Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
CITIZENS TO ELECT
|. SIX MEMBERS TO
. ADVISORY COUNCIL
Campaign in Federation of
Associations Ends--BalIot-
ing Tomorrow.
ACTIVE UNDERCURRENT
OF INTEREST EVIDENCED
Two Colored Representatives Are to
Be Named, Without Con-
test, Tonight.

The campaign in the Federation Of
Citizens Associations over the election
of six members to the Citizens Advisory
Council virtually came to close today
as the delegates made preparations to
cast their ballots at the polls in the
boardroom of the District Building to-
morrow evening at o'clock.
On the surface the campaign has
been comparatively quiet, but there has
been an active undercurrent of interest
by the candidates and their supporters.
No Contest Tonight.
The two colored representatives on
the council will be elected tonight by
the Federation of Civic Associations.
There will be no contests over this cleo
ton. however, as there are only two
candidates. DR.. George H. Richardson
and w. H. Lewis, both members of the
present council.
The ballot of the Federation Of Citi-
zens' Association. on the other hand.
contains the names Of Is candidates, 10
of whom must be eliminated in the
election, which gives every indication of
being the most spirited since the Gre
alton Of the advisory council. -Four Of
the candidates are members of the pres
emit council-F. Tracy Campbell,
Thomas e. Lodge, William A., Roberts
and Charles /. Stengle. The other IL
are Henry K. Dierkoph. John S. Orig
gers, Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, g. Howard
Huntington. Hugh M. Frampton.
George S. Fraser, Harry C. Grove, DR..
Edward <. Richardson, John A. Saul,
Andrew F. E. Scheer, Charles H. Spen-
Ger and Alfred Pembroke Thorn.
According to political gossip in fedora
ton circles each of the organization's
factions has its own slate, and each is
confidently predicting victory. The
issues involved are said to be sectional
rather than over policies. although
there have been rumorS that Roberts is
destined to receive little support in view
of his fight against the transportation
merger agreement in its present form.
Yet. there are equally persistent reports
that Lodge, who supported the merger
plan. has been given but little consid-
Grafton by the so-called slatemakers.
Thorn is said to be the choice as Lodges
successor on the council.
Campbell, Roberts and Scheer, how
ever. have received the largest number
of Endorsements from the neighborhood
organizations. The Anacostia, Randle
Highlands and Hill Crest Associations
have supported Campbell's candidacy.
Roberts support has come from the
American Association of Engineers and
the Mt. Pleasant and Conduit Road AS
sociations, whereas the Brookland,
Rhode Island Avenue, Michigan Park
and Dahlgren Terrace Associations have
Endorsed. Scheer.
Once Defeated by Error.
One OF the interesting features of the
election is that DR.. Richardson, who has
been Endorsed by the Congress Heights
Association, was candidate for the
first advisory council His defeat at
that time was attributed to an error of
his campaign manager during the course
of the election
Mrs. Dubois is the only woman candi-
date, but indications are that there is
little likelihood that the federation In
tends at this time to place a representa-
tive of her sex on the council. She was
nominated by the Progressive Citizens
Association of Georgetown after the
federation had rejected the nomination
of Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest because OF
her official connection with the COM
munity center department. of the pub
lie schools. The councils organic act
forbids District government employees
from serving, and although she is en-
ployed part time by the community
center the federation held she was in
eligible.