Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30
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VOTE TAKING SHAPE
Joint Committee Now Nearly
Ready for Big Organized
Effort in Congress.
AMENDMENTS SCOPE WIDE

AMCVUWcWi = SLUTE WIU6
The organization of the joint commit
tee on national representation for the
District of Columbia is being rapidly
pressed into final form for its campaign
to secure the adoption of the proposed
constitutional amendment for a voice
for the District in Congress and the
electoral college.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
the Constitution for this purpose now
is pending before the Senate committee
on the District of Columbia and the
Judiciary committee of the House.
Indorsed by Local Bodies.
Committees have been diligently at
work .perfecting the organization, and
many Of Washington's strongest bodies
have Endorsed the Constitutional
which is as follows:
The Congress shall have power to
admit to the status of citizens of a
state the residents of the District
constituting the seat of the govern
ment of the United States, created
by article /, section eight, for the
purpose of representation in the
Congress and among the electors
of President and Vice President and
for the purpose of suing and being
sued in the courts of the United
States under the provisions of ar
ticle III. section two.
When the Congress shall exercise
this power the residents of such Dis
trict shall be entitled to elect one or
two senators as determined by the
Congress. representatives in the
Horse according to their numbers rs
determined by the decennial emu
naeration, and presidential electors
equal in number to their aggregate
representation in the House and Sem
ate.
The Congress shall provide by law
the qualifications of voters and the
time and manner of choosing the
senator or senators, the representa-
tive or representatives, and the cleo
tors herein authorized.
The Congress shall have power to
make all laws which shall be neces-
sary and proper for carrying into
execution the foregoing power.
General Support Possible.
1t was found that this amendment af-
forded measure which all could in
dorse, inasmuch as those favoring local
self-government and those favoring the
participation of women in the franchise
could work with those opposing woman
suffrage. since it left the question oi
xhe qualifications of voters to the Con
gress Of the United States. In othei
words, by this constitutional amend
rnent@ the residents OF the District oi
Columbia would be merely put In ths
position swhere Congress in it's dis.
cretion could enfranchise them for thu
purpose of national representation
only. upon such terms and conditions
and with such qualifications as the
Congress should deem necessary and
advisable.
After this proposed amendment was
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Chamberlain. efforts were made to Sc
cure a central body which would repre-
sent practically the unanimous judg-
ment of the people of the District OF
Columbia. To this end five large civic
and commercial bodies or Washington
formed the joint committee, and various
other organizations. notably the Cen
trail Labor Union, having indorsed the
constitutional amendment also sent
delegates to the joint committee
Have Sent Delegates.
Among those who have thus far ac-
lively joined in the movement by send
ing delegates are the following:
Board of Trade-DeleEates. Theodore
W. Moves. chairman; E. F. Colladay
Clement, Charles F. Crane, j. Harry
Cunningham. John Joy Edison, William
T. Galliher, c. J. Gockeler and Ode1l S.
Smith.
schultels. chairman; chapin Brown.
Henry H. Classic. E. c. Graham, r. N.
Harper, Theodore w. Noyes. James F.
Oyster. George C. seibold. 4. Leftwtch
sine,air Pe,aiI src5 and Joseph weIier
washington Topham. Louis Levy,
Ralph w. Lee. Sam Hart, Joseph Ber-
berich. Moritz Mayer. Joseph N. Stod-
Monday Evening Ciub--John Dolph.
DR.. George +. Bowerman.
Louis Gutenberg. George F. Wilson.
Judge ]. Wilmer Latimer. J. Philip
Hermann. DIR. George M. Kober. A.
John A. Ryan.
Federation of Citizens Associations
George H. Russell. chairman; Jesse C.
suter. Charles A Baker. Jesse P.
Phillips. Edward F. Colladay. D. N.
w. G.. Henderson and
Charles s. Shreve.
Central Labor Union--John H. IIerch,
chairman: NJ. p. Alifas. d. J. O'Leary,
y. Hassett.> John B. Dickman. W. w.
Keeler, Capt. Connors. Miss Florence
Etheridge, W. D. Clark and Harry Hol-
lohan.
Bar Association-A. S. Worthington.
H B.. F. Macfarland. E. C.
Brandenburg. f. Hilton Jackson. and
ex-senator J. w. Bailey.
Oldest Inhabitants Association
Henry L. Bryan and John B. Larner.
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
tion-F. J. Rice
Northeast Washington Citizens AS
n. Tucker.
Georgetown Citizens Association
Henry S. Matthews.
Southwest Citizens Association,
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Associa-
tion and Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton.
Woman's Bar Association-Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey.
Citizens committee Of forty in favor
of popular government for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Executive Committee Chosen.
When the joint committee formed by
the various delegates was finally or
sanized, the officers were elected, and
the following executive committee was
.hosen-Chairman, Theodore w. Noyes;
irst vice chairman, John Joy Edison:
second vice chairman. A. Leftwich Sin
.lair; third vice chairman, Charles s.
shreye; treasurer. Robert n. Harper:
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