Evening star., 1928-06-13
DEMOCRATS READY
FOR SLATE CONTEST
Primary Here Tomorrow Is
Fight for IL Delegates at
Houston Convention.

A second Democratic primary will be
held tomorrow to choose IL District
delegates with half vote each to the
Democratic national convention at
Houston June &c, a Democratic national
committeeman and committeewoman
and % members of the local Democratic
central committee The delegates elect
ed tomorrow will contest the right of
delegates chosen here In the primary
ot May 26 to represent the District at
Houston.
At tomorrow's election a referendum
also will be taken among District Dem
ocrats on the question of national rep-
reSentation. Voters will be asked to
vote Yes" or mo" in answer to the
following question, printed on the bal
lot:
Fight for Control.
DO you favor national representation
for the people of the District of Colum-
bis in the Congress of the United States
and in the electoral college?"
The Al. Smith Club of Washington,
which has Endorsed tomorrow's pri-
mary, is on record as favoring repre-
ssntation. Officers of the club today
urged all Democrats to go to the 40
polling places tomorrow and record
their position on this question in order
that the delegates, If given an oppor-
tunity TO present a District representa-
fion plank at Houston, may have public
sentiment behind them.
This second primary is being held by
Democrats opposed to the faction head
ed by John F. Costello, present Demo-
cratic national committeeman.
The question at issue is really con-
troll of the machinery of the Demo-
t. L.. etW fat
groups are in favor of the nomination
of Gov. Smith as the Democratic presi-
Dental candidate.
Polling Places.
The polls will be open tomorrow from
3 pm to pm. at the following To-
cations: 1904 Fourth street northeast.
2200 Nichols avenue southeast tBuryS
Pharmacy. 234l Pennsylvania avenue
southeast (Silver's Pharmacy. aT01
Twelfth street northeast (Donahoe's
Drug Storel, 1884 Fourteenth street
Marvel Motor Coz 1924 North Capt.
tol street tStar Delicatessen). BIT
Georgia avenue Bentley. Inc, Plumb
ingl. 6i3I Georgia avenue UNITED Food
Storel. 1903 Columbia road tSmith's
Radio Store). 1883 Wisconsin avenue
fGiaserts Dependable Store). 1928 Wis
cofaSin avenue (Mendelson's). 1910 NJ
street tGeorgetown Battery Coz. 1900
Pennsylvania avenue fGhilardi's Deli
catessen). oI0 Seventeenth street (Barr
Building. 1905 Massachusetts, avenue
dupont Pharmacy. 1341 Fourteenth
street nuttrell Motor Coz, 920 Twelfth
street. 1928 Pennsylvania avenue, 23S
Fourteenth street southwest sCosteIIos
Cigar Store). 5i3 Ninth street (Gayety
Theaterl llo6 Eighth street fCannon's
Tailor Shop. 1888 North Capitol street.
224 q street fCapital City Decorating
Co.. $50 Pennsylvania avenue david
Rccknelli's Cigar Storel. SOB Seventh
street. southwest. Folr-and -a-half and
streets southwest lWaIter's Drug
Storet. 1911 North Capitol street fAl-
lens Cigar Storel. 1895 II street north.
east tSchuize Motor Coz. 6l0 H street
northeast tOurisman Motor CO... 2i4
Massachusetts, avenue northeast fChan-
c@llor DelicateEsenD, northeast corner
Third and East Capitol streets nortfl-
east fSrnith's Delfcatessen). Second
street and Pennsvlyanla avenue SOUTH
east dardy's Pharmacy. 14O5 North
Carolina avenue northeast (O'DonneII's