Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
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Unconditional support for the
Summers Capper resolution was
promised today by Senator Wherry
Republican, of Nebraska to Junior
Board OF Commerce delegation visit
ing the Capitol to sound out the
sentiments of Senate Judiciary
Committee members on the meas
ure.
Senator Wherry, the Republican
whip, assured the Junior Board
members of his determination to
vote in favor of the measure when
it comes up for consideration in
the Judiciary Committee February
4 with the statement that ct have
been for it all along and I'm not
going to change my mind now"
Il was on the original subcom-
mittee which pushed the bill as far
as it is now" he said, adding that
he certainly would not now block
any effort to send it to the Senate
floor.
1T is my conviction that national
representation is what the people
of the District want and are en-
titled to-" Senator Wherry declared
Stanfill Qualified Supporter.
Senator Wherry was one of three
Senators whom the Junior Boarc
members were able to reach per.
soRally in their effort to canvass
the 17-member Judiciary Commit.
Of
bers were out of town or tied ur
in legislative work.
Qualified support for the Sum
newspaper resolution was offered
by a senatorial newcomer to the
ranks of those favoring national
representation for the Capital when
Senfstor Stanfil, Republican, OF
Kentucky remarked jocularly that
he had not yet read it, but that he
would vote for it ''if you can find
me an apartment here"
N a more serious vein, Senator
Stanf1ll, who is the most recent
minority addition to the judiciary
body. said, however, that he had
heard a great deal of favorable
comment on the resolution from the
people of Washington, adding:
eff this measure is what the ma
jority wants, I believe it should 60
through. I am much impressed
with all the talk about the taxa
ton without representation feature
of life here in Washington
He asked for more time to con-
slider the measure before commit
ting himself definitely in favor
of it.
Murdoch Less Definite.
A less definite response was OBJ
tanned from Senator Murdoch, DEM
ocrat, of Utah, who. when ap-
preached by the delegation, said
simply:
II will bear it in mind"
Despite the lack of success in
interviewing more members of the
Judiciary Committee, Robert E. Wise,
Junior Board president, expressed
satisfaction with the results OBJ
tanned in this first formal effort
on the part of Central Suffrage
Committee associates to carry their
fight for the vote to Congress.
This is only the beginning" Mr.
Wise said, pointing out that addi-
tional groups advocating enfran-
chisement would keep after" Ju-
dietary Committee members until
the Sumners-Capper measure is
taken up.
Tomorrow at $50 am. the Vote
less League of District of Columbia
Women Voters will send a delega-
ton to the Capitol for the same
purpose, and Wednesday the Wash
ington American Veterans of World
War II will continue the efforts.
In addition to Mr.. Wise, Junior
Board of Commerce members who
visited the Senators today were
R. Cary Nichols, jr., chairman of the
groups National Representation
Committee; Francis E. Law, Jesse
H. OFT and Robert H. Ewing.
Radio Time Arranged.
Meanwhile, a program of future
events scheduled by the Central
Suffrage Conference was announced
today by James S. Beattie, chairman
of the National Representation
Committee.
Mr.. Beattie announced that radio
time had been secured from Station
WWDC every night of the week from
now until February f. Suffrage
proponents, he said, will be heard
over this station during the 15-min-
ute Mark Austad program, which be-
gins at 7:30 pm.
Scheduled to speak over WWDC
tonight is Mrs. Robert Leonard,
president of the Voteless District of
Columbia League of Women Voters
Ray Sawyer, representing the
Washington American Veterans of
World War II, will utilize tomor-
rows time, and Wednesdays speak
er will be Mrs. Edward r. Gray, vice
president of the Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations.
Representative Summers, Demo-
crat, of Texas, co-author of the
measure bearing his name, also will
speak on the radio tomorrow at
10:45 pm. His speech will be heard
over WTOP.
Provides for Amendment.
The resolution provides for ar
amendment to the Constitution to
empower Congress to grant the Dis
trict representation in the Senate
and House of Representatives ano
among the electors
Meanwhile, interest is growing in
a meeting scheduled for s pm
Wednesday in the District Building
Board room at which the Central
Suffrage Conference will be organ
lied on a permanent basis. The
meeting was called by Wilbur S
Finch, president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations and tenn
porary chairman of the conference
In "call to arms" Mr.. Finch
has invited two delegates from more
than $50 local civic, labor, profes.
sional and veterans organizations
to attend and participate in zone
concerted drive to obtain legisla.
ton from Congress which would en-.
francise the voteless citizens of GU,
National Capital"
Seton Darr, chairman of the