The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
DELEGATE PLAN
TOBE TAKEN UP
Chamber of Commerce viii
Consider Proposition Tues
day Evening.
SENTIMENT ISFAVORABLE
Matter Also Has Been Referred to
Executive Committee of the
Board of Trade.

On next Tuesday night the Chamber OF
Commerce will formally consider the
proposition advanced by the District Dele
gate Association to have the District rep
resented in Congress by a delegate, elect
ed by the people of the community.
Letters have been sent out to all mem
bers by Secretary Grant urging a full
attendance. The letter, in part, reads as
follows:
"Tbe following has been submitted by
the District Delegate Association with
the request that We discuss II and take
such action as may seem advisable:
BE it resolved. That the Washington
Chamber of Commerce favors the repre-
Sentation Of the District of Columbia In
Congress by a delegate
1T is hardly necessary to point out to
you how important a matter this is. and
how serious consideration should be
given 10 it"
D. ]. Callahan. president OF the cham
her, said yesterday that the general SEN
timent throughout the chamber favors
the proposition OF the District Delegate
Association. Mr.. Callahan feels that 1t is
an important matter, and that every
phase OF the PoindeXter bill, providing
for delegate for the District, should be
carefully considered.
He is of the opinion that a special COM
mittee of the chamber ought to be ere
ated Tuesday night at the meeting to
investigate the bill thoroughly and report
back to the chamber at special meeting
called for the specific purpose Of consid-
sring the bill. He believes that II will
hardly be possible for the chamber 20
give the question ample consideration at
the Tuesday night meeting, as there are
many other things on the program.
Board of Trade Action.
A letter has been received by Roy c.
Clafiin. chairman of the District Delegate
Association. from President T. H. D7oop.
Of the Board of Trade. stating that the
question Of a delegate has been referred
by him to the board OF directors, which
has referred it to the executive COM
mittee of the organization with instruc-
tiOns to report on it at the earliest mo
ment. It is expected that the executive
committee will report the matter to the
full Board Of Trade at an early date.
urging that action be taken on it.
President R P. Andrews. of the Retail
Merchants Association. states that the
consideration Of the proposition of
delegate in Congress for the District viii
be taken up by that association shortly
after the Chamber and Board OF Trade
have acted on it. Mr.. Andrews expressed
confidence that the association will fC.-
malIv favor the proposition by large
majority and possibly by a unanimous
-Utc
We~oIutiOns Adopted.
The District Delegate Association yes
.rrday received set of resolutions
adopted unanimously by The East Wash
nctuu Citizens Association at a recent
meeting.
The resolutions were forwarded by DR..
cha les NJ Emmons secretary of the
association. and were introduced by Capt.
". NJ. Potter. former president OF the
East Washington Citizens Association.
Hno made an enthusiastic address in
'ayor Of the proposition Of a delegate in
congress from the District. The resolu-
tions are as follows:
Whereas the statement in the Declara-
tion Of Independence in its first para
graph that all men are created equal
~an never he fully realized until every
itizen Of the United States shall be in
Vested with the same privilege. and
Whereas by the terrible arbitrament !
Of war. human bondage was abolished in !
the United States and the right of suf- !
fraGe guaranteed to every male citizen !
i'm every State. and in some States TO I
females as we'll. and
Whereas more than 10000 citizens !
residents OF the District Of Columbia, |
which District was originally Ceded 10 |
The nIted states by the states OF Mary |
land and Virginia for the purpose of |
establishing a permanent capital for the |
United States. are deprived Of the right |
Of suffrage, which right was enjoyed by |
the citizens of the territory ceded by |
both Maryland and Virginia prior to the |
establishment of the District of Column |
bia and subsequently arbitrarily taken |
away from them, thus leaving them sub
ject TO taxation without representation,
and
Whereas it is believed that the best
interests of the citizens of the District
of Columbia, as we'll as of the United
States would he subserved by having
representation in the Congress of the
United States.
Plan Is Favored.
Therefore, be IL resolved by the East |
Washington Citizens Association at its
regular monthly meeting held this 18th
lay Of September, 1913, That the Assc-
,iation favors the election of a repre-