Evening star., 1926-03-31
WOMAN CANDIDATE
URGED FOR COUNCIL
Mrs. Smell Gets Strong Sup
port for Seat on Ad-
viSory Body.

An active campaign was we'll under
way today to fill one of the six seats
of the Citizens Advisory Council with
a representative of Washington wom-
en- on the ground that Mrs. Frank
Hiram Smell, the only woman candi-
date of the 13 contestants who will
he balloted for on Saturday night by
The Federation of Citizens Associa-
lions, can bring to the advisory body
not only a we'll trained civic mind, but
also a woman's viewpoint.
Miss Edna Sheehy, campaign
manager for Mrs. Smell. points out
that she has been prominent in the
kalorama Citizens Association for
many years as we'll as in the front
rank of women in activities which
have a peculiar relation to women IN
general. their problems. needs and
civic status.
Last wear there We're four woman
candidates for election to the Citizens
Advisory Council. Mrs. Smell was one
Of these But none of them obtained
sufficient votes for election. although
Mrs. Smell had the highest vote OF any
candidate not actually seated.
Experienced i'm Public Work.
This year the fact that she is the
only woman candidate is being siren
uously urged by Mrs. Shells support
erS.
Among other things the campaign is
centering on the fact that she is eX-
pericnced in public work-having
served i'm responsible positions in the
Federation of Women'S Clubs of the
District being chairman of the depart
ment of legislation of that organiZa-
ton at present, and being a governor
at present also of the Women'S Ma
tional Democratic Club. In addition
she was a delegate to the national
Democratic convention in New York
last year.
Those Contending for recognition of
the value of a woman's viewpoint on
the Citizens Advisory Council, how
ever. maintain that they do not lose
sight of the necessity for Mrs. Smell
being conversant thoroughly with 10
cal affairs, and point to her record
with the kalorama Citizens AssoCia-
tion. of which she was recently vice
president.
Twelve men are in the race with
Mrs. Smell.
Political Deals Expected.
That there will be number of live
~ political trading deals on foot the
night of the election>is indicated this
wear from those who observed last
of many deals for vote trading among
the candidates being on foot today.
but the general impression is that
most of these proposals are only ten
tative in form and that few have been
clinChed.
Whether. from this speculative trad
ing. any iron-clad coalitions will result
which will send some of the candidates
across at the election to speedy vic
tory was not forecast. although per
sons who have been approached by
electioneering agents indicated there
was some probability of this occur
ring.
There is one outstanding point in
these ereports. however, to the effect
that seCtiOnalism is a dead issue in
the election, being submerged by poll
tics affecting the entire District. 1t is
admitted that the vote-tradinE. if en-
tered into actively, may mean align
mentS of different sections for the
purpose of putting across the re-
spective candidates. but ii is con-
tended that this will not be for the
purpose of neighborhood betterment
purely. but because of their announced
policies with regard to the entire Dis
tr-ict.