Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-20
NOW IN PROGRESS
MRS MCLEAN LACKED BUT
TWELVE VOTES ON FIRST.
Exciting When Tellers Announced Re-
suit Of First Vote-Vice Presi-
dents General Chosen.


yesterday, with balioting going on all the
afternoon and the counting of the ballots
at night. 1t was rather discouraging to the
daughters to meet this morning with
stacks" of business before them, and be
obliged to go through again the monotonous
round of trying to make choice between
two excellent women for head of their great
organization.
The report was much delayed for some
reason. and Impotence. unrest and confu-
sion marked the hour after assembling until
Mrs. Elroy Avery. chairman of the telIers,
made her appearance. with her assistants,
who carried the big ballot box
After prayer by the chaplain general Mrs
Hamlin, everybody became interested, and
presently Mrs. Avery appeared. The mem
bers were so dreadfully interested that they
simply couldn't keep STILL and the president
general had the time of her life in trying to
preserve order. A New York delegate said
that any other presiding officer than Mrs
Fairbanks would have thrown the gavel at
the heads of the restless women" It seemed
not to be dfsrespect to the chair, but an
intense interest, which expressed itself in
ceaseless murmurings =
AN the vice presidents general were
elected. ALI the other officers were elected
but balloting for the highest office is now
In progress.
Mrs. Avery Of Cleveland Ohio, editor of
the ID. A. r. Magazine was annointed
chairman of tellers by the president gem
eral, and the ten tellers to act with her
were selected by the three candidates and
each was allowed to select one inspector.
Mrs. Mclean named Mrs Park of Georgia
as inspector and the following teliers: Miss
Lathrop New York; Mrs A. H Clarke,
Alabama; Mrs. Joy. Michigan; Mrs
Creighton. Maine: Mrs. Ammon. Pennsyl-
vania; Mrs Robertson. Texas: Mrs. Hardy.
kentuCky.
Mrs. Wulburn, North Carolina. Mrs.
Sternberg named Mrs. Crossman as in
spector and the following tellers: Mrs.
Leonidas Gray, Miss Virginia Miller. Mrs.
]. w. Holcombe, District of Columbia; Mrs
Bixby, New York; Miss Fisher. Massachu-
sets; Miss Jennie Qua, New York; Mrs A.
Hill. Mrs. Franklin Hopkins, and Mrs.
Richard Dubois. For Mrs Lippitt there
were named Mrs. Mary E. Law as inspector
and the following tellers: Mrs. NJ H. Blake,
Mrs. John G. Stanton. Mrs s. s. Adams
Mrs. B. S. Case, Mrs. Clarke Prince. Mrs.
s. Blair Lucky. Mrs. A. II. Hoffman and
Mrs. James F. Waupin.
Confused Conditions Prevail.
AS much the congress desired to hear
the report of Mrs. McAvoy on the ballot
it was impossible to keep the members
still long enough to hear what she said
though she Is possessed of strong. clear
penetrating voice.
I'VE can't hear a word" came from the
District of Columbia section. 49,
"Sit right down with your delegation and
keep quiet and you can hear every word"
said the president general, smilingly.
Mrs. Avery began again, and again came
the cry, Cant hear" -
Mrs. Avery declared that If the congress
would keep quiet she could make herself
heard and again she began. When the
members found that Mrs. Avery was going
to go right on talking they found they
wanted to listen.
Mrs. Avery reported the whole number
of ballots cast was III, of which 10 We're
blanks. The whole number of valid ballots
cast was 707. Necessary for choice, 3o4
Mrs Donald Mclean received 342 votes;
Mrs Sternberg, pol votes; Mrs. Lippitt, 164
votes
As Mrs. McLean's name was read there
was a most remarkable demonstration of
enthusiasm on the floor and in the galleries
1t continued for full minute. Handker-
chiefs were waved, women Rugged each
other, threw flowers into the air and many
actually shouted.
When quiet reigned again Mrs. Avery an
nounced the vote for Mrs. Sternberg, and
again the enthusiasm broke loose. Quiet
again, and Mrs. Lippitts name was greeted
with rounds of applause.
To say that there was dismay, mixed
with the enthusiasm. would be to draw 1t
very mildly. 1t has been announced that
there was a compact between the campaign
managers of Mrs. Sternberg and Mrs. Lip
pitts whereby they pledged themselves
that the weakest candidate would withdraw
after the first ballot.
The question was where would the votes
go when Mrs. Lippitt withdrew? 1t had
been stated that Mrs Iippitt would with
draw In favor of Mrs. Sternberg and throw
all her votes TO that lady.
The ballot showed that Mrs. Mclean had
to win but twelve votes for a clear major
ity. while Mrs. Sternberg had 143 votes to
get to enable her to win out
All thought of the other officers voted for
seemed TO nave been forgotten. Immediately
the daughters began to cast about for votes
Mrs. Sternberg managers We're soon in
consultation in knots while Mrs McI.ean,s
forces punched 50 to speak, and arranged
for the brief campaign of twenty minutes
for vote getting.
The Vice Presidents General
The chairman of tellers finally proceeded
to announce the election of the ten Vice
presidents general. She said that. follow
Ing the usual custom. they had grouped the
ten nominees having by far the largest
number of votes. and presented them as
having been elected They were: Mrs
John p. Walker, Missouri, SIS votes: Mrs
Mary Wood Swift. California, 515 votes.
Mrs John Deere, Illinois, 500 votes: Mrs q
j. hodge, ONO, AT votes; Mrs. J. J. Estey
vermont. 44o votes; Mrs, Chamberlain, Ten
nessee. 439 votes; Mrs. Patterson North
Carolina, ABS votes; Mrs. Hazen, New York.
436 votes; Mrs Richards South Carolina
40 votes; Mrs Brooks, California. All
votes : - - "
Mrs. Avery announced that several of the
other nominees for vice president general
had received majority vote. but that the
ten named had received the largest ma
joritieS.
The president general then declared tho
ten receiving the highest number OF votes
elected. ~
For about ten minutes there was CON I'm
sion and turmoil on point of order made
py Mrs Amos Draper. Mrs. Draper stated
that four years ago. in an exactly similar
case, the president general had ruled out of
order Mrs. Diapers motion to declare
the ten elected who had received the high
est majority vote, and had ordered new
ballot.
The chairman of tellers explained that she
thought the case in hand was very clear
and went over the whole procedure of ar
irving at conclusion.
Mrs. Draper insisted that a precedent had
been established and read the clause of the
constitution showing how vice presidents
general are elected. There was a general
discussion but the feeling of WEAKNESS
made the congress unwilling to ballot
again, whatever may have been the feel
Ing regarding the legal thing to do under
the constitution.
Delegates declared that Mrs. Draper was
mistaken. Mrs. Draper declared she could
prove her point by the minutes of the con-
gress OF four years ago. but that she would
have TO wait to get that volume to do So
The president general then declared that