Evening star., 1929-11-26
BOARD ASKS VOTER
CENSUS Be TAKEN
Trade Body Wants to Know
District Residents Who
Exercise Franchise.

Just what proportion of the popula-
tion of Washington enjoys national
representation by voting in the States
will be shown in the census If the addi-
ton proposed by the Washington Board
of Trade to the census questionnaire is
approved.
At every hearing by congressional
committees on the proposed constitu-
tional amendment empowering Congress
to grant national representation to
residents of the District, the question
is asked how many District residents
have voting residence and exercise the
right to vote in national elections in
State, and how many can vote no.
where and are political aliens like
the foreign born, the lunatic and the
convict. --,,~sy4s
InfOrmation Necessary.
This information Is necessary as the
basis of intelligent legislation by Con-
gress concerning the political status OF
residents of the District and can be
obtained authoritatively only through
the answer to questions put by the CEN
suS. In view of these facts the execu-
tive committee of the Board of Trade
yesterday adopted the following reso-
luton:
Whereas it is essential to wise and
just final legislation concerning the
political status of the residents of the
District of Columbia that Congress
should know how many Of such resi-
dents have voting residence in State
and exercise their voting right in ma
tional elections; and
Census Offers Means.
Whereas this information cannot be
obtained accurately and authoritatively
except through answers to appropriate
questions in the national census;
BE 1t resolved by the executive COM
mittee of the Washington Board of
Trade that the Secretary of Commerce
be requested to incorporate in the in
quiries put by the census questions
which shall ask District residents
Cd whether they have voting residence
in State and CD whether they have
been and are now exercising their right
to vote in national elections"
A committee, composed of Samuel j.
Prescott, E. G. Brandenburg and E. C..
Graham, was appointed to have charge
of the presentation of the matter to the
Department of Commerce.
At the same meeting 81 candidates
for membership in the Board of Trade
were approved. Their names follow:
James E. Ainley, Howard B. Albright,
Harry M. Bedell, Edward K. Bach
schmid, Herbert L. Barlow, DR.. A. r.
Bennett, John A. Bresnahan; Buechler
& Andree, Richard A. Buechler, George
w. Andree; Morris CafritZ, l.. j.
Cantrell, j. Kenneth Cattell, w. w.
Chambers, James M. Cox, jeremiah j.
Crane, w. G. Daniel, Depue H. Duffey,
Fred j. Eden, Charles W. Ernst, Mark
F.. Esch, S. Feland, J. B. Fisher, j. Paul
Fowler, Charles H. Franzoni, T. d.
Geoghegan, Fred E. Hand, Dan j.
Harrison, Charles Putton Henry,
Thomas P. Hickman, S. K. Hill,
Frank H. Jennier. John Paul Jones,
Walter G.. Kolb, John H. Kroll, Clar-
ence T. Lacey, Paul H. Beck Lutes,
Charles c. Marbury, Cloud r. Marshall,
Samuel Masland. jr.; Maurice l.. May,
Charles F. Meyers, Virgil Y Moore,
w. A. Mullan, Richard A. Murphy Nor
man j. Nelson. Clarence A. OBrien,
M. L. Petit. Clifford r. Ricketts,. WAL
ter H. Robinson, Gilbert L. Rodier,
Dwight E. Rorer, E. w. Satterwhite,
Bernard A. Smyth. Ellis E. Snee, r.
Marbury Stamp, Samuel S. Streb, B. D.
Strohecker, Guy T. Steuart, the Great
Atlantic 81 Pacific Tea Co. Is. w. link
and H. F. Hodgson), Hugh A. Toomey,
Gilbert Walker, Lieut.. John M. Walsh
and Millard F. zepp.