The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-21
THE DAUGHTERS
A LITTLE WILD
An Election, Kisses,
Screams, Hysteria.
MRS. M'LEAN CHOSEN
When the Announcement of Her EIec,,-
ion On the Second Ballot Was
Made Every Daughter of Eve
in the Hall Was On Her
Feet.
(By the Associated Press.D

Washington, d. c., April 20.-Mrs.
Donald Mclean, regent of New York
City Chapter of the Daughters of the
ed president-general of the National
Society, d. A. r.
The announcement early in the ses-
sion of the result of the ballot taken
Yesterday for national officers, which
resulted in no election for president
general, indicated that the contest was
extraordinarily close. On the first
ballot Mrs. Mclean received 342 votes
of total of III cast, leaving her just
twelve votes short of an election. Mrs.
George VI. Sternberg, District of Co
lumbia, received 20l votes and Mrs.
Charles Warren Iippitt, of Rhode Is
land, 1914 votes. Mrs Lippitt withdrew
from the contest and another ballot
was ordered.
The second ballot resulted; Mrs.
Mclean, 1862; Mrs. Sternberg, 322;
Blank. s.; total, $50. AS the vote was
announced a wave of enthusiastic ap-
plauSe swept over the auditorium and
galleries. Some of the women screamed
as vent to their emotions. Others
cried and became hySterical. Every
delegate in the hall was on ner feet.
No attempt was made by the preSi =
dent-general to control the demon
stration or to stay it. Vine nsome meas
ure of order had come to the assem-
blage, the preSident-g recOg-
nized Mrs. Sternberg who moved that
the election of Mrs. Mclean be made
unanimous. Mrs. Lippitt claimed the
privilege of secondng the motion. By
this time, the enthusiastic friends of
Mrs. Mclean, in response to calls of
Mclean, Mclean which rang
through the hall, had escorted Mrs.
Mclean to the stage. AS the success
ful candidate appeared at the desk Of
the presidcntg general, Mrs. Fairbanks
rose and the two women clasped
tators' cheered themselves hoarse at
this demonstration of good Will Mrs.
Fairbanks then put TO the congress
the motion of Mrs. Sternberg. 1t
was carried enthusiastically, but there
were a few scattering noes" The
negative votes We're received with
Kisses. Sharply rapping for order,
President-General Fairbanks said:
The. chair desires that demonstra-
ton to cease. Daughters of the
American Revolution do not hiss.
Their guests must not. ! ask the Ia
dies VINO voted mo" to join heartily
in support of Mrs. Sternberg's mo-
ton
Mrs. Mclean then was recognized
and delivered a speech in which she
expressed profound appreciation of
the honor done her and the nope that
all the Daughters would stand with
her in support of the society and its
objects.
OF the sixteen candidtes for vice
president general more than ten-the
number to be elected-receivd a ma
jority of tn vot secast. 1t was de-
cided by the congress that the ten
Giving the highest number of votes
should be declared elected This re-
suited in the election of the following
named as president-generals:
Mrs. John r. Walker I<ansis City.
Mo-, SIS; Mrs. Mary Wood Swift. San
Francisco, Calf. SIS; Mrs. Charles II.
Deere, Moline, Ills, 500; Mrs. o. j.
Hodge. Cleveland O., 447; Mrs J. j.
Estey. Brattleboro VT, 445; Mrs.
Lindsay Patterson, Winston Salem, n.
c., 438; Mrs. H. s. Chamberlain. Chat
I'll 'oga, Tenn, 439; Mrs. John Cum
ningham Hazen, Pelham Manor, N.
Y, 436. Mrs. George w. Nichols,
Spartanburg, S. c.. 420; Mrs. Franklin
E. Brooks, Colorado Springs, Colo,
All.
Other officers were elected as fol-
Recording Secretary General. Miss
Mary Desha, Washington, d. CT; Cor
Secretary General Miss
Virginia Miller, Washington, D. c.:
Registrar General Mrs. Stewart Jami-
eson, Washington. d. G.
Some lively contest marekd the
work preliminary to the second ball
lot. Mrs. Peele, of Georgia, rose to a
question of privilege. President Gen
eral Fairbanks received the right to
decide whether it was a question of
privilege.
Yesterday. or the day before" said
Mrs. Peele. sit was declared no cam
paign speeches would be heard"
Amid the uproar which followed,
Fairbanks replied:
Back to your sea. You have not
kent faith"
Order was restored finally and bal
loting for president-general was be-
.,un.