Evening star., 1927-05-06
DRIVE IS PLANNED
TO GET CITY VOTE
Leaders of Campaign Pro-
pose to Raise Funds to
Garry on Campaign.

Plans for intensifying and broaden
ing the scope of the movement for
national representation for the District
of Columbia were laid late yesterday
by the committee of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce on national
representation at an enthusiastic
meeting held In the offices OF the
chamber in the Homer BuIdng.
The work of the Citizens Joint
Committee on National Representa-
tion, the delegate body of local civic
groups which heads up the repre-
sentatiOn movement, was given the
hearty Endorsement of the chamber
committee. together with the pro-
grams Of the numerous orga nzations
and individuals here and throughout
the country now engaged in further
ing the enterprise.
Plan Drive for Funds,
Out of comprehensive discussion
of the plight of taxed, but voteless
Washington, came the suggestion that
an organized campaign be conducted
in the Fall for funds needed urgently
to carry on the movement. which now
has assumed national proportions, to
grant to the residents OF the Capital
their right to representation in Con
gress.
Constitution week, September 1924.
was proposed as an appropriate time
for holding such a campaign, in which
every citizen of the District would be
given an opportunity to contribute to
this fund to be used in advertising TO
the Nation the facts concerning Wash
ington's claim to representation in
Congress
The chamber committee directed
that a special subcommittee Of five he
named to study this suggestion in con-
nectiOn with other ways and means of
carrying on the representation move
ment.
Edwin G. Graham, member Of the
chamber committee, who is president
of the Washington Board of Trade,
spoke of the work Of the Citizens
Joint Committee on National Repre-
sentation and urged that the chamber
continue to lend it's aid to that body
Gerald d. Grosner and J. II. Entwisle
also indorsed the work of the joint
committee.
Outlines Movements Development.
Theodore w. Noyes. chairman Of
the Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation, then out
lined to the chamber committee how
the Citizens Joint Committee came to
he organized in response to a demand
for an organized movement for repre-
sentation in Congress. He graphically
described how the movement devel-
oped from n committee in the Cham
Der of Commerce to its present nation
wide proportions.
In enumerating some of the many
Rt-e of2rfi i1t7 in
the movement. the citizens associa-
tions, Board of Trade. District Bar
Association. Monday Evening Club
City Club, Chamber of Commerce and
many others, Mr.. Moves pointed out
that the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States also has placed its stamp
of approval on Washingtons right to
representation.
Mr.. Noyes then discussed the legis-
lation introduced in Congress to pave
the way for an amendment to the
Constitution providing representation
in Congress for this city. This legis-
lation, he pointed out, was fayorably
reported by the Senate District COM
mittee during the past session. and is
to be re-introduced during the COM
ing Congress. While providing for
representatives in both Houses of
Congress, he said. this legislation
would in no wise disturb the present
commission form of government for
the District.
More Money to Be Needed.
Describing the educational program
which has been launched throughout
the country by the citizens joint
committee, by means of radio adj
dress, letters to outstanding indiv-
iduals and other publicity in support
of this legislation, Mr.. Noyes pointed
out that the time is approaching fast
when additional funds must be raised
for this work.
Mr.. Graham at this point voiced
Endorsement of the suggestion, and
others joined in proposing possible
ways of conducting such a campaign.
The advisability of giving all the op-
portunity to contribute rather than TO
limit the campaign to large individual
subscribers was brought out.
The suggestion that Constitution
week be selected as the proper time
for this phase of the movement was
made by Milton B. Zeiler. 1t was met
with favorable comment.
Other members of the chamber
committee who urged extension of
the campaign for representation were
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell, John B.
Dicknan and Charles II. LeFevre.
Attending the meeting also were
Louis I. Obergh, Capt. Ernest r.
HolZ and Horace ]. Phelps.
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., secretary OF
the chamber, presided in the absence.
and A. Leftwich Sinclair, the chair
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