The Washington herald., 1919-05-04
CITIZENS READY
TO MAKE PLEA
: FOR SUFFRAGE
Congress Will Get Repre-
sentation Demand at
Extra Session.
CAMPAIGN IS ACTIVE
Various Committees Plan
ming Work to Accom-
plish Vote Victory.

Active work is in progress in the
campaign to secure the adoption Of
an amendment to the Constitution
permitting Congress to grant ma
tional representation to the people
OF the District
As soon as Congress meets in ex-
ira session the joint resolution pro-
posing the amendment will be REIN
troduced and will be vigorously
pressed for early action
Hold Conference.
In preparation for this work sub
committees of the Joint Citizens
Committee for National Represents
tion have been for some time en-
gagged. and conference OF chair
men and others active in various
lines looking to an early effort to
secure Congressional action was
held at the residence of Theodore
W. Noyes. general chairman, 1870
New Hampshire avenue.
Those in attendance, in addition
to Chairman Noyes. were Louis OF
tenberE. secretary; II. B. +. Macfar-
land. chairman of the committee on
brief: John B. Larner, chairman OF
the committee on historical and
statistical facts: A. Leftwich SIN
cEir. chairman of the committee on
speakers and work with members OF
Congress: W. B. Westlake. chairman
of the outside campaign council;
George F. BOwcrman. chairman of
print publicity material; william T.
Galliher. chairman of the committee
on finance; Robert n. Harper. presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce.
treasurer: Walter A. Brown, presi-
dent of the board of trade; Charles
]. Columbus. representing the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton; +. c. Brandenburg, f. F. Col
laday, Albert Schulteis. Earl God
win, Roy c. Clafln. Jesse T. Craw-
ford and G. A. Lyon.
Chairman Macfarland reported the
membership of his committee as fol-
lows: y. S. worthinGton. vice chair
man; H. III. Classic. f. c. Branden-
burg. Chaplin Brown. Z. +. Colladay.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. John B. Larner,
w. Nick. Clayton. T. w. Noyes.
Chairman John B. Iarner reported
from the committee on historical and
statistical facts that his COMMITTEES
had practically completed the work
assigned to il. except for supplement
tai labors to keep the statistical rec
ords up to date
\. IIeftwich Sinclair. chairman of
the subcommittee on speakers and
work with members of Congress, re-
ported on the progress OF effecting or
sanization.
The work OF this committee OF
which Z. c. Brandenberg is vice
chairman. has been subdivided with
the following subcommitteemen as
-. IT II IL,
OF committee of Senate and House;
W. Mex. Clayton. chairman of the
committee on speakers for local gath
erings. and Roger c. Wells. chairman
Of committee on State societies.
Reference was made to the active
work of Joseph b. Kaufman. chairman
Of the committee on letter heads and
slogan publicity. who was prevented
from attending the meeting by ab-
sence from the city.
W. Il. westlake. chairman of the
outside campaign council and presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens As
sociations. gave assurances of an ef-
fective organization to acquaint the
people of the States with the move
ment to secure national representation
for the District and the grounds for
the demand for the franchise here.
Campaign Council
The meeting was closed with a dis
cussion of ways and means OF financ-
ing the work of the joint citizens COM
mittee in its various activities. Will
lam T. Galliher. chairman. expressed
full confidence in the ability of the
finance committee to raise the neces-
sary funds by popular subscriptions,
preferably in small sums from a large
number of individuals
The committee consists of Mr.. CALI
her-aS chairman and the following
representatives of the six large CO.
operating organizations represented on
the Joint Citizens Committee: Wal
ter A. Brown. president of the Board
of Trade: Robert y. Harper. president
of the Chamber of Commerce; Joseph
A. Berberich. president of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association;
W. r. Wcstlake. president of the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations; ].
Wilmer Latimcr. president of the
Monday Evening Club. and II. :. lIol-
lohan. president of the Central Labor
Union.
Subsequent to the meeting on Fri
day night the full membership of the
outside campaign council which is to
be charged with the work of carry
ing on the fight for national represen-
tation in the States, was announced
by Chairman Noyes, as follows:
Chairman. W. L. Westlake; vice
chairman. Chaplin Brown: secretary.
Louis Gutenberg: f. c. Brandenburg,
\. Leftwich Sinclair, Walter A.
Brown. Albert Schulteis. James F.
Oyster. Joseph \. Berberich. II. S.
HoHohan. X. y. Harper. c. ]. Co.
lumbus, Jesse L. Crawford. Washing
ton TOpham. John b. Colpoys. Jo-
seph ID. Kaufman. Roger c. Wells.
George l. Cain, Roy G. Clayton. Earl
Goodwin and Theodore w. Noyes ex
officio-
A meeting of the outside campaign
council has been called for next We'd
nesday night, May Z. at O'Clock in
the rooms of the Board of Trade