The times., 1898-02-24

The mimic political warfare now being
waged among the rank and file of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
over the president generalship, the high
est office in the gift of the society, will
be definitely settled at the meeting of
| the congress today, and on the eve of
the battle Yesterday the rival factions
slept on their arms, alert, but involved
in other matters that distracted their inn
mediate attention from the issue. All
campaigns may not look alike, but the
resemblance between this one and the
late fight for the Presidency of the United
States is so marked that in forecasting
the result one is likely to compare the
candidates. and guess the result on that
theory.
Mrs. Daniel Manning, like President Nc
Kinley, was the first candidate in the
field. Her nomination was accomplished
through a near and dear friend. Mrs.
Ferdinand p. Earle, of New York, who
has had the management of her cam
paign. Her selection was due to her
position in the social world. and because
OF the national prominence she gained
as the wife of Daniel Manning the
Secretary of the Treasury under Cleve-
lands first administration She is dig
nified and affable. not an orator but n
brilliant conversationalist and always
able TO interest the group surrounding
hef. ihere were no excursions nor
marching clubs TO her residence in Al
bany, \. Y, but a number of receptions
have been arranged by her managers.
and an opportunity for the display of her
strength has never been missed There
have been n number of caucuses-infor-
NAL meetings, the ladies call them--to
further her interests, and prominent
members declare that they have never
been able 10 see but one possible result.
and that the election of Mrs. Manning.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, the chief oppon-
ent of Mrs. Manning, east aside all pre-
cedent in announcing herself, through the
medium of the chapter of which she is
regent. candidate for president general.
and has conducted her own campaign
She is natural orator of great power
and with this gift and with an abundance
OF personal magnetism. has been able
TO dominate the past congresses of the
society, and evidently intends TO use her.
fAhADNsAtbSt VI law ana
her oratory TO sway the delegates TO her
side She has an ancestry OF which she
is justly proud, but the secret of her sue
cess is that she is an interchangeable work.
er and 4 successful politician. Her plan
of campaign has never been divulged
although some of her opponents claim
that she threatened to carry on a Tam
many campaign, and her strength has
only been family guessed by the cheer
ing when she rose 10 SnaaL, in ,,,ac-
ent congress.
At the headquarters of the society here
all of the officers have been at work since
the first announcement OF Mrs. McLean's
candidacy to defeat her if possible, as
they claim her shibboleth has always
been New York, New York; and that
If elected she would do all in her power
to have the headquarters moved 10 that
city This has been senli-oficially denied
by Mrs. Mclean, and she has also stated
that she Will find plenty of time TO be in
Washington and attend to all the duties
Of the office
In spite of all these movements the
Daughters declare that they never deal in
politics inside the society. Should any
one suggest that Mrs Mclean might
stampede the convention they would meet
with scornful glare. The Daughters
could not possibly be stampeded They
are afraid, however, that Mrs. Mclean
will make some move that will ''fiutter''
the congress and score before they can
checkmate her. Never in their history
have they been so wrought up over an
election, and all confess that they will
be glad when it is over
Mrs Rose A Bracket, of this city. is
the third candidate, entering the contest
at the request of her chapter. She has
occupied the office of vice president, gem
eral of the society for the past year, and
has always been a prominent figure in its
affairs. She has made practically no
and her strength is compare
lively unknown. She has denied that
she is to withdraw, and will doubtless
receive large complimentary vote, but
all of the prominent members claim that
the issue lies between Mrs. Manning
and Mrs. Mclean, and that one of these
ladies will be elected today