New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
18th St., 10Th St. and Sixth Avenue.
STILL OPPOSED TO MRS. MLEAN.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REvOLC-
TION WHO LEFT THE NEW-YORK
CITY CHAPTER FORMING AN
OTHER pPANCH

OTHER BRANCH
slnc. Mrs. Donald Mclean was reelected last
April 10 the Office OF regent OF the New York Cry
Chap,cr Daughters OF tho American Revolution
harmony has not been the portion OF those patri-
otlc danes For some months before the election A
strong opposltion 10 Mrs. AcIean's rule had been
growing and this eliminated In sharp contest
r.. the polls The fervor with which the election
e.r,nr was there carried on would have done credit
TO the most pushing oi political ORGANIZATIONS IN
spite OF the widespread feeling against her' Mts'
Mclean proved her power oyer tho Daughters by
carrying the day with l2l votes 10 r. Her opponent
supported by tho disconente1 faction. was MISS
Mary Van Buren, Vanderpcel Mrs. Llnie hierSted
Traf,on. an influential member. had also nominated
Mrs Mary Wright Wooten. but when the latter ex-
pressed desire to withdraw Mrs. Trafton attached
herself to Miss Vanderpoors party.
As soon as Mrs. McI.cans election was announced
Il was evlden. that the trouble had only begun
Mrs Trafton and many others who had been proIn-
nent o. the defeated side. resigned from tho New
York City Chapte: They stil held their member
ship in the General Society. D. A r. however, thus
reserving the right 20 become members OF any
other chapter The latest development In the case
came on Friday when Mrs. T:afton. who mas for
q long time desired the formation OF new chapter
sent out q letter to about one hundred ID. a H.
members. All those who voted against Mrs. Me-
Lean received copies and the notice was also given
TO fifteen or twenty others WHO "tio hHO"H - ~
anxious now for a change of government This is
the letter:
To the Daughters OF the American Revolution.
Nv Dear -: Owing 10 the dissatisfaction exist
Ing among many members of the Daughters or tho
course under present conditions. with the New
York City Chapter disasteful would II not be wise
f9s for e pposS Of the
bity OF ORGANIZING anotner Gnapar % W ous, o 10
tlnenta Congress. we want TO be well represent
ed In Washington.
at your earliest convenience, so that the preliminary
steps may be taken in time 10 bring about perina-
nent organization this season. Sincerely yours
'''' LIME KIERsTED TRAFToN.
Mrs VIM. HI
No ls5 West Twenty y-third-st.
Mrs Trafton said yesterday to a Tribune re-
porter that the successful formation OF the new
chapter was practically assured. Sho had already
received answers from several members. every one
OF whom strongly In favor OF the idea The
name % CHOSEN n,cterhockcr Tn @ "Manhattan and
New a msterdam' have all been suggested, and
one of the three. Mrs Trafton says, VIII probably
nents OF Mrs Mclean who have received invita-
tions to join the new chapter are NJ Mrs Charles
p. Earle. Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt. Mrs. William
Gerry sade Mrs John Heron wa Grossman H.. Mrs
Freeman. Mrs f. W. Hester. Mrs. r. f. Gallaher.
Mrs Charles Russell Treat, ,. Mrs John I'm, Wise
Mrs Edward Addison Greeley. Mrs Malcolm
Peters Mrs. Du Iyois Smith. Mrs j. w. Brooks.
Mrs / F. Lloyd, Mrs George Is. Prescott and Mrs.
c. c. Niebuhr.
Mrs Trafton when asked for the reasons which
,nsnired her own and the others opposition to Mrs
Mclean. said I'VE have all considered,th admin
ieration Of the present regent entirely too much
~ a .one-woman rule. Mrs. Mclean. In opin-
lon arrogated considerably more power to her Office
than the constitution ever intended II to possess
70 a great many members. and the faction which
tried so hard prevent her reelection last spring
was natrrally much disappointed at the prospect
NJ another term of the same kind OF government"