Evening star., 1927-11-12
CLAYTON APPEALS
FOR D. c. SUFFRAGE
Declares Arguments for
Present Form of Govern
ment Without Foundation.

Arguments upholding the present
form of government in the Districi
OF Columbia by members Of Congress
and others are inconsistent and with
out foundation, otherwise all Of the
States would be clamoring for 8
| change from an elective to an appoin
tive standard, William MEX. Clayton
declared in presenting a resolution
which was adopted by the Brightwood
Citizens Association, meeting In Holy
Comforter Parish Hall, Georgia ave
nue.. last night. fayoring the election
Of the Commissioners, Board Of Edu
cation and a delegate i'm Congress and
the appointment by the President oi
the Engineer Commissioner.
There is nothing just or equitable
under present conditions. men are ap.
pointed to govern cur affairs with
names we are unable to pronounce
md who are unknown to majority
Of the citizens, and we are political
orphans and the laughing stock OF
he country" MIR. Clayton stated. Ma
tional representation is desirable, he
laid. but while waiting for that 'gio
rious day" it is essential that citizens
nave elective control over their local
governing officials.
ouAAthSo CuhtuSD
Ee declared he would stake his all
IN an elective Judas Iseariot against
IN appointive Peter, Paul or john
He outlined the history of suffrage In
the District. showing that it was tallef
away in 1873 because it was feared ar
uneducated, easily-swayed, recently
freed negro population would be able
to control the situation, which condj
tion has now been changed, because
the average negro is as capable of sift
ing out political problems and voting
intelligently and without pressure as
any one.
Copies Of the resolution will be sent
to the Federation of Citizens Asss
Citations and to District COMMITTEES
chairmen in both the House and Sen,
ate.
Discrimination against residents OF
the District in fire insurance rates
was charged in resolutions adopted
urging Congress to enact a bill to con.
,er on the insurance department of the
District authority to supervise rates
looking to the removal of discrimina.
tions as between risks of similar char
acter within the District and as com.
pared with all risks in other juris.
dictions; also authority to supervise
$hio cOJQ0l SiGllIlIS,
Change i'm Trolley Poles Urged.
Removal of the center trolley poles
% the sides of the avenue on Georgia
avenue from Rock Creek Church road
10 the north end Of the Brightwood
ear barn will be urged upon the Wash
ingten Railway & Electric Co. I'm,
proyement Of the car service on the
Fakoma Park line of the Capital Trac.
ton Co. is to be requested. 1t was
pointed out that the service is entirely
"adeouate on this line and also the
Georgia avenue line Of the Washing.
ton Railway & Electric CO., especially
during rush hours, and an effort will
be made to have the Takoma line
double tracked at least to Concord
avenue.
A. G. Haight, chairman of the police
and fire committee, was directed to
confer with the captain in charge of
No. 13 police precinct and with the
captain Of the fire station located
within the territory with a view to
the improvement Of these two branches
of public service. The fire apparatus
is old and worn out and in need OF
replacement, it was said, to properly
care for the rapidly increasing mum
Der OF homes in the community, and II
is sought to bring the police compile
ment up to the quota needed for the
proper patrolling Of the section.
Request is to be made for traffic
directing light at Georgia and Colo-
rado avenues, and for the paving OF
Jefferson street between Fifth and
Seventh streets and the alley between
Rittenhouse, Sheridan, Georgia ave-
nue. and Piney Branch road. To COM
piete the improvement of Georgia
avenue from the wharves to the Dis
trict line, 1t will be urged that this
thoroughfare be concreted from Fern
street to the District line, where 1t
connects up with improved Maryland
roads. Placing of crushed stone on
and widening of Rock Creek Church
road west of Georgia avenue also will
be asked.
New members elected were James
r. Larcombe. Leon II, Carlton and
A. Fl. Phillips. It was announced
that entertainment and refreshments
would be provided at the next meet.
ing. President Charles w. Ray pre-.
sided.