The Washington herald., 1921-11-09
CITIZENS IN PLEA
TOSENATORSA&
FOR VOTE In DE!
Committee Allots Bssh
Side Six Hours to Pfes;
sent Arguments.


Six hours were allotted to2ssvS
side in the District suffrage hesr,
ing by the Senate District COMM
tee yesterday and advocst9 Of
legislation giving the National Cap
itsl a voice ir, Congress spoke dur
Ing the FIRST two hours AZ o'Setk
next honda the anti-suffraee
speakers will be heard for two
hours. and there viii be f5si$n.
ternating hearings thereafter. n
Roy c. claflin. a. a citizen az
large: w. w. Reelsr. representing
District labor organizations: Mrs
Mary Wright Johnson, OF the Fed-
Grafton OF women's Clubs: Wayne
B. Westlake, former president Of
the citizens association: Frark b
LORD. former president Of the Ma
tlonal Press Club: c 7. Clayton. Of
the Columbia Heights Citizens .Sss
sociation and William McC. Clay.
ton, OF the Federation OF cItEzena
Associations were heard yesterdEy.
Many CitIsens Athena
Evan c. Tucker. president Of IN.
Southeast Citizens Association.
John Joy Edson. former Represen-
tAtiVe Lloyd. T. c. BrandenburE.
Secretary Seymour OF the Chau,hsT
Of Commerce Col. Winfield Jones.
q. w. Ayers. and mary others Were
present some unofficiaIly.
we want to give yYI the best
government possible, 4" Isenater I.
Heisler Ball. chairman Of the com
mittee, announced to the gathering
I'VE will be guided by experiebdfs
OF the past ard sound advice"
Clippings. letters and Quotatfohs
from speeches covering many wears
were read by Mr.. Clafiin in support
Of what he declared to be a genera
demand for relief from a condition
that exists nowhere else under tSs
stars ard stripes-taxstion without
representation" Among the ma nv
names he quoted from were mos.
of Mrs. Mary Z. Brown. Of the W
c. 7. u: william p. GUIDE. Ross p
Andrews, Frank J. Hogan, Commits
sioner Oyster and others prominsne
" past or present Affairs OF tb
District
City Had Self Government.
Col. Jones. who is president Of IN
publicity committee OF the Distrid
suffrage Association. introduced ID
witnesses, while Mr.. Ayers was
charge Of the interests for the Oh
position. At the suggestion OF -N
Ayers the time was equally divide
At the Monday session the oppoX
ents will call attention 70 the 10
tricts record OF ffty-odd years q
when the city was self-govern
II ls their plea that politics W
put out as good riddance .v
Mr.. Clayton explained to
Senators. Of whom Capper. Ea
Jones and Sheppard were pred
besides the chairman. that the 1ci
zens' federation. embracing thIFt
eight orEaniZs tionS. went on rscS
unanimously in 1919 for suffrage
Attention Of the committee Hpss
called by Senator Jones that he Tha
just introduced the Burroughs bIi
for amending the Constitution 90 as
to give Washington suffrage like
those Of the States. including the
rights Of representation in the Sen
ate and House. and to vote for Pi-es-
ident and Vice President. This. biu |
was laid before the committee. uandl
is now one OF the three under con-
sideration. The others are uthe
PoindeXter bill. providing for Vhe
election OF q delegate to the House
Of Representatives. and the CEppeI
bill. providing for the election o
such a representative and q bear
OF commissioners. a board Of edu
cation and a utilities cOmmisSiou
Senator Jones expressed the belie
that the Senate should defer tn IN,
House in providing for a representa-
tive in that body, though IL VA
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opinion.
Labor Demands Vote. 0-'
Mr.. KeeIer. the labor representa-
tive. said organized labor had VI
vocated local self government u
twenty years. and was in favor un
versally OF suffrage What TcT
the local government should ia
he was not instructed TO say.
declared. 'E
Mrs. johnson. defending women
politics. said she thought Local
fairs could be better taken care
with some representation in Co'
Eress that would relieve Sena<os
ready bUrdened with national ~
fairs. from the arduous local 6etGi
and said IL was for Congress 20 de
eide in what form the DistrECt
should be satisfied. She said thel
ballot was women's only weapon.
Some definite aCtion-any kind
just so that it met the demands OF
people who deserved a voice in
their own affairs and want IL" was
the sentiment OF Mr. Westlake-
while Mr.. Lord said deltgaJ or
representative in Congress would
serve TO a great advantage as
liaison of1cer without changing Ehs
Il cal government in form
Mr.. clayton SAID he found theFe
is an overwhelmlnE sentiment "
favor Of general legislation looking
to District suffrage. Personally ~
favored the Jones bill. providing Ic0
a representative, but speaking tOI
a committee OF five Of the Columhi.
Heights Association, he said th
Burroughs resolution was considers
last spring without decision, whNS
the other two bills had been more
lately acted upon. Suffrage rs Hr .al
by the committee TO be a need. but
there is a conflict OF opinion yf
said, as to what nature the rer1fdl
should take, and he thought "
Senators might better decide.
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