Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
D. C.. DELEGATION ORGANIZES,
WITH COLPOYS AS CHAIRMAN
Breckenridge Long Named to
Resolutions Com
mittee.
Pledges Support to Plank for
District Repre-
Sentation.
BY WILL r. KENNEDY.
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

STAN correspondent OF me SJaF.
HOUSTON. June 26.-The District
delegation organized today with John B.
Colpoys as chairman of the delegation.
Breckenridge Long former Third AS
sisant Secretary of State, was named as
the Districts representative on the res
olutions committee, which Is to draft the
party platform. Roland B. Mahaney
was appointed to the committee on per-
manent organization: James William
Bryan was chosen for the committee
on rules. M. Carter Hall for the COM
nlittee on credentials and the commit
tee to notify the nominee for President
and Mrs. Marie D. Marye on the COM
mittee to notify the Vice President.
John 3. Colpoys was selected for hon.
orary vice president of the convention
and DR.. John T. Ready for honorary
secretary.
Unanimous and enthusiastic indorse-
ment was given to the proposed plank
for national representation for the Dis
trfct and Mr.. Long was instructed to CO.
operate to the utmost in the resolutions
committee with the efforts to be made
by Mr.. Colpoys In presenting this reso-
luton on behalf of the citizens joint
committee. which embraces twoscore
prominent organizations IN the National
more than 100000 residents.
Backs Employe Plank.
The District delegation also Endorsed
the plank offered on behalf OF the civil
service employees by Luther C. Steward.
president of the National Federation of
Federal Employees, for systematic re-
classification with progressive increase
in salary and improved working condi-
tons, commensurate with work per-
formed. Mr.. Long was instructed TO
work most earnestly for inclusion of
this plank in the party platform.
Liberalization Of the Volstead act as
proposed in pIanks presented by the
American Federation of Labor and
other organizations also was urged by
the District caucus. A plank which
Endorsed the attempt to outlaw war
vas approved.
The program presented by the Amer
lean Federation was approved by the
District delegation. Mr.. Long declared
that ne Is heartily In favor OF the
humane requests embodied in the labor
platform. which. he said will tend to
the amelioration Of unjust conditions
now being imposed upon labor on the
injunctive process so reckIessly used
by Federal judges"
Pledges His Support.
Mr.. Long pledged his unqualified
support to have as many as possible of
these planks incorporated in the plat
form.
The 10 defeated contestants. who
came here seeking to displace in the
convention the so-called CoStello-Col-
poys organization. or regular" dele
gates from the District of Columbia.
and whose plea was rejected by the
contest committee and the full national
committee. will see the big show after
all. They have been provided with
badges emitting them TO admission to
the floor OF Convention Hall by Mr..
Colpoys.
Seven OF these badges we're delivered
to the contestants last night and Ave
more will be presented to them today
Most of the rejected delegates expressed
appreciation of the courtesy extended
to them by the victors.