The Washington times., 1905-04-19
MUCH EXCITEMENT
PREVAILING TODAY
AMONG DAUGHTERS
Approaching Election of
Officers Makes Interest
Very Keen.
NOMINATIONS ALL MADE
Considerable Time Is Spent
in Correction of Last
Nights Minutes.
NOMINATIONS ALL MADE

Today he's been one of intense excite
ment in Continental Hall, where the
congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution is being held. The
nomination of Mrs Donald Mclean.
Mrs. George Nj. Sternberg, and Mrs.
c. w. Lippitt for the high office of
president general yesterday afternoon,
made the interest in the election, which
is scheduled for today, all the keener.
1t is not thought that voting will begin
before late this afternoon or tonight.
Either as a matter of custom or for
purposes of filibustering the congress
this morning wasted more than an hour
yesterday.
Mrs. Fairbanks had the time OF her
life between trying to keep the rouse
quiet and in making it plain that no one
but delegates had a place on the floor.
All day yesterday the alternates in the
gallery took prominent part In an
swering to the ayes and noes"
The fact that the election of officers
was the important business OF the day
in no way deferred delegates from spar
ring on the question of whether an ap-
parently inconsequential word should be
put in or left out of the minutes. Dele
gates became so excited that, instead
of rising In their places and saying what
they had to say. they crowded down the
aisle and UP the steps TO the stage until
the confusion became SO great that IL
was difficult to ascertain just what was
going on
Wien the minutes were finally dis
posed OF the congress proceeded to the
unfinished business of last night, the
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ing to excitement incident to the cam
paign the members of the press were
run off the stage and placed IN posi-
ton where they could not hear half that
went on, could see nothing, and We're
prevented from leaving their tables by
the solid mass of delegates that crowd
ed around them.
Vice Presidential Nominations.
Those nominated for vice presidents
general Of which ten are to be elected,
were:
Mrs. F. E. Brooks, Colorado; Mrs.
John Cunningham Hazen, New York:
Mrs. George Nichols, South Carolina;
Mrs H. s. ChamberIair, Tennessee:
Mrs. Charles II. Deere. Illinois. Mrs.
Katherine L: Eagan, Florida; Mrs. O.
]. Hodge, Ohio; Mrs. NJ. II. Everett,
Nebraska: Mrs. j. j. Este, Vermont;
Mrs. John K Walker, Missouri; Mrs.
Ira Hobart, Tnx4-s; Mrs. NJ. w. Swift.
Califernia; Mrs. John L. Leary, Wash
ington; Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, South
Carolina; Mrs. x S. Mccartney, Penn
syIvania; Mrs. Mary Phelps Montgom-
cry, Oregon; Mrs. w H Weed, Mon
tana; Mrs. J. II. Hodgkins, District OF
Columbia.
Mrs. Weed withdrew her name and
asked that her supporters vote for Mrs.
Brooks and Mrs. Montgomery.
Honor to Mrs Fairbanks
Mrs. Kinney. of Connecticut, raised q
storm of applause by placing in nomi-
nation the name of Mrs. Fairbanks as
honorary president general of the so
Ciety Mrs. Fairbanks popularity was
evident by the action of the house ir
rising to its feet and indorsing the rec
ommendation IF Mrs. Kinney.
Mrs Fairbanks thanked the society
and asked for second TO Mrs. Kin
ney's motion. Objection was heard from
many parts of the house, and consent
was asked that the nomination be made
unanimous, inasmuch as the congress
had seconded the motion as soon as il
No been made This was done.
Friends of Candidate Confident.
The Heutenants of the several candi
ties for president general welcomes TIT
AIay in the hour of the election and
ght UP TO the time the balioting /!
allied for will keep working hard fo
heir favorites
The Mclean adherents are in conf
dent mood and unhes. .,atingly declare
they would win out on the first ballot
Mrs. Lippitt, in the opinion of major
1ty of those who would express them
selves, now stands ahead of Mrs. Stern
berg