The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-22

Election took up the time of the Daugh-
tiers OF the American Revolution in con-
greSs assembled this morning. and there
was little else doing.
Elroy NJ Avery, Of Ohio. was unani-
mously reelected editor # the official
magazine. and Lillian Lockwood. of the
District was unanimously reelected
business manager Of the publication.
There WAS much discussion OYER the de-
Gliding of tie in the election of the tenth
vice president who is TO Se elected this
year. Mrs. Quarles and Mrs. Little were
tied for the place. with 235 votes each,
and there We're almost as many opin-
ions as there were votes about the
manner in which the matter should be
settled
Miss Miller. of the District. had 2S4
votes. and her friends thought II a
shame that she should not be allowed 10
run again The delegate with the voice
of a man in well announced private
ly that she heard before the session
opened that an effort would be made to
limit the revote TO the two tied mem
bers. and she did nat intend to submit
10 any such scheme Several other del
egates also let their sympathy or open
heartedness run away with their regard
for the principles of parliamentary law
and made speeches advocating the ad-
mission Of Miss Miller TO the list Of
contestants
Some Cool Headed
Those who refused to be swayed by
emotion and insisted upon following the
rules of order maintained that Mrs.
Little and Mrs Quarles should be the
only names on the ticket. Then came
several generous souls, who advocated
the idea that everybody be given the
right TO enter the lists for the tenth
vacancy. This proposition was fought
tooth and nail by both factions, and
there was a buzz of conversation that
made connected thought Impossible.
Sarcastic comments were made and
there was much shaking of spring hats
TO emphasize arguments the dele
gates offered reason after reason why
a liberal spirit should prevail and every
body be given a chance.
The chair decided. but on what
grounds IS not known, that Miss Miller
had a right 20 enter the lists but that
she and Mrs. Little and Mrs. Quaries
should be the only ones TO figure on the
ballot IL was a novel departure i'm par
liamentary law. but the delegates seem
ed to think IL was the best solution
received with applause.
Interest in Vote.
Great interest was taken in the con
test and the various delegations saw
that no votes We're overlooked The
chair undoubtedly had the greatest con-
hdence in the delegates. but three times
she warned the State regents to give
special attention TO their members and
see that no alternate or other unauthor-
lied person east vote. The warning
was taken IN good part and each moth
| erly regent carefully counted her chicks
to see that no ringers were worked in.
The ballot box was placed in the CEN
| ter of the stage and was watched with
| hawk-like Cagerness by the delegates
who were not voting. To have stuffed
the box would have been almost an i'm
possibility. and the voting went on with
out interruption.
That the ladies knew how To vote was
shown by the fact that in the S9i ballots
cast last night only one was thrown out
for imperfectons. and that was because
some early-and-ofte voter tried to vote
I for eleven vice presidents when only ten
could be elected. There were 3S4 blank
votes, showing that some of the dele
gates had cOnscientiously refused to
vote for those about whom they were
not well informed. or had accidentally
| overlooked bet
| The presidents page had on a cream
| colored shirtwaist today instead OF a
| purple one. The change worked no
harm.
| There seemed to be a great desire on
| the part VI the delegates 10 be known