The Washington times., 1938-05-02
CITIZENS VOICE.
NEAR UNANIMITY.
HAIL|NG RESULT.
indifferent Ones Join
! Foes Small Minority

: to say on the results of the citi
gems referendum on District sut
frage today.
A cross section Of opinion was
polled on what Washington citi
szens thought Of the result shown
Yby Saturdays balloting. In gen
aeral, they had one thought in
common. It was:
I That shows what we think
Of the chance to vote. Now it's
: up to the Congress to act for
US"
Following are some Of the
Z opinions expressed:
/ John B. Chrest, 140O Newton
| st. N. E.: I hope it brings us the
svote on national representation.
sim not so sure about local gov,
eminent.
! Mrs. Bessie H. Nicholson, 1746
Hobart Pl. N. w. We certainly
ought to have local government
much pleased over the large vote.
Mrs. William P. Cherry, 113
Fifteenth st. S. E.: I'm afraid it
won't have enough effect on Con.
HTess.
Mrs. M. Chatham, 4129 Fourth
st. N. w.: It's a big problem and
should be carefully considered.
Change Is not always for the best
Miss SleanOr Chapman, 2737
Devonsphire Pl. N. W.: 1t gives
room for hope that we'll get suf,
3rage.
Mrs. Floyd M. Carver, 512S Sec,
Ond st. N. w.: I was unable to
vote, but don't believe I'd have
made up my mind because there
are so many arguments on both
sides.
Irving M. CashelI, 1907 Eight.
teenth st. N. W.: My wife and
were paired, was against and
she for the vote-so neither went
to the polls.
ErminiO Ceresa, 1903 L st.
N. W.: think it was a grand
turnout. Nothing like 1t before
Mrs. Irwin w. Chambers, 1856
p st. N. w.: We certainly ought
70 get the vote now.
Mrs Chester C. CaywOod, 4421
Hawthorne st. N. w.: Something
viii surely come from such q
strong expression of sentiment.
Mrs. M. E. Gregory, 1909 Benton
RI. N. w.: I did not vote. We left
that to the younger people.
Miss Margaret M. Perry, 262O
Thirty.third St. S. E.: To be per,
fectly frank, I did not get sui
ficiently interested to know what
1t was all about.
Mrs. James F. Perry, 1440 Rhode
Island Ave. N. w.: We didn't pay
much attention to it. We vote at
our old home in Tennessee.
Mrs. Martha H. Perry, 174s
Eleventh st. N. W.: I didn't get
out, but I was in favor of it.
James E. Skinner, 1451 q St
N. w.: They ought to hold an
other day for voting. I wasn't in
the city and couldn't vote. But
I'm glad to see so many did turn
out and I certainly am in favor oil
the vote for Washington.
Mrs. Dodge Hemming, $500
Fourteenth st. N. w.: It's q fine
thing to see the people of Wash
ington decide to become citizens
instead of subjects.
Private John L. Magnus, Metro
pOlitan Police Headquarters: II
looks like Washington has spoken
Lieut.. BENJAMIN C. KuehIing
Personally, I don't like it. A good
percentage of those who voted fo1
suffrage simple didn't understand
Coroner A. Magruder MacDOn
aid: Just what I expected.
Detective Sergeant Steve BrOdie
Police Headquarters: believe in
letting well enough alone.
Detective Sergeant HOyle De
Witt Secrist: 1t is an attempt by
certain influential persons in this
city to wrest control from Con
gTess.
Rev. C. C. Abbott, 500 / st. N. E.
It was a valuable experiment.
Joseph H. Abel, 4517 Warren st
N. w.: think that shows Wash
ingtonians should have a vote.
Harry Abelman, 1900 G st. S. E.
It was all right with me.
Mrs. William S. Abernethy, 1874!
Iris st. N. W.: We voted for sui
trage.
Mrs. Barent Abrams, 1907 Ran
dOlph St. N. W.: 1t will be a gooc
thing for us to vote. We mus
take care how it's done, however
Mrs. C. G. AchStetter, 1918 La
mont St. N. W.: I'd like to SCI
suffrage here. and so the poo
pleased me very much.
Joseph Acton, 1924 Fourteenth
St. N. W.-Result pleased GU
family.
Mrs. Earl PinkstOn, 1928 Porte
st. N. w.: Suffrage is a swe
idea.
II. Adler, 811 Upshur st. N. w.
It was a good thing for the Di!
trict.
Mrs. Don Whitman, 1856 Eucli
st. N. w.: I'm pleased. AS a proI
erty owner, suffrage would mea
more taxpaying, but it woul
mean representation. And wit
suffrage taxpayers could work OIL
their best interests.
Norman Estes, TIA Thirteent
r. N. w.: The size Of the vol
polled is significant. 1t shows pc
pie here should have a voice ]
how money is spent.
GOldie Ahearn, 500 Ninth S
!, n. w.: We think it's a gran
thing, and we only hope suffras
inaterializes here.