Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
D. c. PLANK LOSES,
BUT VOTE SHOWS
GAINS IN SUPPORT
Representation Rejected Aft
er Once Being Accepted
by Committee.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


CHICAGO, June The Dis
trict of Columbia has got consid-
erably more than toe hold in
its fight for national representation,
Notwithstanding the fact that It's
plank pledging the republican party
in favor was finally rejected by the
resolutions committee of the copvenr
tion." ,said Frank Hogan, District
delegate, today -
AS a matter Of fact the committee.
BY vote of 26 to 16. on motion of
Mr. Hogan, actually had adopted the
plank. The only thing that prevent
ed its inclusion in the platform was
the reconsideration of the vote by
which it had been adopted after an
impassioned plea against the plank by
Senator Medill Mccormick Of Illinois.
Senator Smoot Of Utah and State
Senator Ogden Mills Of New York. The
final vote py which the plank was re-
jected Yves 27 to Is.
Holds Up Program.
The Districts plank came up toward
the close Of the consideration Of the
platform and held up the entire pro-
n
The subcommittee charged with
drafting the platform had turned
down the Districts plank fiat. Mr..
Hogan offexed the plank as an amend
ment, and made a strong appeal for
it, declaring that the people Of the
District were fully entitled to elect
senators and representatives in Con-
gress and presidential, electors. He
pointed out that the District has
larger population than several of the
states, that 1t pays more federal
taxes than several. that it has always
sent more than its quota of men to
war when the country was endan-
gered.
Roll Call Demanded.
When the question was put Senator
Watson, in the chair. declared the
plank defeated. but Mr.. Hogan, de-
manded a roll call. To the surprise
of the senatorial leaders. who have
been strongly opposed to the Dis
l6. Senator Mccormick started to
make a speech against it. hoping to
reopen the matter. but Mr.. Hogan
made a point of order that the mat
ter had been concluded. He was sus-
tanned by the chair.
Mccormick urged that the plank in
volved constitutional amendment,
and that the committee was entitled
to further discussion of it. Finally
motion was made to reconsider the
vote. by which the plank had been
adopted. by w. McClauran OF oregon,
and was carried.
Senator Mccormick then launched
into an attack upon the plank. He said
that it would kill the half-and half
plan of appropriation for the District.
that it had not been given considera-
ton enough BY the Committee, that
the states had not issued any mandate
in regard to the plank. He was Joined
by Senator Smoot of Utah and Sena-
tor Mills. The last urged that 1t might
take voters in the states, now resident
in the District. from the states. Mr..
Hogan replied that so far as the half
and-half plan WIS concerned Congress
already had killed that and substi-
tuted a sixty-forty plan. He said that
the people Of the District would rather
If they had to make the choice be-
tween appropriations and right TO
voice in their own government. they
would prefer to have the voice in
their government. He pointed out
that the residents who vote In the
state citizenship. as feared by Mr.
Mills since they would be giving up
their right to call upon large state
delegations in Congress TO rely mere
ly upon a small delegation from the
District of Columbia.
Senatorial control OF repuoncan con
yentions may receive setback In the
newt four years, II the feeling that
has been manifested In the present
convention is to be regarded as signff-
icant. and the District will again pre-
ssnt its cause II Congress In the
meantime has not seen the justice OF
the plea and put through sg,,h,s.ies .ne fesoio u,
~ .onstitutional amendment to the
eto