Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
DIR, LEWIS NAMED
AS SESQU| ORATOR
~
G. w. U. Head to Emphasize
VoteIeSS Condition OF City
on District Day.

DIR. William Mather Lewis. presl-
dent Of George Washington Univer-
sity. has been selected by the Com
mittee Of One Hundred to be orator
of the day on District day at the
Sesquicentennial. DIR. Lewis quail
fes in every respect as 81 Washing
tonian entitled to speak for the dis.
franchised denizens Of the Federal
area on so historic an occasion. Ills
address at Philadelphia, while not ex-
pected to be devoted entirely to the
plight of "voteless Washington" Is
likely to deal in dignifed. Informative
terms with the demand OF the District
of Columbia for national representa-
ton.
DIR. Lewis selection follows an
earlier suggestion that the speaker
on District Day" should be James
M. Beck. former solicitor general OF
the United States Objections were
raised to the choice of Mr.. Beck. de-
spite his fame as an orator. because
he is not classed as bona flde resi-
dent Of the National Capital. Dr:
Lewis. besides being at the head OF
great District Of Columbia unlVer-
sity. has been identified with Capital
life for many years. He was execu-
tive secretary of the national COM
mittee of patriotic societies through
ont the war: later director OF the
savings division of the United States
Treasury. and then chief Of the educa-
ton service OF the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Behind Move for Representation.
DR.. Lewis is a memeber of the citi-
Zens' Joint advisory committee on ma
tional representation and in hearty
sympathy with its purposes. rms lore.
| noon a subcommittee Of the JOINT
advisory committee was In conference
with Commissioners Rudolph, Bell ana
| Doushertv at the District Building.
| The Commissioners took the posltlofl
| that the Committee of 100 has ar
| ransements for District day" at the
Sesoui in charge, and reiterated thar
| the Committee Of 100 Is opposed to
converting the Sesqui occasion into
..voteless Washington" demonstration.
| But Messrs. Rudolph, Bell and Dough
erty made plain that, as far as tnsy
| are concerned, they have not the sHlal'
! est objection to adequate consideration
| of the District of Columbia's poiltlcai
status by the District day orator.
| The opinion was expressed durlhs
the conference that Martin A. Leese;
acting chairman of the commlttee OF
| 100, would be Of the same nina. Inc
subcommittee Of the citizens JOIN,
advisory committee, which conferred
with the Commissioners today-Jesse
|C. Suter, E. G. Brandenburg and
Frederic William Wile-will go be-
fore the committee of 100 next week
| to express hearty approva! OF "
| Lewis selection as District DAY
spokesman at Philadelphia.
Discussion Is Lively.
| The newspapers of the Sesqulcen
| tennial city are now taking hVeiy
note of the discussion current In
! Washington with regard to Dlstrict
day. A Washington dispatch TO tne
Philadelphia Record, published this
| .'Dsfranchised WashingtonianS are
| confident that the forthcoming Sesqu
| 'dav' will provide a unique opportu
nity to broadcast the humiliatlng dls
| abilities under which they suiref
| They are anxious to make their pllgni
| and their aspirations entirely clear &c
the country at large. There IS ample
| proof Of widespread ignorance and mis-
| understanding on both scores. WASH
| ington Is not seeking local self'SoV
eminent or statehood. 1t does moi
I
of commission government, under
which it's affairs are administered
| though latterly there has been much
complaint about the system " hal
Washingtonians want, and all they
seek to advertise on District day at
Philadelphia, is representation in
| House, Senate and electoral college
commensurate with the Federal area {
| wealth, population, intelligence ano
| patriotism.
within the past few weeks the
| Citizens Joint Committee on Nation
al Representation has conducted O.
| nationwide symposium among lead
ers Of American public opinion. The
| result is an overwhelming preponder'
ance of support for the so-calleo
| Moves plan, providing for congress
sional and electoral college representa-
| ton. Regardless of section or political
complexion, prominent men and Wom-
en- all over the United States nave
| warmly expressed their approval or q
| constitutional amendment to that eno
Exhaustive hearings before both the
House and Senate judiciary commit.
tees during the present year evoked
strong support for the project in Con
| gress.
"All Washington Graves Is an op
! portunely to tell the world these
| things at the Sesqui next month and
| to let the District of Columbia's woes
and ambitions be forcefully proclaimed
within sound of the liberty bell on DC
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