The Washington herald., 1912-11-07

District, be elected. instead Of being ap
pointed by the President, there were TO-
81 favorable and only 81 un3Avorabl<
Votes. For self-government 1o.1a voted
with LIB against
1t was on these figures. and on thu
almost Identical majorities that. the pro
posal to give the Districts inhabitanti
the District Of Columbia Suffragt
League and the District Delegate AZ
sociation. both Of which got the bene-
fits OF the leagues election Tuesday
based their conclusions that the people
want home rule.
May Convince Congress.
And they are going to get it:' Is the
battle cry Of the two organizations
Their leaders declare that success is no,
far ahead. With the showing made
Tuesday the. advocates Of homo rule
and adequate representation in Congress
assert that they can convince Congress
Of the needs Of the people and Of theiI
commensurate desires.
They expect to prove that q majority
Of the Inhabitants Of the District want
home rule and representation in Con.
gress.
TN present plans are to follow up the
first victory with an unremitting cam
paign. Meetings viii be held from time
to time. and early in the next session OF
Congress there win be mass-meetine
Of the people Of the District to which
members Of Congress will be asked to
come. At the same time the advocates
Of home rule and District delegate are
going to take their fight to the people Of
the United States.
DR.. VIII Jubilant.
ssvx -. 49,. . .x 0~h< W;xh . re
tie organization. sarcastically dubbed Q
'Tooley Street affair. with q total fund
Of probably less than 500. insufficient to
buy even . respectable fraction Of the
ballots required on election day-with q
rendered service absolutely gratis, and
with ONCE and transportation facilities
donated by the faithful. the District Of
Columbia Suffrage League has At last
put to the crucial test Of Q popular vote
the truthfulness Of the time-wofn decla-
ration that the people Of the District are
satisfied with political sub1ugation and
servitude," said DR.. T. p. VIII, preddent
Of the suffrage league.
what has been tho result? A vote to-
falling 11.s73. With . campaign fund
which any political party would have re-
garded as putting II above the plane Of
ears Of the average resident Of the Dis
trict the fact that vote was to b
taken, there can be absolutely no Ques-
tion that the poll would have been abso-
lutely astounding.
And the attitude Of the votersf Seven
per cent declared against the right to
vote and Ss declared for Il. In 1aso eena-
tor Henry W. Blair declared that n the
people Of the District were given oppor-
tunity to express themselves ON the ques-
ton Of suffrage % per cent would declare
for IL OF those actually voting the per
centaSe was higher by three than this ap-
parently sAnguine prediction.
The league afforded opportunity for
the voters to express themselves on the
question Of their Presidential preference.
Their total vote On this question Q1,osD
fen below the total vote ON The suffrage
question. LIN. Roosevelt received 6,1A,
one-haH the total Presidential vote cast.
Whyf. Can II be doubted that his pledge
to put the Federal District On. the map
was an important factor in securing for
him this magnificent support
.ClaAin Makes sta4oneaA.
The DistHct DeIseats Associasion msu
claimed . coamplets inAofssmsnt nom tie
election Tuesday.
.'.It seems very peuhahls thGa ws shan
b grauted representation at ths uaxt 49,
sion oe Cougees," nd Roy c. CInain.
chairman o6 the associatton's exekutive
council
I'VE have mapped cot psane TO pesesnt
the elaims of our peop1s 70 rsprseonta-
tton. and ~ have puho1c- sentiment be-
hind n. We shan eoncsntfAea our
strsngth upon our strpgBie for fepeeoen-
tation. We bslisse tlsa& IN the poattioal
parties In tAe District WIN unlte 70 "a.
vanco the cause
Frank J. HogAn. ths PfuG1eouive Na-
tional CommitteosnAn, alyeady hae pruca-
jnea Mr. John 4. Ceetallos IN Ol6no.
ce.1ia National cemmittseunn, - %