The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-28
SAW LIVELY TIMES
DELEGATES TO ID. A. n. CONGRESS
DESCRIBE THE SCENES.
SAVANNAH LADIES TOOK PART.
PLENTY TO INHERENT AND EXCITE
MENT AT WASHINGTON.

MENT AT WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Edward Karovv and Mrs, j. 3
Wood Have Returned-Nrs. r. s
Morgan Placed Mrs Donald Nc
Lean in Nomination for President
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Speech the
Best That was DeHvered-How
Mrs. Manning sHubbed Mrs. Nc
Lean-Washipgton Making Great
Preparations for the ina Uguratton,
An Extra session of Congress.
The Continental Congress OF the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
held last week in Washington. was the
most exciting in recent year. Mrs. Ed
ward Karow, regent of the Savannah
Chapter, returned yesterday from Wash
ington, and her impression was that the
Congress was the most spirited of all she
has attended. She and the other dele
gates from Savannah were decidedly in
terested, and it is probably not an exces-
sive estimate to say that all the attend
ing Daughters found much to excite.
anuse and intr q in the deliberations
and actions of the body
Mrs Karow, Mrs. j. S. Wood and Mrs.
7. S Morgan were the Savannah ladies
at the Congress. being among nearly 100
delegates regu arly accredited. With Mrs.
K arrow and Mrs. Wood at home, Mrs.
Morgan is the only one Of the ladies yet
away. She will remain some days longer
in Washington.
The greatest interest OF the Congress
centered about the election of national
President. The Georgia delegates opposed
strenuously the party that sought the cleo
ton of the wife of some man prominent
in public affairs, but they were not strong
enough to carry the day, and their can
didase, Mrs. Donald Mclean of New York,
went down in defeat before Mrs. Fair
banks. wife of the Senator from Indiana.
Senator Fairbanks. It is whispered, has
presidential aspirations, and 1t was
thought that political pressure was
brought TO bear on behalf of Mrs. Fair
banks. So convinced were many of the
delegates Of this that they threw up their
hands in Indignation, declaring that pol
itics should not enter the society OF the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Robert Emory Park of Atlanta. state
regent, strongly condemned such policy,
declaring that the organization should be
Democratic, every member of It having
the right and privilege. if qualified to fill
so high an office, to rise to the presidency
general, just as. among the great mass
of citizens OF the United States, the hum
blest, be he but native born, has the RICH:
10 aspire to the presidency of his coun-
try. The Georgia delegates dis
approved the idea of dragging
Daughters husband into the
organization, thus giving the member
whose husband is prominent In politics a
distinct advantage over another whose
husband might have no taste or talent
for it.
The board OF managers at Washington
though. was TOO strong for those opposing
Inc election of q member of prominence,
politically. Mrs. Roebling was kept in
the race in the hope that the division of
votes by mean the e.ection OF Mrs Nc
Lean, but il was clear to many of those
who supported Mrs. Mclean that she hal
no chance to win S, me of her support
ers recognized that before ever they gath
cred in the Grand Opera House for the
first session.
Lively scenes were by no means infre-
quent. Pleasantries OF an order that GER
tain other ldelibera dive bodies in Washing
ton might have regarded as quite strong
enough were exchanged now and then,
biting sarcasm and singing sweetness
lending a zest 10 the sessions that proved
nuts to the newspaper men in attend
once. Mrs. Manning, the retiring pre- j.
dent general. would turn now and then
10 the press benches, begging that the
scenes that were enacted might not find
their way into the papers, requests that
the newspaper men preferred to disrc-
gard. rather han spoif good stories.
One OF the features of the Congress was
furnished by Mrs. Manning, who seemed
90 find particular delight in ruling Mrs.
Mclean out of order whenever that lady
would endeavor to secure the floor. So
pronounced was this, Mrs. Karow said,
that some strength for Mrs. McLeans
forces was gained, a sense of justice ac-
tuating the Congress to protest against
such treatment of the New York City
Chapters regent. Mrs. Mannings alleged
opposition to Mrs. Mclean, 1t was whis-
pered, grew out OF the race for president
general two years before, when Mrs.
Mclean and Mrs. Manning had been can
didates for the position.
Quite a decided snub was administered
10 Mrs. Mclean by the president. general
upon the occasion of the voting when
Mrs Mclean, bearing an immense bunch
of American Beauty roses, made her APP
pearance in one of the boxes Of the low
er tier. Now a place had been
assigned Mrs. Mclean in one of
the upper boxes, as 1t was supposed
that she would rot care to take her sect
upon the floor while the voting was in
progress. The lower tier had been re-
served for ex-officers general Of the or
Ganization, and IL was against the rules
for any other to occupy them.
With some eciat Mrs. Mclean prepared
to take her seat, being the central figure
just then of the entire Congress. Mrs.
Manning espied her. and abruptly inform
ed her in voice that ali over the house
might hear that she could not occupy a
seat in the box. Mrs Mclean, ia a very