Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
DISTRICT SUFFRAGE
MOVE SHOWS GAINS;
1927 PLANS ARE LAID

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also told of recent meetings Of the
House committee on the District of
Columbia, when national representa-
ton spokesman, through the courtesy
of Representatives Gibson of Yer
mont, Houston of Delaware and Ham
mer of North Carolina, were given
still another opportunity to plead
"voteless Washington's" cause.
Aid Given by Rathbone,
Mr.. Brandenburg spoke Of the aid
received on the latter occasion from
Representative-at-la Rathbone of
Illinois, himself member Of the
House District committee. Mr.. Rath-
bone, native of Washington, pleaded
earnestly with his fellow committee
men, Mr.. Brandenburg reported, in
favor of lifting the embargo on the
Districts political rights.
Last evenings meeting was electro.
fled by a report submitted by Gideon
A Lyon, chairman of the citizens sub
committee on print and radio pub
licity. 1t told in detail of the recent
Nationwide circularization campaign
among 1000 leading men and women
of the country. These molders of
opinion were supplied, Mr.. Lyon said
with marked copies of the House
judiciary committees hearings, and
asked to express themselves by letter
as to the justice or otherwise, in their
view, of Washingtons claims.
I'm all but very few instances, :"
Mr.. Lyon stated, ''the responses were
hearty Endorsements of the Districts
cause. In surprisingly small num-
Der of cases the negative view of
the Districts claim was expressed
The letters of Endorsement and ap.
prevail thus received constitute a
genuine assurance that the trend of
public opinion in this country is ia
vorable to the Districts demand for
national representation. In some in
stances, the writer's of these letters
offered aid in the fight for District
enfranchisement. Some expressed sur
prise at the Districts condition of dis
reimbursement. Some, we'll aware of
the fact In advance, expressed them
selves as strongly partisan for the
proposed constitutional amendment"
Gains Made at Philadelphia.
Jesse c. Suter, chairman of the sub
committee on campaign activities, told
of the presentation of the Districts
case at the Washington day exercises
of the Sesquicentennial at Philadel-
phia in October last. Our cause was
splendidly pleaded within sound of the
Liberty Bell" said Mr.. Suter, "by DIR.
William Mather Lewis, president of
George washington University. A
feature OF the Philadelphia expedition
was the distribution of Frederic vii.
liam Wile's ode entitled My Dis
trict, IT'S of Thee which has been
found to be potent and picturesque
plea for the righting of Washington's
political wrongs"
William Z. Galliher, chairman of
the subcommittee on finance, told the
meeting that 1.-The campaigns treas
ury, While not plethoric, is in sound
condition, with good credit, all bills
paid and prospects Of meeting in the
future all demands likely to be made
upon 1t. Speakers at the meeting
advocated the organization Of a SIC. 900
war chest" for educating the coun-
try on national representation cues
tions.
Women More Interested.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, chair.
man, and Mrs. Anna M. Hendley of the
women's activities branch of the Citi.
Zens Committee on National Repre-
sentation reported progressive inter-
est in the cause among women all
over the country. A similarly IA.
vorable report, as respects organized
labor, was submitted by John B.
Dickman of the Central Labor Union
Of the District of Columbia.
Those present at the meeting in
cluded E.. c. Graham, e. c. Brandon
burg, Wilton j. Lambert, w. T, Gal
liner, Judge Mary O'Toole, Ivan G.
Weld, DIR. George F. Bowerman.
Gideon A. Lyon, Chaplin Brown, Dor.
sey w. Hyde, jr., O'Dell S. Smith, John
B. Dickman, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Often
berg, Miss Florence Stiles, Selden M,
Ely, Jesse c. Suter, Evan H. Tucker,
George II. Brown, Albert Schulteis,
Mrs. Frank II. Smell. Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Mrs. Anna M.
Hendley. Frederic William VILE ana
Theodore w. Noyes,