Evening star., 1925-05-01
"ScurriIous" MiSSive Is Held
an Effort to Influence
Council Election.
ANONYMOUS WRITER PUTS
o. X. ON 7 CANDIDATES
Labels Ticket Administration.
Commissioners Find Legal
Ground for Action.

Jesse Z. Suter, president OF the L eu
Grafton of Citizens Associations and
chairman eX officio of the Commission
ers' Advisory Council the District
Commissioners this afternoon in
structed Inspector Clifford l.. Grant,
chief of the detective bureau, to in
vestigate the origin of "scurrilous'
anonymous letter mailed yesterday to
many delegates of the federation and
regarded as a cleverly veiled attack
on Mr.. Suter and half a dozen candi-
dates for the council.
The Commissioners turned over to
Inspector Grant two copies of the
mysterious letter, which is typewriter
and signed Campaign Committee for
the Administration Ticket" Appar-
emily all the 80 delegates TO the fed
Grafton. in whose hands falls the cleo
ton tomorrow night of the council,
received carbon copies.
Postal Officials Can't Act.
Mr.. Suter previously had shown
copies of the letter to city postal au-
thorities, who advised him they were
unable to assist in Identifying the
sender. The letter, itself, they stated,
was not a violation of the postal regu-
lations. It's postmark, they added, in
dicated it had been mailed shortly
after II o'clock yesterday morning,
probably in the downtown section.
The decision to turn the matter over
to the police for investigation. 1T is
understood, We reached by Engineer
Commissioner ]. Franklin Bell and
Commissioner Rudolph, after the Dis
trict officials had agreed the letter was
an attack on a semi-official body, war
ranting a police probe.
Grant to Act at Once.
Two of the letters, one addressed to
Mr.. Suter and the other to William
Nick. Clayton. now are in the hands
of Inspector Grant, who will put one
of his detectives on the case at once.
Mr.. Suter conferred with the in
spector Immediately following his con-
ference with Col. Bell, giving Grant
the letter and advising him, II was
learned, concerning certain develop
ments in the council campaign.
THE letter is the most damnable.
contemplate piece of work 1 have
ever come across" Mr.. Suter declared
today. In an insidious way it seeks,
on the eve of this important citizens
election. to influence the delegate
voters by discrediting seven named
candidates.
by calling on the delegates to vote
for an alleged administration ticket,
which, the letter asserts, comprises
the aforementioned candidates, 1t aims
TO attack the good faith of myself and
the men and women named"
Text of Letter.
The letter is worded as follows:
April 2S, 1925.
Dear Fellow Delegates:
This letter will go to those fedora.
ton delegates who will understand
and act upon it accordingly.
1T is no time to mince words. We
confront a crisis in citizens associa-
ton ranks.
president Suter, with great tact
and brilliancy, won the Commission
ers to the council idea. He is in the
fullest confidence of the Commission
ers He, quite likely, will be the next
Commissioner of the District Of Co
lumbia.
THE presidency of the council was
forced upon him, as the next COM
missionership should come to him un-
asked.
1.-The members of the council
elected by you must be in thorough
harmony and accord with President
Suter and the Commissioners.
Failure will dog the councils steps
from it's very start otherwise.
"Only through heart and soul ad
ministration candidates must be
elected.
mo radicals, communists, trust
busters, corporation assassins, ca
lamity howlers, kickers over the
traces, trouble makers or peanut pol
iticians should be considered for a
moment for a place on the council.
After the most careful investfga-
tion among the 80 offering, we ask
you to vote for the following admin
istra ton ticket, who will at all times
and under all circumstances can be
depended upon to stand pat and
stay put:
Administration ticket:
Harry n. Stull
George A. Finch.
James G. Yaden.
William s. Torbert.
Charles A. Baker.
And either Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
or Mrs. Angus Lamond.
1--WE have the votes to put this
ticket over. Let nothing turn you
aside.
Back up to the limit in this cru
cial fight President Suter and the
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