Evening star., 1920-01-23
Joins COMMITTEE
SEEKING D. c. VOTE
Jesse c. Suter to Be Actively
Identified With "PresS"
Headquarters.

The national press committee for
District of Columbia suffrage an
nounces that beginning next Monday.
Jesse G. Suter will be actively iden-
tified with the work of the commit
tee at it's headquarters. Franklin
Natienal Hank building. Mr. Suter will
have special charge of the work of
bringing into closer affiliation with
the committee all organizations and
individuals in the District of Column
bia-
Detailed organization plans Of the
comnl1ttee are being prepared for
approval by the advisory council The
council is composed of the leading
men of Washington from widely diff
ferent groups.
In assuming the chairmanship of
the veterans committee for District
of Columbia suffrage. to which he
was unanimously elected at mass
meeting of veterans of all wars held
recently at The Ebhitt House, Col.
F. Lester Jones. department COM
mander of the American Legion. an
nounced today that the veterans OF
w ashington have started nation
wide campaign to secure representa-
ton in Congress and the electoral
college for the District.
selected a. Secretary.
Capt w l.. Mattocks, official editor
of the United Spanish War Veterans
fdS Deen SGIStltu 8S secretary tupt- -
Walter Mitchell president Of tue eA-
ecutive board o the Army ami Navy
Union. corresponding secretary, and Col.
:! ohm NcElroy. past vice commander-in-
chief. Grand Army of the Republic
treasurer
Heada Iarters have been opened in
the Franklin National HANK building.
An active campaign, appealing to The
veterans of all wars throughout the
United States to support the movement
&c secure passage OF the constitutional
amendment for the District. has been
IL unched and will be carried Oh until the
I allot is secured for WashingtOnians
Veterans publications throughout the
country are cooperating in the cam
paign.
Purely Patriotic Movement.
Men who fought for the republic
and followed the flag and all other
citizens must not be deprived of man
hood suffrage anywhere i'll the United
States, said Col. Jones.
This is not a poiitica, matter. 1t
has nothing to do with politics. 1t is
a patriotic American movement Of
nearly half a million disfranchised
people in the District of Columbia 10
secure at least some of the rights en-
joyed by all other citizens of the
various states. do not see how Con-
gress, which is always fair-minded.
can refuse TO the people here the
same privileges exercised in every
other community in the country.
In co.eperation with the other SUI, :,
frage committees We have started
after the vote here and we expect
10 get it,.
Anthony League lndOrses.
A resolution calling for and pledg-
ing the support of womens clubs. 80
cieties and other women's organiza =
tions in the drive for local suffrage
was unanimously indersed when pre-
sented to meeting of the Anthony
League Wednesday afternoon.
the resolution was as follows:
Resolved. That all the officers and
members of the Women's clubs. So
eietiss and other women's organiza :
tions in the District of Columbia be
invited to constitute the women's com =
mittee for the District of Columbia
suffrage, TO work in cooperation with
the national press cemmittse for Dis
trIct suffrage, in the effort to secure
representation in CoagreasY fnd the
electoral college for the people of the
District of Columbia.
That all presidents and one other
properly appointed representative of
said women's organizations. present
and those elected in 1919 and 1890.
constitute the executive committee
of the women's committee for Dis
trict of Columbia suffrage; the exec
utive committee to elect secretary
and treasurer and TO proceed forth
with in CO o-opera tion with the national
press committee te secure suffrage for
the District of Columbia under such
procedure as shall be determined by
The officers and the executive commit
tee.
The officers and executive commit
tee are directed to secure the CO.
operation of other womens organiza-
tiens throughout the country for Dis
trict suffrage"