The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
MRS SMYTHE CHOSEN
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
 U. D. C..
Mrs. Beale of Alabama Made Second Vice President of the Organ ization-Charleston Con-
 vention Ends.

Charleston. s. C., Nov. 14.-(Special.)- Soon after the converting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy this morn ing. Mrs. Rounsavile. President, an- nounced that the election of officers for
 the coming year would be taken up. Mrs. Bell of Mississippi. nominated Mrs. George Henderson of Mississippi. In pre- senting the name of the candidate, Mrs. Bell told of the good work she has done and stated that at the State Convention held a year ago 1t was decided to nomi- nate Mrs. Henderson candidate for the general order. When she arrived in Charleston she said, she learned that Mrs. Smythe of South Carolina, was to be nominated, but that she had always un- derstood that 1t was an unwritten law of the convention never to elect pres ident from the State in which the conven- tion was being held
 Immediately. when this statement was made. the hall was filled with exclama- tions. and Mrs. Bell could not make her. self heard. Mrs. Pugh of Alabama, arose and said that South Carolina was not running Mrs. Smythe, but that the con} vention had her up as a candidate.
 After considerable turmoil, the election was held which resulted in the election of Mrs. Smythe of this State as Presi- dent by vote of TAG against Mrs. Hen derson's 425. eel
 Mrs. Bell then moved that the name of the Mississippi candidate be withdrawn, and that the election be made unanimous. This was done, and Mrs. Smythe made a short speech, at the close of which Mrs. Pugh of Alabama, arose and moved that three cheers be given for Mrs. Shythe and South Carolina.
 Then the election of other officers was taken up. and Mrs. J. D. Beale of Ala bama, was elected Second Vice-President. There was considerable confusion over the election of Mrs. Beale At first a vote was taken by exclamation, and every one voted for Mrs. Beale except ten del egates and because these ten voted against her 1t was said that the election was not unanimous and the vote was taken by the roll call of the States. Strange to say. the ten delegates who vot- ed against Mrs. Beale were from Ala bama. They had no other candidate in the field and yet voted against their own candidate. Naturally the situation was very embarrassing to Mrs. Beale.
 In the election for President. Alabama cast 314 votes for Mrs. Henderson and 57 for Mrs. Smythe.
 The delegates, after other business had been transacted, adjourned and went on the excursion over the harbor, rendered by the City Council. They visited Sulli- vans Island. Fort Moultrie, the War De- partment having granted special permis- sion to inspect the old fort. The dele- gates then went to the Isle of Palms. Almost every delegate from Alabama went on the excursion. Some of the del- egates departed from their homes to- night.
 The Alabama delegation are greatly stirred up over the election of Mrs. Beale, and one of them tonight made the fol- lowing statement to your correspondent:
 Mrs. J. D. Beale of Montgomery, was nominated for the position of Second Vice. President of the Daughters of the Con- federacy by her kinswoman. Mrs. Stone of Texas, who controls the 2S3 votes of the Texas Division. The nomination was seconded by the Kentucky delegation. Mrs. A. L. Dowdell of Alabama. was nominated for the position by Virginia, and the nomination was seconded by Lou isiana
 'In a graceful speech Mrs Dowdell re- quested that her name be withdrawn. This was refused and it was only after the urgent request of friend who said that the Alabama Division had no can didate that the convention acceded to the request of Mrs. Dowdell No other can uluate naVlnB been nominated, IL was moved that Mrs. Beale be elected unani- mously. This was lost; the roll of the States was demanded and after much tur- moil and confusion, Mrs. Beale having received majority of votes, was declared elected
 The Alabama delegates tonight said that they were enjoying the convention. They will attend church tomorrow at St. James, fifteen miles from this city This is a very old church and the Alabama delegates are anxious to see 1t. The orig inal British coat of arms. with the orig inal coloring. still remains intact, directly over the chancel the tall staircase pulpit with It's unique sounding boards the in- teresting tablets. Indictments and coat of arms are in an excellent state of pres ervation and will prove of great interest to the visitors. The church was erected before the ReYolutiOnarY War.