Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-24
VOTE AGAINST CHANGE
District Government Suits
North Capitol Citizens.
NO MEMBER IN CONGRESS
Commission Favored With People to
Have a Voice.
GAS COMPANY IS SCORED
Accused by Speakers Of Having an
AK to Grind in Proposed
One-Man Rule.
NO MEMBER IN CONGRESS
las COMPANY IS SCORED

| That IL is opposed to the elimna ton of
| representation by the general government
| in the administration Of the affairs Of the
| District that it does not favor representa-
| ton of the District of Columbia upon the
| floors of Congress: that it favors COM
mission form of government. with the
hpeople having voice In the selection Of
| the commission was the substance of a
resolution adopted by the North Capitol
and lexington Citizens Association last
| night at st. Martins Hall, North Capitol
| and I streets northwest.
| The resolution was offered by the eXecu-
tive committee. consisting of S. c. Kemon.
| Edward Foulke. Herman E. Blau and DR..
| J. c. Tappan. in connection with an inVi-
tatiOn from Wilton j. Lambert of the
| Brightwood Citizens Association asking
| that a committee be appointed from the
association to attend a joint meeting OF
| the various ASSOCIATE of the District to
| be held at the Riggs House tomorrow
| evening. when the subject of changing
| the form of government and the adVls-
ability of having suffrage in the District
| is to be discussed. DR.. E. d. thompson,
president of the association. was appoint
| ed committee of one to attend the meet
| ing.
| There was a large attendance OF men,
| bers and there was scarcely discordant
voice in the rebuke set forth by number
| of members in connection with the one
| man rule.
W. J.. Frizzell who stated he had
been a citizen Of Washington for seventy
years. was the leader in denouncing the
| proposed change. Mr.. Frizzell said: Il
am convinced that the present form of
government is the best We could possibly
| have. ] am positive that the great mass
J of people Of the District of Columbia do
I not desire a change in the present gov
| eminent.
Benefit Only "Ax-Grinders."
Many of the people are opposed to hav-
ing any election here: and perhaps If We
had representation in Congress there
would be the same old story to tell-that
the corporations would be represented, and
not the people. 1 can see no good coming
| to us from a change In our government.
except for a few people who have axes to
| grind For them it would undoubtedly be
| just the thing.
| What we to expect and suspect
| when one of the leading newspapers of
| this city is owned by the Washington
Gas Light Company. 1t is a corporation |
that would like 10 have us by the throat, |
| if it could. The paper controlled by the
gaslight company Is naturally. espousing
| its interests
The speaker related some "reminiscences
of the territorial government which this |
city had before the passage of the organic
act establishing the commission system. |
He also spoke in highest terms of the new
form. in contrast with the old. and de-
| clared there was no comparison in the
general results. and strongly opposed the
! proposal to send delegate 10 Congress,
| claiming that the influences of the terri
| torial delegates never amounted TO any
| thing.
| He also referred to the graft and temp
| tations in other cities where one man was
at the head of the government. I'VE have
two excellent Commissioners on the civil
| side. We have had some good and sew
| eral bad selections for Commissioners.
but as whole the selections for the civil
side have generally been good.
! B. j. Waters. another member. also
strongly opposed the change.
Wants Member in Congress.
In reference to the association not ia
vorng representation in Congress w. G.
Henderson said Some people here from
| the states have their vote for a repre-
sentative in Congress and could not under
any circumstances be induced to give 1t
| up-why cannot the people of the District
| Of Columbia also have represent alive?
! I'VE would get more if we had q rep
| reSentative on the floors of Congress. 8
| the views of the people could be expressed
| better than by taking them through the
Commissioners and then to the District
| committees.
| Il am In favor of selecting citizen of
the District of Columbia to voice our SEN
timents on the floor of Congress"
| Herman E. Blau. chairman of the
| streets and sidewalks committee. gave a
| report stating that a number of improve
| ments had been made to streets and side
! walks in the section.
! Shortly before the close Of the meeting
Mr. w. G.. Henderson, chairman of the
| railway committee, spoke of the collapse
| Of the warehouse on NJ near North Capt.
toll street Yesterday morning, in which he
stated ,. there was an apparent need and
advisa biltty of stringent building laws.
| He also referred at length to the need of
| additional building inspectors. and stated
| that heavy penalty ought to be imposed
upon builders or contractors vino under
| took to erect building without a permit |
| 1t was announced that the next meet |
| ing would be held the evening of De- |
| cember 2. New members were elected as
| follows: George Truesdell, c. c. Swartz
and Charles II. Hanson.
New Standing Committees.
| In the absence of President E D. |
Thompson. w. G. Henderson presided, |
and announced the committees for the
ensuing year as follows:
| Executive-Solon G. Kemon. Edward
Foulke. Herman E. Bau. DR.. ]. c. Tap
pan.
Membership No. William s. Odell, |
chairman: w. W. Jordan. Bernard Wa |
ters, F1nls u. MOTIFS ). w. McGarry.
! Membership No. DIR. w. w. Train. |
| chairman; William B. Gibb ]. d. Yoak-
| ley. Henry NJ. Gunderson. w. l.. Terrett |
| Membership No. 3-Frank NJ. Ferris |
chairman; J. II. Cause. Joseph H. Lear |
| H. w Marshall. Frank T. Linton.
| Membership No. &c. =. Boss chair |
man; w F. Ashford. H. ]. Redhed, c. |
H. Serrin. George Newton.
Membership No. &C. NJ D. Browne.
| chairman: George Lippert. f. b. Bell, |
Walter Donaldson DR.. r. a. Daniel.
Railways-William G. Henderson. chair |
man; Abram r. Server, William J. !
| Hughes, r. j. Mawhnney, B. F. Barnes |
| j. V Camalier. j. r. Rockwell, L. r. Won |
| Wimpffen, J. I. Rresnahan
Press-Chares F.. Kern. chairman: G.. |
j. Orem, F. B. McGivern, E.. w. Wood |
ruff, r. n. Jefferson. Richard j. Young, |
w. II. Rock, Charles w. Summers, |
Mathew Wamaling.
Streets sidewalks and lights-Herman |