Evening star., 1932-05-18
National Delegates, Commit
teeman and Other Person.
mel to Be Chosen.
WOMEN PARTICIPATE
ONLY AS OBSERVERS
Invited Because of Criticism Over
Report Of Non-Eligibles Pre-
viously Voting.

With a dozen women scheduled to
nave a part in the election machinery
10 make certain that none but qualified
voters participate, the Democrats Of
the District this afternoon are holding
their primary which will put the official
seal on delegates to the national con-
Ventlon, national committeeman. ma
tIonal committeewoman, and members
OF the State Central Committee. all of
"nom are running without opposition.
1Ee District delegation will be CON-
posed OF IL delegates with a half vote
eacn, ana SIX alternates, whose re-
spectlVe positions were chosen at con-
ference last night. The District vote
will be cast for Franklin d Roosevelt
John F. Costello, national COMMITTEES
man, and Mrs. j. Borden Hartman. ma
tlonai comm1tteewoman, will hold over.
as VIII 16 members of the Central Com
mlttee. There will be three new mem
De-s named to the committee.
Women Participate.
Because Of criticism against previous
primaries, said to have come prtncinaI-
ly from the Women's Democratic Edu-
catlonal Council and also from the
Wcmen's National Democratic Club
end the Young Democrats. participa-
tion Of representatives as election off,
Gals was invited. Mrs. Hartman said
today the names Of IL had been fur
nished as those who would be at the
polls. She said the women's part would
be entirely friendly"
John B. Colpoys, chairman Of the
Central Committee, which surpervises
the election, said they would serve as
watchers.
1t was at the instance of Mrs. Harri-
man that regulations for the primary
were devised, because of former cr.ti-
cism. which included the allegation
that non-eligibles had voted in the pri-
mary, the question Of residence enter
ing.
The only qualifications prescribed are
that the voter be over 81 and give a
pledge to uphold the principles of the
Democratic party and support the nom
inee Of the Chicago convention.
Previous Primary Recalled.
At the primary four years ago, when
there was a ticket in the field in oppo-
sition to the slate backed by the local
organization, more than 5000 votes
were cast The size of today's vote Is
been printed, Chairman Colpoys said
today
In an effort to compromise differences
caused by the attacks on the local or
ganization. a new group has been
brought into party councils, and these,
three men and a woman, will go as
delegates to the convention. These are
Col Arthur O'Brien, treasurer of the
National Democratic Victory Fund;
George P Marshall, George A. Garrett
and Mrs. Henry Leonard, who is proni-
nent in the Women's Organization for
National Prohibition Reform.
The other delegates will be A.
Mitchell Palmer, Attorney General in
the Wilson administration: Charles c.
Carlin, former Representative from Vir-
ginia: Daniel c. Roper, commissioner
of Internal Revenue under President
Wilson: Malccm S. McConihe. Norman
B. Landreau, James v. Boyer, Walter
Denegre and Mr.. Colpoys.
The alternates will be Robert T.
Scott, Watson B. Miller, c. r. Allen,
j. w. Bryan. Fred Schow and Mrs. Les
ter J. Pollock.
The polling places, seven in number,
will be open from until 7 pm. They
are at SIS G street, 3207b Georgia
avenue, 1887 H street northeast. I'll
Seventh street southwest, 1908 Nichols
avenue southeast, 1881 Thirty-flfth
street and 811 Florida avenue, the last
named having been set up for the con-
venience of colored voters.