Evening star., 1922-10-03
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|NCONGRESS URGED
Chaplin Brown Regards Dis
trict Directly Interested
in Election.

Because of the arbitrary powers in
vested in Congress to govern the Dis
trict of Columbia the citizens of this
city should do everything within their
power to keep that legislative body re-
publican, thereby continuing the supe-
riority of governmental service,
Chaplin Brown, attorney for the Dis
trict Rent Commission and one Of the
local party leaders, declared in an ad-
dress last night before the Harding
and Coolidge Club meeting in the
Wardman Park Hotel.
ID. c. Directly interested.
Citizens of the capital should not
or not the vast majority Of them are
denied genuine citizenship and the
rights of suffrage Mr.. Brown said.
These citizens should give their aid
and lend their influence in maintaining
a republican Congress, which, in my
mind. is just as important as the cleo
tion of President 1t is not only es-
sential to keep Congress republican in
order that the President may not be
hampered in carrying out his construc-
tive policies, but because Congress
has most direct and unquestioned
ut can raise or lower our taxes, it
makes our laws-in brief, it is our
boss, although for reasons of it's own.
1T delegates some of it's governing
powers to the President and the Com
missioners. Therefore. we should
and sane; that it is constructive and
efficient. and from my long eNpe-
rience it is by positive opinion that
the republican party stands for all of
these things.
Duty Of Political Nonentfties.
The thousands of political nom
entities comprising the real citizen
ship of the capital should not sit idle
and let few act as their protectors
I'VE all should aid. If we have not a
vote we should help round up those
who have votes in the states Go to
the headquarters of the party at 1888
u street and ask If there is anything
you can do in this campaign. The
November is by no means assured
and the party workers must be ac-
tive every minute from now until the
decisive day."
Mr.. Browns appeal was made dur
ing a discussion at the meeting re-
saraing ga the, continuance of the club
as a permanent political body and as
to the extent of it's activities as such,
during the present campaign Louis
Addison Dent, president of the club,
in calling the meeting to order ex-
planned the. object of the gathering
ana SAID ne would like a. general dis
eussion by members before final ac-
ton was taken
Organization Perpetuated.
Following this discussion, during
which remarks were made by T. Lin
coin Townsend. chairman of the joint
republican campaign committee of
the District; EdVard F. Colladay, re-
publican national committeeman for
the District; Edgar c. Snyder. mar
shall of the District: William T. Gal
liner and Z. c. Graham, president and
secretary, respectively. of the repub-
lican state committee of the District.
and Mrs. Virginia White Speel, in
charge of the republican women's dI-
vision Of the local campaign commit
tee, the meeting voted to perpetuate
the organizations: to authorize it's ac-
tivities in the present campaign under
the supervision of the joint campaign
to give financial as well as moral sup
port.
The meeting voted to make a sub
stantial contribution to the general
fund of the local campaign commit
tee, and elected Gus A. Schuldt sec
the resignation of John Lewis Smith.
In the absence Of Mr.. Schuldt last
night William ]. Dow, a memer Of
the joint campaign committee, acted
in his place.
Plans Are Outlined.
Mr.. Townsend, after explaining
briefly the plans of the local cam
palgn committee, paid a high tribute
to the club for it's active and effective
part in the campaign of 1920. National
Committeeman Colladay, in advocat-
ing the perpetuation of the club, said
that the national committee and
others higher up in the councils of
the party were cognizant of the proud
record of the organization and that
they looked for it to repeat its efforts
Of the past. Marshal Snyder warned
the gathering that they should be
more concerned than they now seem
to be over the outcome on November
Z. While he looked for a return of a
republican Congress. he declared that
the party must be awake and must
function with the effectiveness that it
did two years ago and in 1918.
Mr.. Galliher told of the necessity of
raising funds, which, he said, are so
essential in keeping the machinery of
the party in motion. Mrs. Speel urged
the women to do their part in the
campaign, and Mr.. Graham said he
hoped the members of the club would
do their share in bringing success at
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