Evening star., 1926-11-10
MANY THOUSANDS '
TO HEAR VOTE PLEA
Speeches Broadcast From
City Club to Give D. C. Sit
uation to Outsiders.

OIncerS or the City Club, in arrang.
ing to broadcast the national reUre
sentation meeting from the club
building Saturday night. are hoping
the plea of Washington to be repre-
sented in the halls of Congress and
in the electoral college will reach the
ears of many Americans in the States
who have not previously realized the
voteless condition Of the District OF
Columbia
Hundreds of Washingtonians are ey
pected to be present in the City Club
auditorium at Z o'clock to hear the
speeches direct, but those in charge OF
the event are banking also on an un
seen audience of countless thousands
seated at radios outside of the Dist
trict-citiZenS who do vote and who
can help obtain the franchise for the
only community in the United States
that does not share in National Gov
ernment.
Consistency of Vote.
II. ]. Odenthal. executive secretary
Of the City Club, discussing the aim
Of the meeting today, declared ma
tional representation for the District
is, consistent with the scheme of GOV
ernment built around the Constitution.
He also stressed the point that the ul-
innate goal of representation does not
call for control of the local govern
ment. Continuing, Mr.. Odenthal said
1.-The constitutional provision which
established the original 10-mile square
area known as the District of Colum-
bia is responsible for the unprece-
dented paradox of unrepresentative
government at the capital of this
great republic. The amendment
which was before Congress last year
will again be brought the coming ses-
sion and is intended to correct this
moss covered fallacy. Neither state
hood nor territorial status is asked,
nor desired, but a new political ar
1angement Is to be created which will
be controlled exclusively by Congress,
vet with due representation of the
District in both houses and in the
electoral college. This new factor in
our scheme of national government
representation is somewhat unique at
first glance, but it is not nearly SO
extraordinary as the original creation
and present day retention by the great
representative Republic of an unrep-
resented seat Of government. The
same States that created this arrange
ment can also repeal it and give the
citizens of the National Capital a
political status which at best does not
provide the political freedom enjoyed
by the States.
Plan of Speakers.
The speakers who will take the
n1atform in the City Club national
representation day meeting Will stress
such factors in appealing for the
enfranchisement of District citizens
1t is their object to present the suf
frage question to the people stripped
of intricate details to avoid the pos
sibility Of confusion. Thus it is hoped
to get over a national message which
will present an intelligent aggrega
ton of facts.
I'VE want to stress this meeting
is open to the public and will take
place in the auditorium on the fourth
floor of the City Club promptly at
pm. The program must run on ar
exact time schedule in order to meet
the time limitations of the Radio
Corporation. 1t is. therefore. request
ed that all organizations and indi
viduals planning to attend next Sat
urday will arrive prior to the open
ing hour. Evtry citizen should make
it a point to be present
The speakers will be Edwin c
Brandenburg, Charles w. Darr, Ed
ward F. McGrady, Mrs. Anna E
, Hendley and John J. Deviny.