Evening star., 1940-06-23
DC. Representation
Plank Sought for
Republican Platform
Bigger Voting Strength
In Future Convention
Also Is Goal
By ]. A. OLEARY,
Star Stan Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA. June 22.-Ef-
forts to obtain plank favoring ma
tional representation for Washing
tonians in the party's platform. and
increased voting strength in future
party gatherings are the major OBJ
jectives Of the District delegation to
the Republican National Convention
Meanwhile. just before the OPEN
ing session. the Districts three votes
remained in the unpledged and un-
announced column. Some light may
be supplied when the delegation
holds its first caucus at 9 am.
Monday. On the other hand. it Is
possible it may wait day or two
longer before revealing its stand
since the balloting for the presi-
Dental ticket will not commence
until Wednesday.
Reports classifying the delegates
are not to be credited. although sew
eral candidates are claiming some of
them. Edward F. Colladay, the Dis
trict's national committeeman, said
tonight.
Wants d. c. Plank in Platform.
Mr.. Colladay, who came here
ahead of the local delegates to as
sist in the national committees pre-
liminary work, announced he would
urge officials of the Resolutions
Committee to include in the plat
form the following statement on
the voteless status of the Nation S
Capital:
I'VE favor giving the more than
627 900 citizens of the District of
Columbia representation in Con-
gress and in the electoral college. -
Although groundwork for the plat
form is being laid by a temporary
group set up by the national COM
mittee, the official Resolutions Com
mittee will not be appointed until
after the convention assemblies
Monday. A preliminary effort to
have a larger District delegation au-
thoriZed for the 1914 convention
failed in the national committee yes
terday, but this will not preclude
the District from renewing its plea
before the Rules Committee still To
be- appointed.
The national committee voted
today to recommend to the 1888
convention that Alaska, the District
trict Of Columbia and Hawaii have
three delegates at large, the pres
ent number, and two additional
delegates if the delegate to Cen
gress elected at the last preceding
election was the Republican NOM
tnee."
D. c. Might Get Five Votes.
Mr.. Colladay said that, in view
OF this wording, If the next Con-
gress should provide for a District
delegate in Congress and the Re-
publican candidate for that Office
should win, the District would lie
entitled to five votes at the next
convention. He intends to press
before the Rules Committee, how
ever, for an unconditional increase
OF two delegates, on the ground
that the District has no other op-
portunity of voting except at the
I
nominating conventions.
In support of his contention, he
pointed out, five States with smaller
populations than Washington nave
six votes each In the Republican
convention. They are New Mexico
Arizona, Wyoming, Delaware ano
Nevada.
The Districts three delegates tc
this convention are Carroll C.
Glover, jr.; Mrs. Louise Hunter
Snow and j. Franklin Wilson. The
three alternates are Clyde D. Gar
rett, Mrs. Bishop P. Hill and DR.
John r. Francis. Chairman James
G. Wilkes Of the Republican State
Central Committee for the District
also Is expected to arrive tomorrow