Evening star., 1928-10-31
Submits Ten Questions in
Fight for Presidency of
Citizens Federation.
SWANTON BROADSIDE
ATTACKS OPPONENTS
Statement Signed by Clayton
Charges Effort to Becloud
Merger Issue.

The fight for the presidency of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
which will be settled in the election
Saturday night, grew warmer today
when from one of the candidates, Ed
win S. Hege, came a series of ques-
tions on public issues, on which he sug-
gested the three aspirants for the office
give their stand for the Benefit of the
delegates who will select the president
while from the opposing camp of w
I. Swanton came an attack reputedly
directed against both Hege and DR.
George c. Havenner, the third candi-
date.
Hege's Questions.
Hege'S QUESTIONABLE follows:
The three men put forward for the
presidency of the federation are friends
and fellow workers in a civic cause.
Why not let all the delegates have
answers to the following questions?
81. Do you favor any change in the
form of the District government?
80. Do you favor increasing or de-
creasing the powers of the District
Commissioners?
'3. Do you favor excluding non resi-
dent pupils from District public schools?
"A. Do you favor for the District a
compulsory automobile liability insur
ance law?
IS. Would you favor public ownership
OF the traction lines in the District?
IS. Did you favor the Fitzgerald
workmen's compensation bill?
II. Do you favor granting lump-sum
appropriations to the School Board OF
any other District board?
'8. If you had to choose between one
man cars and increased street car fares
how would you vote?
''9 Do you favor hydro-electric de-
velopment of Great Falls, and by
whom?
40. Have you any program to in
crease District expenses in the fiscal
year 1881 over the fiscal year 1929? If
so to what extent and how would you
raise the money to meet such inensasc?
Clayton Signs Broadside.
The broadside from the Swantor
forces was signed by Charles r. Clayton
as chairman of the Swanton committee
and declared the move to elect Swantor
was an effort to purge the federation
activities of petty policies"
1t mentions neither Hege nor DR.
Havenner, by name, but declares that
the ,"only real oponent" of Swanton, /;
through his stalking horse. an ostensiblt
candidate, attempting to becloud the
true issue, which Is the traction merger.
This, 1t was said by one member of the
committee, refers in order, to DR.. Hav-
enner and Mr.. Hege.
Hege has not yet openly announced
his candidacy, but has taken an active
part in the campaign as one who has
been "importuned to run"
The Swanton committees action fol-
lowed the furry of letters among fed
Grafton leaders, one of which was is
sued by James G. Yaden, retiring presi-
dent, who has supported the candidacy
Of DR.. Havenner, attacking Swanton's
public improvement program Hege re-
Gently made an issue of the Swanton
program by declaring that he had side
stepped certain specific questions asked
OF him regarding his program and its
effect on the tax rate in the District.
Text of Resolution.
The text of the resolution follows:
Whereas our chief reason for sup
porting w. /. Swanton for the preSi-
dency is our desire to purge the fedora
ton activities of the plague of petty
politics which has hindered it in the
performance of the functions for which
1t was intended and, whereas, it now
clearly appears that Swanton's only
real opponent is. through his stalking
horse, an ostensible candidate, endeav-
oring to becloud the true issue which
Is the traction merger, be it resolved
that we voice our sincere belief that
the delegates to the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations will see the true is
sues of this campaign and will on No
vember 3 insure constructive year
free of time wasting politics and faith
full to the interests of the citizens OF
the District by electing capable and
impartial presiding officer in the per-
son OF w. l. Swanton."
Besides Chairman Clayton, the other
signers were Frank M. Barnes, Mrs
Elizabeth Hayden, H. v. Speelman
DR.. A. A. Chenay, H. F. Dismer, w
A. Roberts, Maj. A. M. Holcombe, Mrs
M. H. Worrell and Kenneth P. Arm
strong.
When shown the resolution, Hege
announced that he would accept it as
an implied compliment" then issued
his series of questions.
A.