The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-19

NO STUMP SPEECHES
Mrs. Fairbanks SqueIches Rival
Temporarily

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Interest
OF the Daughters of the American Rev
olution today conferred in the prelimi-
nary campaign of the candidates for
president general. Mrs. George NJ.
Sternberg of this city, Mrs Donald Nc
Lean of New York and Mrs. Charles
Warren Lippitt of Rhode Island, who
are the active candidates. The friends
| and adherents of each are leaving
nothing undone that might promote the
interests of their favoTites The cleo
ton will take place tomorrow. The
completion of Continental Memorial
nall is figuring prominently in the
campaign, the desire of all the Daugh-
ters being to elect n woman as the
head of the organization who will carry
forward to the best advantage the
work begun by Mrs. Fairbanks, the
present presiding general
Reports of the subordinate national
officers were received. Mrs Miranda
Barney Tulloch, in charge of organiza-
uon or chapters, said that during the
past year $40 chapters had been or
ganiZed, the increase being fifty-two.
During the year there had been SCI
marriages. Isl designations and 500
deaths, and that 345 had been dropped
for nonpayment of dues. The actual
membership of the society April 4. 1905,
was 42.S04.
The question of polygamy was raised
Dy MRS. Teunis ). Hamlin in her report
as chaplain general. She urged the
members of the society to use their in
Huence with senators against the fur
Their promotion of the Mormon propa-
Sanda. The report was unanimously
adopted.
A lively debate developed over a
proposition of the programme commit
tee not TO hold a session of the con-
gress on Good Friday A delegate
hA
hgious parliament and demanded
vote. The proposed amendment was
rejected without division.
Politics was injected into the pro-
ceedings at this point. Mrs Amos G.
Draper of the district of Columbia call
cd attention 10 some statements made
by one of the national officers con-
corning the candidacy of Mrs. Nc
Lean.
Il demand" said she. that Mrs. Nc
Lean De allowed to speak to the con-
gIess on her attitude toward the memo
rial hall project"
The chair" responded the presi-
dent general sharply, does not consid-
er campaign speeches a question of
privilege and, as such, she will not lis
ten to them now or hereafter"
A motion was made and carried that
the whole mater be laid on the table.
Mrs. M. L. S. Davis. treasurer gem
eral, presented her annual report. 1t
showed that the current fund receipts
during the past year. including the
balance at the beginning of the year.
We're $S3,97s; expenditures $53,O45; bal
ance on hand $30933 The total
amount collected and made available
for the building fund was $134.543; the
total expenditures $107 500: balance on
hand $25,743. The report, together
with that of the secretary general, was
adopted.
During the afternoon recess. Mrs.
McLean's friends entered a vigorous
complaint because neither Mrs. Mclean
nor any of her adherentS i'm the New
York city chapter had been represented
on the memorial hall committee for
several years. These complaints were
called to the attention of Mrs. Fair
banks. who authorized the following
statement:
1 appointed people to the committees.
especially to the continental memorial hall
committee. from my personal knowledge
structure. There are thousands Interested
There is not a member who has not done
work for the building project.
When the statement was shown to
Mrs. McLean's friends they declared
that they and Mrs. Mclean had the
deepest interest i'm the building project
ard were just as earnest i'm it's con-
struction as any member of the So
eiety. but they had never been afford
ed an opportunity to demonstrate their
interest.
Mrs. Dubois Presides Over Children
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Mrs. Fred
T. Dubois. wife of Senator Dubois OF
Idaho, was elected president of the Ma
tiOnal Society of Children of the Amer
lean Revolution, which began it's an
nual meeting here today. Mrs. Dubois
succeeds Mrs. Burrows. wife of Sena-
tor Burrows of Michigan. who. because
OF i'll health. is unable to serve longer.
Mrs. Tulloch, the secretary. reported
that she had signed $40 applications for
membership I'm the organization during
the last year. There is a feeling in the
society that not enough attention is
paid to the children by the parent So
ciety of the ID. A. r.