Evening star., 1928-11-02
CLAYTON FAyORS
SWANTON IN RACE
Veteran Civic Leader Comes
Out for Columbia Heights
Man for Federation Job.

William NICK Clayton, veteran civic
leader, today joined the stirring CAM
paign for the presidency of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations by an
nouncing his support of Walter !. Swan
ton of the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association, one of the three candi-
dates for election which will be held
tomorrow night in the boardroom OF the
District Building.
AS chairman of the public utilities
committee of the federation, Clayton Is
recognized as one of the organization s
aStute politicians, and his eleventh hour
move to throw the election to Swanton
is viewed with utmost significance by
this Candidates adherants. However,
the supporters of DR.. George G. Hav-
enner of the Anacostia Citizens Asso-
citation, another candidate, are claim
ing enough pledged votes to elevate
him to the federation'S highest office.
Havenner is now the federation'S vice
president.
Hege Strength Unknown.
Edwin S. Hege Of the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association, the third candi-
date, is not making any claims, and
his strength, therefore, is the unknown
quantity of the campaign. Some OF
Hege's supporters nevertheless, are
crediting him with 81 pledged votes and
predict his election as compromise
when the delegates reach a deadlocR
over Swanton and Havenner.
Clayton said his decision to vote for
6wanton and to work for his election
was motivated by a desire to get the
maximum of assistance for the ac-
tivities of the public utilities commit
tee, and to bring about a cohesion OF
the factional differences in the federa-
ton.
"If an organization is to develop ef-
fectiVeneSs in determining its policies
and executing them," Clayton declared
at must depend to great extent on
its president, who should forego faction
alism, forced expression of both ma
jority and minority opinions and SeeT
voting fair or stand revealed as unf1
for his high office.
THE federation is unfortunate ir
that during the last four years thi!
ideal of presidential service has beer
thrown into the discard. The power o
the chair has been used to promote
rather than compose factional diner
ences and to defeat, rather than D.
guided by, the expressed Will OF ma
jorities of delegates.
MusL Reverse Situation.
''This situation must be reversed If tn
federation is to regain its former en-
viable position as a force for publ
good in the District The opportunity
do this is at tomorrow nights electior
Personal politics must be stamped ou
An even-minded, personal and consci
entious officer, who will preside over tn
deliberations of an earnest, patriot
body for the city's welfare, must B
elected.
"Such a man is w. I. Swanton, fc
whom ! shall vote and for whom as
all to vote who wish to support to til
maximum the work of the public util
ties committee"
The only other development in til
prediction campaign today was a dC
NAL by james D. Yaden, retiring pres
dent of the federation, of an article al
pearing in the North Washington Pres
a neiehborhood civic organ published
Petworth, which announced that he +;
Vored Hege to succeed him.
The article, Yaden said, was not on
incorrect but it was unauthorized