Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
Speakers at Banquet of West
End Citizens Discuss Peo-
Piles Right to Vote.
AGITATION is ADVISED
BY SENATOR POMERENE
Justice Covington Favors Repre-
sentation in Congress-Has Doubts
as to Local Self Government.

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Justice Covington of the District Su-
preme Court and other speakers at the
annual banquet of the West End Citi-
zens' Association at the Powhatan Ho-
tel last night.
Senator Pomerene solemnly declared
that the citizens of Washington haven't
even the right to fill stein. He said
he would not live in Washington with
out the right to vote.
IF I were a citizen of the District,
he continued. Il would lombard the
doors of Congress until they would
think the hosts of the kaiser were
there with their cannon.
He referred to the fact that fve
states. which have smaller populations
than is enrolled in the DISTRICT. enjoy
full political rights. and that even the
Eilipinos have more to do with their
local self-government than is accorded
TO Westinghouse.
Chief Justice Covington's Views.
Chief Justice Covington said he be-
lieved in the representation of WASH
ington. organized on the theory OF a
state. in the halls of Congress, but he
doubted the wisdom of establishing
The Chief Justice pointed out that the
wisdom of the trainers of the Constltu-
ton. which had made possible the oe-
yelopment of the American nation. was
the same wisdom that determined the
political status of the National capital
Defending the attitude of congressman
on the suffrage question. Justice Cow
ington reminded his hearers of the
fact that it was due to the pleas oil citi-
zens of the District that the ballot pox,
which once was installed here, was
withdrawn by Congress. 1t IS no''
therefore. the fault of Congress, ne
pointed out. that Washingtonians are
deprived of local seif-governmeht.
The head of the District Supreme
Court said members of Congress are
closer to District citizens and their IN
terests than may generally De reailzeu.
He declared the municipal government
here is better than any city can get
that is dependent upon political ma
chine. although he thought the inter
ests of the District would be stu pet
ter served if the citizens were given
the right to select persons to represent
them in both halls of Congress
Other Speakers Heard.
DR.. Mark F. Finley. president OF the
associa ton who presided; P. T. Moran,
and E. c. Brandenburg. president of the
Board Of Trade. were the other speakers.
Both heads of washington's CONNER
cial and trade organizations predicted
the time is not far off when Congress
will grant suffrage to the District Mr.
Branderburg said there is great chance
that Washingtonians will be given an
opportunity to vote on the prohibition
question. DIR. Finley's speech also was
optimistic as to greater participa ton by
Washingtonians in the affairs of their
government.
A. 3. Pierce and James K. Young enter
tanned the diners with songs and mono
losues. Byron Blodgett was the accom-
PIANIST.
The entertainment committee consist
ed of DIR. Elmer Sothoron. chairman; J.
Edward Lewis, E. c. owen, William III.
Dove. Eugene r. Nichols, Edward w.
Whitesde, Jules Demonet, Samuel w.
Henry, f. A. Harris. Harry f. Haigley.
William 3. Griffin, Robert LaDow.
Adolph Loehl. George Leissler. Philip NJ.
Nlaley Odell S. Smith. Harry r. Almond,
Theodore NJ. Judd and George C. Shaffer.
List of the Guests.
The guests were the following: John
H. TIGER, Daniel O'C Callaghan, Tim
othy Ragan, Mark F. Finley. jr.; Percy
Proud. Charles G.. Flemming. p. Fran
els Sutor, A. Z. Butzell. Odell S. Smith,
Henry D. Schmidt. DIR. H. Clarence Duff
fey, James F. Magee, Ogle r. Singleton,
Clarence Huck. John Il. Meany. Hugh
r. Harvey, Chris J. Gockeler, Ira Art
man, r. W. krichett, William NJ. Dove,
John +. McCarron, Alfred b. Gawler,
Jules A. Demonet, Alois PAUL., DIR. \. ID.
Brecht, Harry F. Almond. F. w. Du-
vail, DR.. Joseph a. Jeffries, jr.: John B.
Teynn, William Fayhey, James A. Da-
ley. \. l.. Burche. William r. Brown,
William Pearson, Jerry Delesio. James
h. Young, Leroy Livingston. William
Il Nagel. Peter Sinteloo. Morris Hahn
l.. ". Whiteside, S. W. Henry, John r.
Smith, Richard Schleicher, {. H. Morris,
John E. Fuegel. Adolph Loehl, J. A.
Kimberly, DIR. NJ. r. Finley, DIR. Soth-
Dow, DR.. Elmer Sothoron, August Brill,
James J. Crawley, DR.. S. l.. Hilton, AL
bert Tiernay, NJ. Eiseman. DR.. IL. NJ
Dixon Il. o.. Coggens. Harry +. Dink-
horst, James ID. Avery, l.. F.. Walker
l.. :. Galloway. JnO. T. Doyle, Lorin
Gildea, Dr. L.. II. Nichols, William p
Herbst, NJ. Solomon, 3. Greenberg,
Gcldsmith Sigmund, Arthur l.. Mitchell
IL. I. p. Atkisson. William Carley. r.
George h. Strobel, e. L. Brooks, L. A.
Payne, A. A. Warfeld, Max Gallon.
Parker II. Sweet. Sanford n. Whitwell.
Ii. l. Rothrock, Z. Tea, c. e. Bayly,
Adam j. Dickhaut. V. W. Randall, John
Wilhauver, William d. Coombs. E. A.
Harriss. DIR. Edwin Lee Morgan. H.
Randall Webb. J. Edward Lewis. Will
liam Henry Dennis. Charles H. Wood
hull. II. w. Smith. B. ]. INLAND. NJ. E.
Cramer. F. a. Marsh. George E. Rus