Evening star., 1937-08-14
''Some Form OF Representa-.
tive Government and Fran.
chise" Is Favored.
AUDITORIUM HERE
URGED As MEMORIAL
Election of Officers and Fete Will
Close Three-Day Convention
Tonight.

mortal, the District Of Columbia de-
teenth convention at the MayfloWer
Hotel last night favored some form
OF representative government and
some form of participation in the
franchise" for the National Capital.
The three dav convention of the
department. comes =. a close tonight
with election of officers from two
states nominated las night, headed
by Thomas Mason, jr, and Porter
l.. hush, candidates for department
comma ado. A reception and sup
per dance will honor the newly elect
ed chief.
Presided over bv Horace w. Line
burg, present commander, the Dis
trict OF Cos1mbia legionnaires last
night adopted "a series of resolutions
presented by Gen. Amos a. Fries.
chsirman of The Resolutions Com
mlttee.
Debate sWiried around the suffrage
resolution fos time. but il was
adopted with only a few scattered
noes =
This resolution pointed .cut that
- The District more Than half
million lnha bltanls, all American
clrizens. have no part in their Gov
ernment"
Scored as tn-American..
SThe citizens of fhe District of
Columbia do their full duty ss'Amer,-
cA1 citizens," sid the resolution, In
paving Federal ta&>s over and beyond
'.hat OF many States. in sending men
10 war and constituting a population
over and above that of several Sta tes.
This denial 10 this group of citizens
OF the right Of franchise and a par
ucipa tion in anv way in their gov
ernment is unAmerlcan and an un-
worthy hlemiSh Upon our great scheme
OF government.
The citizens of the DISTRICT Of
Colum bia and the city OF Washing
ton as municlpa litv thus have no
representa- tion in the halls Of Con-
sress, where their legislation Is en-
acted and their taxes decided
a large part OF the America n
people do mol approve of this state
Of affairs and are willing, if given
an opportunity, to right this great
wrong"
The resolution commended the ef-
forts OF organizations and indivldua Is
working toward some form of rep
resentative government and some form
OF participation in the franchise ;"
The District department will seek aid
OF the American Legion A. national
headquarters toward this end.
Memorial Fipa pcing Suggested.
The proposal for national Ameri.
can Legion memorial here in The
form OF an auditorium suggested il
oe financed bv the legion NATIONALLY
through benefits and through SaIe
of tokens, the owners OF which would
be admitted TO the benefits given.
The token would carry the legion
emblem on one side and an illustra
uon of the memorial on The other.
The building would be sufficiently
large TO provide rooms for various
legion organizatio here, both local
and na tional, and would accommodate
large conventions, auto shows, opera
companies and other organiza tlons
needing great size.
Among the other resolutions sdopt
ed were the following.
Recommendation for new Gov
ernment policy on veterans preference
containing 10 points, to include a
separate Government agency TO,
complaint and review. and a nationa
employment service set np by the
legion; commendation of Comdr. Line
burg and ]. j. Mallov for their vet
erans' preference work.
Establishment of "the Legion
Emergency Committee" to support the
District Commissioners, police and
pubic in event OF disorders, disasters
food, fires, riots and other dif1cul.
ties. This was said to be aimed di-
rectly at the forthcoming jobless
march OF the Capital.
Would Set Up Job Bureau
Establishment of permanent Com
mittee on Veterans Employment here
Recommended liberalization of acts
for veterans relief by restoration Of
the right to judicial review of de-
cisions of the administrator of vet.
erans' Affairs.
Mason. who is departme adiutapt
is running on a ticket with the fol.
lowing candidates: For first vice com
mander, Fred Money, commander OF
Sergt. Jasper Post, nominated by Mai
Thomas l.. Frailey; for second vice
commander, Jane L. Cox, commander
OF U. S. S. Jones Jacob Jones Post
nominated by William Kehoe; TO,
third vice commander. Fred Minnich
OF Government Printing Once Post
nominated by Massje l.. Blankenship
Mason celebrat ted his 48th birthday
anniversary with congratuIa tions o1
friends on his nomination.
Running with Bush are: For frs
vice comma nder, Joseph l.. Koehl
nominated from Department OF Ag.
riculture Post; for second vice com
mander, George W Johns, Government
Printing Office Post, nominated b,
Harold l.. Emory OF Lincoln Post; fol
third vice commander, George Fox
commander of Tank Corps Post, nomi.
mated by Frank L. Peckham.
prOn0Sa1 that ma tjOnoJ copva t;or
OF the American Legion be held f,ere
in Washington came from two visit.
ing legionnaires. J. Bryan Hobbs, re.
tiring department commander o1
Maryland, and c. W. Crush. depart.
ment commander of Virginia.