Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-22

Editor American Monthly Magazine.
majority and were declared elected. They
were: Mrs c. w Simpson, Massachusetts,;
Miss c. L. Bowman. Connecticut Mrs. l..
II. Clay. Kentucky: Mrs. Burnham. New
Hampshire: Miss f. c. Williams. Maryland;
Mrs. Arthur Beadle. New Jersey; Mrs.
NJ. Carey. Indiana; Mrs. Henneberger, Vir
ginia; Mrs. Parke. Georgia.
The ballot on the tenth vice president
general was tie, 235 votes having been
cast for Mrs. ]. V. Quarles of Wisconsin
and Mrs William Little of New York, re-
spectively.
There was confusion indescribable when
the announcement was made. 1t meant de-
Jay that was almost unbearable. unless the
president general would cast the deciding
vote. The, president general very gently,
but none the less decidedly, declared she
would not cast the vote.
Then the delegates began to fire the par
Hamentary questions. Questions of priv
ilege question for information, and half
hundred other questions as to the status
OF the four unelected candidates, only one
of whom could be elected, simply showed
down on the president general
Presently some excited member suggested
that maybe the count was not just correct.
This brought Mrs. Avery to the front at
once as chairman of the committee and in
q brief but extremely clear and concise
statement she informed the congress that
the whole committee had canvassed the
ballot and had checked it up and down, and
she believed IL to be absolutely correct. She
then explained what was necessary to do to
elect the tenth vice president g. neral.
Still the congress was tumbled up and
down In its mind There were forty opin-
ions on what to do next and forty women
wanted to express these opinions at the
same instant. Politics began to cut a figure
in the congress for the first time.
The Confronting Situation.
Three candidates received enough votes
to be elected OF these. Mrs. Quarles and
Mrs. Little received 235 each, tie. and
Miss Virginia Miller of the District re-
ceived 234 Mrs. Quarles and Miss Little
were both nominated before Miss Miller.
and having one vote more were entitled
to first place above Miss Miller in the count
OF the ballots.
All three were even. however, in losing
out. Half the Daughters were off sight
seeing. however, believing the election was
over.
Not half of the District delegates were
present and II new ballot was taken. as
had been declared by the president general,
the District desired Miss Miller to stand
an even chance with the others
Then some one suggested that when the
ballot was taken there could be only two
candidates. the two who were tied for tenth
place. This started another fire of parlia-
Wentary questions. To a half-stated ques-
ton the president general ruled that the
TWO who were tied were the only candida les
who could be voted for
This left out OF the running Mrs. Egan
OF Florida, Mrs. and Miss Miller OF the
District. Mrs. Egan had not received
majority of the votes cast but being a
candidate. her friends believed she had a
right to be considered a candidate until
an election was declared
Immediately New York came to the
front. New York. outside OF New York
chapter, of which Mrs Donald Mclean
Is regent, favored the election of Mrs
Little. New York chapter, standing by
It's regent, was opposed to Mrs. Little, 1t
is said.
Mrs. Donald Mclean Immediately OBJ
1ected to the ruling of the president gem
eral. and declared that all the candidates
whose names were on the bulletin board
stood an equal show when balioting should
begin.
The president general on comprehending
the error into which she had been led. i'm
mediately revised her former decision and
declared that all candidates and even new
candidates would be eligible
rms suited New York Chapter as II is
salu thdt the ballot of that chapter would
be cast for Mrs. Miller OF the District The
ruling did not please the congress- however
ana the confusion became worse confound-
ed in the five minutes following
The president general evidently got tired
or the crossiire of questions and proceeded
10 rule on the question declaring that all
candidates could be voted for. which ruling
was loudly applauded. Not so much the
ruling as the fact that the president gen.
eral desired to get down to business and
cut OF the seemingly endless debate.
Al this Juncture Mrs. Egan. who is chair
man OF the house committee, rushed into
che Of the boxes. and. gaIning the eye OF
the presiding general. announced that she
had just that minute learned of the tenn
pest in a teapot which was swirling In the
house. and then smilingly withdrew her
name amidst applause. Then the congress
got down to business and proceeded to bal
lot for tenth vice president general
Mrs. Elroy NJ. Avery OF Cleveland. Ohio
was unanimously elected editor of the
American Monthly Magazine at the morn
Ing session. and Miss Lillian Lockwood was
elected business manager. Both ladies have