The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-13
ALL CANDIDATES ACTIVE
A Lively Fight for the Presidency
of the District s. 4. r.
- Hot Campaign Carried ON by
the erGani1atiOn-Gcner BrcclS-
inridEe Holding tIoof-A warm
Canvass for the Minor Offices.

The annual election Of officers of the
District of Columbia Society of the Sons
Of the American Revolution at Rauschers'
| at noon February y. will bring TO q close
| one OF the hottest campaigns ever wagsd
| in the local organization. Three aYOwed
| candidates for the position of President o.
| the District society are In the fed. They
| are Or. J. w. Bayne, Hon. John Gocde.
| and Noble d. Larner. The position of
President is now held by Gen. Thomas NJ
! Vincent, U. $. A.. who has occupied it for
! two years. the limit of time which sin
I gle person may serve. There are aIso
! lively ccntests en- for the election of
minor officers and positions on the board
| of management and delegates to the ma
tionaI convention in Pittsburg April 80.
Each of the trio of candidates f5r pres
| ident is supported by a large number OF
members of the association. Although all
are working hard. not much is said of he
| progress being made and on the surface
no one appears TO have any material ad-
| vantage. Each party has held numerous
caucuses AMI each has endeavcred to
pledge as many votes as possible for Their
| respective favorites.
David ]. Hill Assistant Secretary of
State. has heen frequently mentioned by
| many of his friends as n candidate for the
position of president of the District or
ganization. He has not. however. vet
sanctioned the use of his name and it is
| not known that it will be presented at the
| convention. He has Il large following
among the members of tine society IN
! Government service. Should Mr. Hill de-
cline to allow the use of his name. the
votes which would otherwise he his will
| probably be determining influence
| in the ultimate result
! DR.. J. ". Bayne has been a member of
the local society for years. and has held
/ several offices. among them the position
! of vice president. a: various times, and
| is al present a member of the executive
committee. Noble d. Larner is at present
member of the board of management.
and the Hon. John Goode has for years
been prominently identified with the af-
fairs of the Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution
In connection with the candidacy of DR..
Bayne and Mr.. Goode, an interesting con-
troversy has arisen. Gen. Joseph c. Breck-
inridge. who is the national president
was nominated for that position at the an
nual convention of the S. A. R.. in New
York, last year by Mr. Goode. who made
an eloquent and powerful speech al the
time, which had great effect. When DIR.
BaSne was announced as a candidate for
the position Of president Of the District
y A. X. General Breckinridge appeared to
support him. This was natural In view of
! the tact that the two were old friends This
| was rather calling to the Goode faction.
who thought that General Breckinridge
should turn his support to the man who
mad nominated him at the national con-
I vention. The matter caused considerable
discussion for time in local 5. A r
circles. but now appears 20 be settled. II
Is said that General Brecfinrldge has an
nounced that he viii support neither can
didate.
The coming election will be the first one
for d number OF years at which an officer
OF the army or navy has not been a promf-
nent candidate for the position of presi-
cent In previous years when army off,
GERS have been nominated the ore holding
the highest rank has usually been elected
without difficulty. The Sons of the Revo-
luton. as is the custom with the Daugh-
ters OF the Revolution, always try TO
choose for the prominent offices persons
as nearly national as possible. II is the
general opinion that at the coming cleo
tion civilian should be chosen for the
position Of president
There are number of candidates for
positions on the board of mana cement.
Members elected to positions on this board
serve for three years. Five are elected
annually. Those whose terms of Office
expire this year are. Gen J. c. BreckIu-
ridge. Mr.. Albert d. Spanger Mr.. William
Wheeler Hubbell Mr.. John b. Thomson
and Col Charles w. Coombs. Some of the
above VIII not be candidates and the GEN
eral opinion prevails that new memDers
VIII be elected to I'LL all the vacancies
The officers who will retire are: Presi-
| dent. Gen. Thomas ". Vincent; Vice Pres
| idents. William J. Rhees. William H. Bay
| Ter. and General Sternberg; Recording
| Secretary, Wallace Donald Mclean; Cor
responding Secretary. William H. Pearce;
| Treasurer, H. 7. K. Holt; Registrar. DIR.
! Ira W. Dennison; Assistant Registrar DR.
Albert c. Poale; Historian. Prof John W
| Chickering; Chaplain, Rev Thomas S
| Childs, D. D.
! There are several candidates who are
making a hard fight to be chosen as dele
gates to the national convention, which
will be held in PittsDurg on April 30. This
occasion is expected 90 be the most sue
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