Evening star., 1946-01-15
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40 Seek Support
From States
Drive to Expedite
Sumners-Co
Bill Opens Tonight

A drive to enlist support of citi-
zens throughout the country in the
campaign to bring national repre-
sentation to the District was
launched today by the special Ma
tional Representation Committee of
the Central Suffrage Conference.
The effort to get favorable re-
port from the Senate Judiciary
Committee on the Summers -Capper
resolution received additional mo-
mentum as the committee scheduled
the first of series of radio talks
for tonight. The speaker will be
James S. Beattie, who heads the
committee. He will be heard at
10:45 pm. over Station WTOP.
Prior to the opening of the radio
campaign, Mr.. Beattie met with
Robert Wise, president of the Wash
tngton Junior Board of Commerce,
to draft appeals for support of the
suffrage drive, which will be sent in
the form of kilograms to Junior
Chambers of Commerce in the 4S
States.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee
Is scheduled to consider the resolu-
tion February and the Suffrage
conference has scheduled an in
tensive campaign for the next three
weeks to obtain support for it.
The decision to schedule a series
Of radio addresses in the drive for
national representation was reached
yesterday by the committee at the
Municipal Center, during which
members were appointed to three
subcommittee designed to facilitate
its work.
Mr.. Beattietis expected to tell his
listeners tonight of the purpose and
aims of the current campaign. The
conference seeks favorable action
on the Sumners-Capper resolution,
which would provide an amendment
to the Constitution empowering
Congress to grant the District rep
resentation in Congress and among
the presidential electors.
Committees and appointees an
nounced yesterday were:
OrganiZational Coordination -
Mrs. Milton Dunn, chairman of the
National Representation Committee
of the Voteless D. c. League of Wom-
en- Voters, chairman; Miss Cornelia
Hill, chairman of the National Rep
resentation Committee of the Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs;
Robert Sherman, Congress of Indus
trial Organizations; Frank j. Cole
man, American Federation of Labor;
Mrs. Maurice Goodman and Mrs.
Gordon Balm, both of the Voteless
D. c. League of Women Voters.
Radio-Lawrence E. Gichner, Jun
Tor Board of Commerce, chairman;
Mrs. Henry w. Moore and Mrs. Balm,
both of the Voteless D. c. League of
Women Voters.
Counsel, Adviser Named.
Senate LiaiSon-Edward j. Clarke,
local businessman, chairman, and
Cary Nichols, Junior Board of Com
merce. >-4-
1t was announced that Austin L.
Fickling, chairman of the Suffrage
Committee of the Federation of Civic
Associati tions, will act as legal coun-
sci to the committee, and that Jesse
c. Suter, vice chairman of the Citi-
zens Joint Committee on National
Representation and vice chairman
of the Washington Board of Trades
National Representation Committee,
would be special adviser.
Winner of the Conferences slogan
contest, designed to give Washing
tonians medium of expressing their
backing of the suffrage drive, will
be announced Saturday afternoon.
Judges will be Wilbur S. Finch, act
ing chairman of the Conference,
and Harry S. Wender, of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations.