Evening star., 1926-04-01
CITIZENS COUNCIL
VOTE PLANS MADE
Distribution of Rules Today
Completes PreIiminaries to
Election Saturday.

| With the circulation of final rules
and regulations for conducting the
election of six members of the Cit
| liens Advisory Council by members
of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
| Citations Saturday night, arrangements
for the balloting for Washington's 8
councilmen for nxet year formally
We're completed today. All that re-
mains is the voting for six choices
| from the l3 candidates.
The election of the two colored
! members of the advisory council will
! be held tomorrow night in the board
room of the District Building by the
! Federation of Civic Associations, of
which Dr. G. II. Richardson is presi-
! dent There are six contestants for
the two pL sitions.
The candidates OF the Civic Fedora
ton are: William IL. Lewis, jr.; George
r Beason, Eizie Hoffman, H. d.
| Queen. II. ID. Woodson and DR.. Rich
ardson, the president. Two of these
| candidates, DIR. Richardson and Coun'
Gilman Beason, are standing for re-
election.
20 Expected to Take Part.
APPROXIMATELY n
| pected to take part in the Yoting at
| the Civic Federation meeting tomor.
row night.
The rules and regulations for the
| Citizens Federation election Saturday
night distributed to all delegates and
candidates today by Secretary David
| Babp of the federation, provide that
| IL the election is not completed by
midnight Saturday night recess will
| be taken until the following Monday
night. The meeting will start at
O'Clock sharp. The election Will be a
special order of business Immediately
| following the reading OF the minutes
of the last meeting.
Each delegate will vote for not
more than six nominees on each bal
| lot. A majority vote is necessary for
| election.
! Because of the limited seating space
of the District Building board room.
| President Jesse c. Suter of the Fed
! Grafton has issued cards of admission
| to the SO delegates only, with one vls-
| itors card for each delegate in addi'
ton. Special invited guests include
the District Commissioners, Senators
| Capper and Phipps, chairmen, re
spectively. of the District committee
and the District subcommittee of the
/
ative Zihlman, chairman of the House
District committee: Representative
Funk, chairman of the House subcom
mittee on District appropriations; Ia
r. Colladay and Charles S. Shreve
| former presidents of the Federation
and other prominent in local civic
| work.
Thirteen on Candidate List.
The candidates standing for election
are: +. NJ. Cannon. sponsored by
| Washington Highlands; Proctor l..
| Dougherty. Chevy Chase; Robert r.
Faulkner. Michigan Park George G.
Havenner, Anacostia. East Washing
ton, Kenilworth, Benning, Randle
Highlands and Congress Heights;
William c. Henderson. North Capitol
r. F. Mancill. Conduit Road: Frank
l.. Peckham, Burleith: II. NJ. Phillips,
Sixteenth Street Heights; Ernest II.
| Pullman Manor Park; John A. Saul
Brightwood: d. n. Shoemaker, Ia
koma, D. c.; Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell
District of Columbia League of Wom
en- Voters and Kalorama; Robert Stro
bel Southwest; Harry N. Stull, Stan
ton Park. Lincoln Park. District OF
Columbia Parent Teacher Associa
ton and Brookland; w. J. Swanton
Columbia Heights. Mount Pleasant
and Washington Chapter OF Engi
neers; George r. Wales, Cathedral
Heights, and Fred s. Walker, Park
View.
OF this number four are at present
members Of the council-Messrs. Ha
venner, Stull. Swanton and Wales
Councilmen Torbert and Baker, elect
ed last year. refused nominations
again.
The campaigns being made for these
| candidates have been characterized
this year by a quiet emphasis or
their qualifications without any great
deal Of ballyhoo work.