Evening star., 1944-06-11
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Another ID. c.. Voteless Election Day;
Wanted! Some One to Explain Why
BY JESSE C. SUTER.


BY sUTER.
National Election Day Is "Onookers Day" for the D. C.
years when Congress got home from the party
favorable action
adan hn the n M naon nao the @ @ aeh M
elective franchise to the ote and people Of the Dis
the House of calendar with
Immediately brought bear the House majority
leaders to to bring m the @ o on op and h
the pledge carried the new District plank ne Ee @
ton action The Congress ended without
The seventy-sevent Congress took action similar on
resolution that the nj ne maas @ sn m
plank in the Of 1s4o Committees of both
entirely form m Joint G xb vn9e was pTo
meet the objections earlier forms It. was
in the ss4man Of ' ne
Arthur s restitution in e
been held this new form Of the e
en Many at that hearing stated the
Chairman Of the House indicated that
resolution will be taken up as soon as the Senate shows
indications that in order to obtain early
in the the electors and Vice
essential legislative
hammer away continuously M % ana d matter affecting the
be s the e. s troublesome
be reached But we have got to go
Here is what it proposed the Constitution A
e hse
b by the District constituting the seat Of the
Government United States in such numbers ana WIN su
be subject to amendment and repeal
No Reason or Excuse for Withholding American Rights
American principles the voteess and & m %
the and the he electors o. pTSaen1 M e
the great s Ca ana TO aeea OF the ey that ali
citizens should Of right enjoy the same In 'ne
It would require the gift prophecy fore the
peoples their But
there indications that such % m o
civic leaders in the Columbia other logical thinkers
1eae m hsiT
sincerity of declarations that all peoples OF the a n0uo nave
The population statistics by the Bureau of the Census
of the District Columbia serving the
of other
furnish the as nor for the denial
The Bureau October ls4o bulletin
giving estimate number persons voting
@ W ns xe sge m M % o
and estimated that 422 7ss figures. these
tenial voting population Of
% as III 5
and its he 1 ne S.
aos % cast a It's na per per e
Ws below ha the Of o votes east in each Of
voters who were barred from voting in the 1910 presidential election
Unrepresented D. C.-The Why of 1t Is Unanswerable
the & closer the study of this statistics related to
Why should the State
permitted presidential
while the District of Columbia with voting
electors, Senators and Representatives?
Why should North Dakota with potential voters
presidential electors Representatives
Columbia with 42293 be without
Montana with 34380 potential voters
Senators ano Representatives the
7s3
voters presidential Senator'S and
the District OF Columbia with 422793
Why should Utah, with 298
electors Senators and Representatives the
with 422793 be without representation? Why
295
and Representatives and
entia voters presidential
of Columbia with
Why should Arizona with 26346 potential
a electors Senators and Representatives the District
with 24 28
Representative the District of Columbia with 422793
Delaware 856
have presidential electors Senators Representative
District Columbia with 23 without representation?
should potential presidential
Representative and the District Columbia with
422 ,793 voteless and unrepresented?
Why should Nevada,
presidential electors while
OF Columbia 4227s3 barred from voting denied
why Columbia potential voters
Delaware with
presidential electors Senators and the
of Representatives?
WHY?
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