Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25
MOODS TO LAMBERT
'ress Record Quoted to Refute
Lawyers DeniaIs.
ICTION OF ASSOCIATION
'rightwood Citizens Represented as
For 0ne-Man Rule.
AFFILIATIONS OF ATTORNEY
Connection With Gas Company I'm
pairs Leadership in Movement,
Says Takoma Park Associa-
tons President.

The Takoma Park Citizens Association
recently declined to send a committee to
he meeting to be held this evening in
he Riggs House. at which will he dis
.ussed a proposed change of the form
IF government in the District. Mr..
Woods letter giving reasons brought
lorth Mr.. Lambert's letter of yesterday.
In the following letter the reference to
he bill drawn up by Mr.. Lancaster of the
Brightwood Association was anticipated
yesterday by Mr.. Lambert who said that
he Brightwood Citizens Association did
lot heartily indorse" the bill. He said
that Mr.. Lancaster merely read his bill.
put it in his pocket and sat down.
Mr.. Woods Answer.
Mr. Woods answer to Mr.. Lambert is
rs follows:
My Dear Mr. LAMBERT have been
much interested in reading in last nights
Star and this mornings Herald your COM
n'.rts on my letter of November 23.
which was mailed to YOU about noon of
hat date. and was published the fol-
owing morning in the Herald.
You say that the statement In my
letter that the Brightwood association
had favored the one-man rule plan adj
vocated by the Washington Post is, to
put 1t mildly. Inaccurate and mislead-
tnG. and is AN exhibition of gross care
lessr',ss on my part, and "a reckless dis
regard of justice and fairness to sister
association and each and every member
thereof. You state that | ought to have
known taht the Brshtwood association
had gone no further than to declare in
favor of qualified suffrage and delegate
In Congressman having in any way
touched upon the, question of a governor
or Commissioners of the District. and
the Brightwood Association not having
itself declared for or against such
plan.
II will call your attention To na 90 three
of the Washington Post of Saturday. No
venber IA. 1905 which gives full ac-
at the Brightwood Citizens Association.
/ quote the following from the account
there given:
1.-The Lancaster bill, providing
for a governor of the District of
Columbia a representative in Con-
gress, qualified suffrage and the
maintenance of the present political
and financial relations between the
United States and the District.
with the stated exceptions, was given
hearty Endorsement last night
at the meeting of the Brightwood
Citizens Association. G. c. Lam
caster, author of the measure,
explained it. and strong
speeches for the proposed change
in the form of government were
made by Louis P. Shoemaker,
president of the Brightwood assO-
citation, and others 1t was
announced that the Brightwood
associations committee on change
of government would meet on We'd
nesday night and would issue for
NAL invitations to all the citizens
aSSocia tiOnS of the District which
have not yet done SO; to appoint
committees to deal with the sub
ieCt and form d joint committee.
"ln the same article in the Post
synopsis of the Lancaster BILL which was
approved by the Brightwood association.
is presented. the first paragra phi Of which
Is as follows:
- In place of three Commissioners
there shall be one executive called a
governor etc He shall exercise all the
powers and authority now vested by law
in the three Commissioners.
Accuracy Never Denied.
81 have not seen that the Brightwood
Association has denied the accuracy of
this report and surprised at your
statement that said association has not
gone on record favoring the oneman
rule plan. If the Brightwood Citizens
Association has been misrepresented by
the Post ii is due to the citizens of the
District that the association place itself
clearly on record in the proper light.
Ply your acceptance of the Craftsmanship
Of the committee on District government
of the Brightwood Association. it is fair
TO assume that YOU were familiar with
the attitude of that association as pre-
scented in the public press favoring the
abolition of the present board of Com
missioners and the substitution of one
man. called a governor.
AS attorney for the gasiGht com
pany il is presumable that you favored
the one-man rule also advocated by the
organ of that company.
Il think it is fair to say. further. that
those citizens OF the District of Column
bia who are opposed to this campaign
conducted by the gas company through
the Post 10 destroy the present District
government should not place themselves
.lap
have every reason to believe. favor the
destruction of such government
1T may perhaps be conceded that
lawyers prerogative' may permit you
10 represent an association that favors
one-man rule and at the time
serve as attorney for the gas company
whose organ favors the same thing
Question of the Moment.
There is probably no subject productive
"f more argument and conversation at
present among the members of the vari-
citizens associations than the ques-
ton OF what stand the various commit
tees will take at the general meeting at
tho Riggs House tonight.
At the invitation of special commit
tee OF the BrightWood Citizens Associa-
ton, delegates from other associations
VIII meet to discuss and consider the sub
lect or change in the existing form of
government of the District In all prob
every association OF citizens i'm the Dis
trict, except Takoma Park which has
announced its intention of keeping out of
the discussion
In speaking of the meeting tonight
nearly every committeeman has great
deal 10 say on the subject II seems to be
matter close TO his heart Although
many and various the lines of are1,-
ment and channels of thought every one
OF the committeeman seen by reporter
for The Star today expressed the belief
that representation in Congress is needed
by the District.
But how To get at il in exactly the
right way, is always added as an after
thought
Indications seem 10 be that tonight s
meeting VIII lee but starter. None OF
the committee members things the subject
can be disposed Of this evening Some
of them think Il il doubtful that any
resolutions on the subject will be adopted
tonight. owing to the diversity OF opinion
on many OF the points involved.
Constitution May Be Changed
In speaking OF the letter published in
The Star last evening from Mr.. Lambert
20 Mr.. Woods of the Takoma Park Asso-
ciation member of the Petworth COM
mittee said:
As for changing the Constitution of