Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23

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self-governnient and national {
The delegates adopted the,
convention st the Hotel Statler.
we favor self-government
the residents Of the District Of
Columbia"
Young Republicans Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia also submitted
q resolution on home rule. It
was scheduled to come up for
action later. The resolution said:
"Whereas for the past rs years
the citizens Of the District Of
Columbia have been denied the
right to vote for their own
elected local government. con-
trary toahe intent Of our found.
ing fathers who wrote the Con-
stitution. Of the United States;
where's the founding fathers
In writing the Constitution had
no intent to deprive q very large
bloc Of citizens Of the right to
vote for President and Vice
President;
Whereas the people Of the
District Of Columbia have re-
peatedly expressed their desire
to attain local suffrage and to
take part in Presidential cleo
tons;
Now, therefore, be it resolved
that the membership Of the
Young Republican National Fed
Grafton gives wholehearted sup
port to the cause Of local self
government as expressed by
President Eisenhower; and that
they further indorse and support
the efforts to attain the right of
the citizens Of the District Of
Columbia to participate in the
elections for President and Vice
President; and that copies Of
this resolution be sent to the
President and to all members Of
the House District Committee
and TO an members Of the Sem
ate District Committee and to
all members of the Republican
State Central Committee for the
District Of Columbia and to the
press"
Dixon Named Treasurer
In elections held last night.
Fred I. Dixon, 80. Washington
investment counselor, was
elected treasurer Of the Young
Republican Federation. Mr.. DIX
on is a former president Of the
District Young Republican Club
and q resident Of $500 @
street NV.
Miss Bafhara Spillinger. 26.
another local resident. won the
post Of co-chairman Of the
southern council Of the fedora
ton. She Is q secretary and Sec
ond vice president of the local
Young Republicans and also Q
resident Of $500 @ street NV.
Craftsmanship Of the organi-
zation went to John Ashbrook.
%. of Johnstown, Ohio, editor
Of the Johnstown Independent
and . member Of the Ohio State
House.
Co : chairman. elected last
night. was Miss Mary Elizabeth
Kent. "a, Of johnson City, Tenn.
The new auditor Is Homer B.
jackson Of Birmingham. Ala.
Miss Sally Liston, Phoenix,
Ariz., was elected assistant Sec
rotary. asf s7
In aspeech prepared for de-
livery ct q testimonial dinner
sponsored by the Young Mems
Republican Club Of New York
City at the Mayflower Hotel last
night. Leonard w. Hall. former
chairman Of the Republican Ma
tionai Committee commended:
THE vote in the Senate yes
terday onthe Hells Canyon prof.
ect must have been great shock
to those people in the country
who look to the Northern Demo-
cratic Senator'S as the champions
Of civil rights legislation. These
so-called liberal Democratic
Senators had their choice. They
could have joined with Repub-
licans in the battle for proper
civil rights legislation which has
been before the Senate for q
score Of years. But when It be-
came q choice Of spending hun
dreds Of millions Of dollars or
supporting civil rights legisla-