J descendant of tho the ancient samurai Tile Tho last national election was waft limited el to taxpayers rs and only Z 3 persons r w tre to 10 vote Today Toda any sane male malo citizen citizen citi citi- zen un 25 years of or ag age who had re resIded resided re- re sided aided in one place for tor a 4 year pre pre- who was as not dependent upon tho the state for support who never neer had b been n. n convicted of a felony fel fel- felon ony on and who could read and Write could cast cost a ballot The Tho business life lite of ot the nation has haJJ been virtually at a standstill for the last few days In the frantic Iran fran tic last struggle of the tho va various various va- va 8 rious parties to to appeal to this tills greatly Increased electorate Newspapers News News- Newspapers f papers lampposts lamppost signboards and andall andall all cU other available spaces today w were re plastered red with final appeals to the voters For the seats of the diet which was dissolved In January there were candidates The The- or government party part and the or opposition party part entered about candidates each The remainder Included 88 prieta- prieta rians and Anel 88 Independents With Will new voters found It difficult to forecast tort st the outcome but they gen generally emily nGn agreed d that th the fUkal would be victorious by br a small mar mar- gin n. n