Evening star., 1918-01-26

continues so far as the American Fed
Grafton of Labor is concerned.
As outlined In the report. Washing
toms campaign for national represen-
tation is directed principally along
three lines-that to secure favorable
reports upon the proposed amendment
from the House judiciary and Senate Dis
trict committees, to win support OF enough
members to insure two-thirds vote IN
each house. and by missionary and edu-
cational work to convince three-fourth
of the state legislatures of the equity
of the Districts plea
Facts to Be Given Congress.
Plans to obtain facts for congressional
committee hearings were outlined as
follows:
"a committee on the legal issues in
volved in the campaign has been ap-
pointed as follows: E. c. Brandenourg,
Chaplin Brown, E. F. Coiladay. J. F.
Costello, II. H. Classic, e. Hilton jack
son, Wilton ]. Lambert. John B. Lar
Lloyd. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey.
Louis Gutenberg. Charles s. Shreve. A.
iLeftwich Sinclair, A. S. Worthington
and Theodore w. Noyes. ex-ofhcto. A
| subcommittee of this committee is now
engaged on the important work OF pre-
pairing a brief for use at the congress
sional committee hearings. The com
mittee on brief is as follows: A. 5.
Worthington, chairman; H. q. +. Mac
farland, n. H. Classic, E. c. Branden-
burg, Chaplin Brown, E. F. Colladay, A.
Leftwich Sinclair and Theodore w.
Noyes, ex-ofdcio.
.sThe historical and statistical data
concerning the political status OF the
washingtonian necessary for the prep
aration Of the Districts case, are being
gathered and formulated by q commit
tee consisting of John 3. Larner. chair
man; w. 3. Bryan. historian vice
chairman; LIE Verne Beales, statisncfan
vice chairman: Allen c. Clark, William
v. Cox, George F. Bowerman, }. harry
Shannon and A. NJ. Fisher.
For the presentation of the Districts
case to individual members or con-
gress to the capital community and 70
the country at large. the executive
committee reported the following OF
ganization scheme:
To Present Districts Case.
"a campaign committee on speakers
has been appointed for these purposes
as follows: A. Leftwich Sinclair. chair
man: q. c, Brandenburg, vice chairman:
Chapin Brown, James F. Oyster, Albert
Schulteis Charles s. Shreve, William
NICK. Clayton, G. A. Lyon, James T
Lloyd, Wilton J. Lambert. William F.
Clement, E. F. Calladay. Fred J. Rice.
E. W. Oyster, j. F. Costello, e. Hilton
Jackson, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey.
George G. Seibold, Louis Gutenberg,
George F. Bowerman. r. H Harper,
OdelI s. Smith, T. w. Noyes. ex-officio.
"For the same purposes the following
committee on print publicity has been
appointed: John Joy Edison, chairman;
George F. Bowerman, H. B. +. Mac
farland, George Truesdell. Corcoran
Bruce King. Louis Gutenberg. Earl Cod
win. David Lawrence, E. D. Shaw. A. D.
Marks, Ira B. Bennett. A. q. Macdonald.
Cleve Stauffer, Andrew Kelley. G. A.
Lyon, John Smallwood, N. 0. Messenger,
Thomas Crane, J. Harry Cunningham.
c. J. Columbus. Ernest G. Walker. Will
liam E. Brigham, Ben +. Allen, William
j. Cochran, Roy A. Roberts, Mark l..
Goodwin, Harry j. Brown, L. w. Noyes,
ex-officio.
..The purposes of the publicity COM
mittee and the membership of the sub
committee to carry out these purposes
are as follows: % To prepare or to Sc
lect and approve argumentative mat
ter for print publicity. Committee: Bow
erman, chairman; Mcfarland. Trues-
| dell. Thorn. Grosvenor. King. Often
berg. Walker, Noyes. Goodwin. Lyon,
| Macdonald, Edison. ex-officio. (2) This
local newspapers. Committee: Goodwin,
chairman; Macdonald. Smaiiwood. Marks,
Bennett, Shaw. Messenger, Stauffer.
| Kellev. (b) Through outside news
| dents. Committee: Walker. chairman;
| Brigham, Lawrence. Allen, Cochran,
| Roberts. Goodwin and Brown. (c)
| Through outside newspapers and peri
odicals without Washington correspon-
| dents. by sending direct to these news
papers: committee on preparation, (No.
| y plus Grant. Cunningham and Column
| bus. CD To send printed matter thus
| prepared or approved by the COM
mittee direct to individual members of
| the executive. Legislative and judicial
| branches of the national government,
| and the state governments. to branches
| of nationwide organizations in the
| United States. and through their sec
retaries to the membership of the local
| cooperating organizations; committee
on preparation (No. - plus Grant, Cum
ningham and Columbus. (4) Individu-
| ally to spread accurate informal ton
concerning the movement In and out OF
Washington: publicity committee as q
I whole"
Purpose Of Campaign Committee.
| 1t is planned to organize in each CO.
operating organization campaign
| committee. The purpose of these COM
| mittees are described as follows;
i cd To canvass Congress In the in
! terest OF national representation for
i the District, to this end co-operatfue
| In campaign council which shall
i utilize the combined acquaintance with
! conEressmen and OF all COMMITTEES
/ members IN order that tho plea OF the
i District for political equity may be
most effectively presented.
TO promote 1nterestaan and,sn-
y III sz5s