The Washington times., 1920-07-06
TO WIN
D.C..SUFFRACE
to Keep Up Fight on
New lines-Frame Bill for
December Congress.


The National Press Committee for
ID. C.. Suffrage doesn't know what II
means to throw up the sponge.
Twice rebufred by both parties IN
efforts to secure the adoption OF a
plank for District of Columbia suf'
frage In the national platforms. the
committee Is only determined to re-
double It's energy in forcing the issue
upon Congress just as soon as the De-
cember session convenes.
Wen tight IL out for twenty-five
years until we get either local self
government or suffrage through a
constitutional amendment" Col. Win
field Jones. chairman OF the commit
tee, declared this morning. I'VE are
not cast down or discouraged in any
way by the action of the San Fran
cisco convention in turning down the
District suffrage plank"
Bills favoring representation for
the District in Congress will be intro
duced December l in both houses. 1t
was declared.
ANTICIPATED REJECTION.
Colonel Jones said the committee
| apprehended the rejection of the Dis
trlct platform both at Chicago and
written poll Of Congress showed s5
per cent Of the members OF both
houses opposed to the constitutional
amendment.
This poll, however, shows that a
large majority OF the members of
both houses favor some sort of self
government In the District and we are
going to make our fight along this
line" said Colonel Jones.
There Is general antagonism in
Congress against any more tinkering
with the Constitution since the adop-
ton OF the Eighteenth and the suf-
frage amendments. Furthermore, the
resolutions committees of both con-
vcntions were packed with Senators
who declare that District suffrage is
not a national issue and who favored
only the insertion of national planks $
in the platform"
1T would be folly to try to get
some thing we know we can't have,
and wisdom to go after some thing we
feel sure Congress will give u.s."
GOOD SUPPORT FOR COMMITTEE.
The people Of the District are CIV
ing the National Press Committee
adequate financial and moral support,
Colonel Jones declared. and the cam.
paign for local self-government will
be thoroughly organized by the time
Congress is ready to convene.
Robert l. Miller. Louis S. Gottlieb
and Alvin Newmyer of the executive
committee are drawing up a bill that
will be introduced December /. This
bill will provide first for the election
of two delegates from the District of
Columbia in Congress, the same as
provided for the Philippines.
1t also will provide for a borad of
District Commissioners comprising
six Commissioners to be elected by
the people and an engineer Commits
sioner to be appointed by ;he Presi-
dent; a public utilities commission of
seven members to be chosen by the
people and Board IF Education Of
nine members, all of whom shall be
elected by the voters OF the District.
Hearings on this bill have been
promised by the District of Columbia
committees of the Senate and House
imm ediately after Congress convenes.
THINK cox EASY TO BEAT.
Nomination of Governor Cox Of
Ohio as the Democratic nominee for
the Presidency was hailed with de-
light at the headquarters of the
Harding and Coolidge committee of
the District.
The nomination Of Cox suits me-"
said Colonel Jones, who is chairman
of the executive committee OF the
Hardin gand Coolidge League No. /.
"He will be the easiest Democrat to
beat"
Robert I. Miller, president of the
league, was just as jubilant. 1T is
fine news" he said. "If the Republi-
cans can't beat Cox they could not
beat anybody. 1t will be a .walk-over
in November"