Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
CAMPAIGN PLANNED
:. FOR SUFFRAGE HERE
Directors of Chamber of Com
merce Authorize Nationwide
Effort Be Started.
EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE

Ol Sahi-
paign for suffrage for the District OF
Columbia, under the terms of the Cham
berlain constitutional amendment, which
gives to the residents of the District OF
Columbia representation in Congress and
the electoral college, was given at meet
ing of the board of directors of the Cham
Der Of Commerce at a meeting in the
rooms of that organization last night. The
campaign will be educational In its nature
every state in the Union and obtain CO.
operation in the endeavor to obtain suf-
frage for the residents of this city.
1t was decided that a special report
made by a committee headed by A. Left
witch Sinclair should be distributed to
councillors of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States with the request
that they try to interest the organiza-
ton which they represent in the propo-
sition to obtain suffrage for the District
This report probably will also be direct
ly placed before a large percentage OF
the civic and trade bodies throughout
the country.
Methods of obtaining the best re-
suits were discussed at length. 1t was
finally decided to take the action men
toned above. Albert Schuleteis de-
clared that "a campaign of education
is needed" and urged that copies Of
the brief for suffrage for the District
should be sent into all parts of the
in the campaign which the Chamber OF
Commerce is planning to conduct.
Want Suburban Roads Improved.
A hearing on the proposition of i'm
proving suburban roads in the District
probably will be requested by the Dis
trict Commissioners. A motion to thai
effect. made by Oliver Metzerott, was
adopted.
Plans presented by the United States
commission for direct dealing between
producer and consumer" were referred
to a committee, consisting of George NJ
Oyster. James F. Oyster and B. w. Guy
A letter from the Printers League o.
America, protesting against the pas
sage of a bill designed to exclude al.
coholfc liquor advertising from th<
United States mail was referred to the
committee on public health.
Hearty Endorsement was given a let
ter from the Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States urging greater ia
cilities for the bureau of foreign ant
u
B. w. Guy were named as delegates tc
the national daylight saving conven.
tion. to be held in New York January
80 and 81.
Granted Use of Rooms.
Permission was granted to the pub
lie comfort committee of the general
inaugural committee to use the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce as head.
quarters.
President p T. Moran called atten.
tion to the fact that the annual meet.
ing of the organization is to be held al
Rauscher's Tuesday evening next. He
paid high compliments to the members
of the board whose terms are ending
the majority of whom are ineligible fol
reelection this time under the rules OF
the chamber.
The retiring directors are Isaac Cans
D. J. Callahan. Robert n. Harper
liam o. johnson, John l. Newbo1d, H.
B. F. mcfarland. Charles L. Howser
and Oliver S. Metzerott. Mr.. Moran
personally commended each of the di-
rectors for the work which he had done
while a member of the board.
Isaac Cans and Harry King may be
nominees for the Office of vice presi-
dent of the organization. according to
statements made by some of the direc-
tors after the meeting last night.
Chaplin Brown. one of the directors,
was called from the meeting by the
unexpected death of his brother. Austin
p Brown. Resolutions of sympathy
were adopted.