Evening star., 1928-06-07
Declaration for Representa-
tion in Congress Is Present
ed to Committee Head.
C0LLADAY WILL REQUEST
HEARING ON RESOLUTION
Contest Over D. C. Delegation Is
Decided Without Dissent
ing Vote.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

District of Columbia's national repre-
sentation plank was presented today to
Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman Of
the resolutions committee of the Repub-
lican national convention, by Edward F.
Colladay, Republican national commit
teeman for the District 1t reads:
We favor representation in Congress
for the District of Columbia"
Mr.. Colladay said he would ask the
committee on resolutions to hear him
In support of the resolution, as soon as
that committee is organized and ready
for work on the Republican platform.
The Districts two delegates and their
alternates, elected by the regular Re-
publican organization of the District,
were placed on the temporary roll of
the national convention by the unani-
nous vote of the Republican national
committee late yesterday The dele
gates are I. Lincoln Townsend and DR..
John r. Hawkins. The alternates are
Edgar @. Snyder, United States marshal
for the District, and Rev. William H.
Jernagin.
Contest Is Decided.
The contest brought by Aaron Brad
shaw and Aaron Prioleau was decided
In favor of the seated delegates after
the committee had heard arguments
by Edward F. Colladay for the Town.
send-Hawkins delegation and by Aaron
Prloleau for the contestants. Mr..
Bradshaw was not present, although he
may come to Kansas City to carry the
contest to the credentials committee in
an effort to overturn the decision of
the national committee. There seems
little or no chance, however, Of re-
versal OF the action of the national COM
mittee.
In his statement to the national COM
mittee Mr.. Colladay said that Mr.. Town
send and DR.. Hawkins had been elected
IN pursuance to the rules laid down fol
the election of District delegates by the
national committee and just as they
were elected four years ago.
Neither of the delegates was present.
Mr.. Colladay said, since they had not
been served with any notice Of the con-
test. They viii arrive, however, in time
Tor caucus OF the District delegation
on Monday
Mr.. Prioleau, who formerly lived in
South Carolina and who was for wears
contestant in succeeding Congresses
for a seat in the House of Representa-
tives, argued before the committee that
the proper is days notice required by
the convention call had not been given
by the Colladay- Prescott Organization.
He said, too. that the proceedings had
been secret.
Delegates Uninstructed.
At the conclusion of the arguments
Ralph Williams, national committeeman
from Oregon, moved that Townsend and
HaWKlns be seated. Mr.. Williams had
led the Hoover forces during the con-
tests before the national committee. His
motion was carried without a roll call
and without dissenting vote.
The District delegates are unin-
structed, but there is a growing feeling
thas when the roll is called in the con-
ventlon they will cast their votes for
the nomination of Hoover for President.
The District contest was the last of the
contested delegate cases decided by the
national committee. The committee had
gwen practically the entire day to con-
Sloeration OF the Texas case. The 26
IexaS delegates, instructed for Hoover.
were seated. The committee in the
IexaS case stood with National Commits
teeman Creager, and threw out the con-
test brought by the so-called Wurzbach
oelegat1on. Porto Rico presented a con-
TEST also, which was decided in favor of
Hoover delegates.
The. results of the contested delegate
cases have been to give Mr.. Hoover SO
OF the 75 contested delegates from
Soutnern States and Porto Rico.
HOoverites in Control.
With the assent of the Hoover forcos
In the committee, two delegates from
Louisiana not committed to Hoover
were seated, and the contest against the
-FOUR delegates at large from South Car
ollna was withdrawn, leaving the four
LoWden delegates on the roll of dele
gates.
1t became evident soon after the con-
tested delegate cases were taken I'M that
the Hoover forces were in control of the
situation, and that the anti-Hoover
aliles were in the minority in the COM
mIttee. The Hoover organization worked
smoothly and gained momentum as the
hearings proceeded. The result has been
10 boost the Hoover stock greatly. and
10 lower the morale of the anti-Hoover
coalltlon. Desperate efforts will be
made between today and the onenino of
the national convention next Tuesday To
reform and strengthen the allied opposi-
tion TO Hoover. Conferences LOOKING to
tnat end are already under way. With
Ine arrival here Saturday of Fray.k o.
LoWden OF Illinois, Hoover's principal
opponent, 1t Is expected that Few life
Will oe injected into the opposition.
~ is believed, however, thaG it is too
late In the day to make a successful
resistance. The Hoover management is
claiming upward of 500 delegates. with
out including any of the 70 votes of the
pennsylvania delegation.
545 Votes Needed.
If Secretary Mellon throws the Kew
stone State delegation to Mr.. Hoover
on the first ballot, as he may do. It is
apparently all over but the Shouting.
III takes 545 votes to nominate. Mr..
Mellon is expected to arrive here Mon
day.
Already there is more and more talk
here. regarding the vice presidential
nomination If Mr.. Hoover is to head the
ticket. In some quarters friendly to
Mr.. Hoover 1t was said today that Sen
ator Jim" Watson of Indiana might
be picked >as running mate for the
Secretary of Commerce, on the theory
that the Watson nomination would
strengthen the ticket In the corn and
wheat belts, since Senator Watson has
supported consistently the McNary-
Haugen bill.
This suggestion, however, was dis
counted by other Hoover followers, who
argued that 1t would be wiser to pick
Senator Curtis Of Kansas or his COLI
league, Senator Capper. There is