Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29

that 1t was impossible 70 SIT quietly; one
was drawn int the pay 2. tuings as a
one had been on the euse vi ihaeisto.in.
tWhom are you going 10 vote Tor q asked
the woman next me
For Mrs. Parsons. Il SAID promptly.
aren't you! nj,
EFT would make me picStuiis oiucei' W.
Mrs. Parsons got tne most money, aho
can 90 most .oI IN. en Dor,,, aa
o,n;, WI h ,l,,, ,,roud IF this cl,,h before
the years up.
The woman hesitated moment and then
wrote Mrs. Parsons name on ner Daiiot.
Then tall woman came over from the en-
emys country.
Whom are you vsting Tor! she asked
i us. Better give Mrs. Beckett the once.
shes entitled to II by iong service IN the
CLUB .gss3i,.
Mrs. Parsons has served II ten years. l.
began, as though from long ana fuii knowi-
edge. .,, ,
And Mrs. Beckett tWetve, she retorted,
passing on to SOW her good seed elsewhere.
F'of rev minutes CONFUSION Ieisne0' WoHi
en-, whispered ana scfatcnea Daiiots anu
went out ana IN at the aoor. Inc Two can
didates tried to look unconcerned, out were
pale and distraught, while their faithful
henehwomen passed up and down the aisies
advising the competent ana urging the
weak voters. Al last the gaVei Ieii again.
Have all voted who desired to-? began
the president. III SO the teiiers may re-
tire"
Amid profound silence the three tellers
went into an ante,room' ana. emptying
their T., boxes on table proceeded to count mt
their faces We're eagerly scanned by every
woman for. some tell-taie expression. The
! result was made known as follows:
Whole number of votes cast. .203
Necessary to a choice ..................... .102
MRS. Beckett.......... ....-......,....,..9
MRS PARSONS. ....'..;.......-.........S
."Thara he,,,,. - - ,n,;t,, 80 -, o,a
candidate the hOuse will proceed 70 another
ballot" said the president,
The Beckett forces were elated. Only
seven more votes and their candidate would
be elected. 49,
Madame President" shouted woman
in the back of the room, II nominate for
president of this club Jane Norton Smith"
The president bit her lid. Mrs Norton
Smith was her bitter enemy. -
do 1 understand that Mrs. Morton-Smith
will allow her name to be tused?" she In
quired Jelly. Iuo DT
Certainly answered the woman who
had nominated her. So -
During the balloting' deputation from
the Beckett workers swarmed around Mrs
Morton-Smith, pleading that she withdraw
Der name. But she was not so easily dis
posed of. Already representative Of the
Parsons forces had convinced her that she
held the key of the situation, and at their
earnest request she decided to remain in
the contest for one more ballot
For the first time tremor of misgiv-
ing ran through the Beckett forces
While the tellers were 3 counting the
votes for the second ballot they
exchanged anxious whispers. and as the
cnlef teller rose to announce the result one
OF the more emotional members Of the fac
tion giggIed hysterfca!lyA Meanwhile, the
PARSONS forces waited fer the report from
'he secoio paaiot. II was as totiows:
WHoie NUMBER OF votes cast. -... 201
- p ~ N -
Mrs. Dechett.s'.. ...... ........ "
| NJ Hsan, o' c. :. -. - .-'''.''' Q
"o. 'o'f-'eii'h. ..'.''.''' ~
ana again there was no choice.
AT TINS pony the Seesaw OF politics tipped
10 new angie, ana the Ozark horse can
uioate rose Slowly from ner chair A ripple
OF excitement ran through the assembly, as
IN voice tremuious with feeling she ex-
tended her thanks TO her FRIENDS for the
nish honor they mad conferred upon her.
linen. after insisting that the honor was
unsougnt, mrs Morton-Smith concluded:
Fehow members. L Withdraw my name
ana ask all my friends to vote for Mrs.
PARSONS.
ihere was tremendous soutburst of en-
lnusiasm at Inc emu or these remarks. Mrs.
PARSONS smiiingiy acknowledged the con-
gratulations of a score of friends The
| Beckett faction sat, silent and pale, put
with dogged determination in their faces.
Then the Parsons force literally fell upon
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