The Washington times., 1906-04-15
MRS. WEED VICTOR
BEFORE THE BOARD
IN MONTANA CASE
Sustained in Contention
That She Was Legally
Elected.
MAY END CONTROVERSY
Mrs. Haskell Spoke Fourteen
Hours Against Committee
Deduction.
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Ane ndIlOnal BOARD or manage
ment, D. A. R., after a five-hour
session at the dawn Of Easter Day.
ana after long arguments from Mrs.
Ella Knowles Haskell, regent of
Silver Bow Chapter, and one hours
argument from Mrs. Walter Harvey
weed, State vice regent from Mon
tana, settled the now famous Mon
tana matter as far as they are con-
cerned by an adoption OF the report
OF the special investigating COM
mfttee that had been settling and
investigating the whole vexed ques-
ton.
This adoption was without a dis
senting voice, except that two mem
bers, who did not remember the ex-
act contents Of the report as read
IN the afternoon. did not vote.
Mrs. Weed Sustained
This action of the board sustained
Mrs. Weeds contention that she had
legally served four years on Il and that
her election and that Of Mrs McCrackin
State regent. was legal After the re-
port was accepted, the committee was
dissolved Mrs. Donald Mclean was
not presiding when the vote was taken
as she was obliged to leave in the early
part of the evening TO speak before
several chapter meetings.
This should md for this year the old
story and as far as the national board
Is concerned IT will. for the board will
report TO the congress and II is prob
able that the constitutional points in
volved will be well threshed out in the
congress. OF course. both Mrs. Amos G.
Draper and Mrs. Haskell. who argued
against its acceptance. have the right
OF appeal TO the congress. but IL is
earnestly hoped by conservative men,
bers that IL viii not be carried there
The report agreed that the question
or the election was not raised by any
Montana chapter and repudiated this
statement. II Is said that the report
also asked that those who made the
charges be asked TO withdraw them.
Mrs. Haskell's Argument.
This verdict is regarded as a sweeping
vindication Of Mrs. Weed. especially
after the mastery argument made bv
Mrs. Haskell. who, however, also en-
phatically repudiated the statement that
Silver Bow Chapter had contested Mrs
Weeds election or Mrs. McCrackin. Mrs
Haskell spoke for fourteen hours on the
whole Montana matter, beginning with
the first signs OF trouble In 1903.
Like Old Bastile.
The Businesses of the old Basti1e
were never more impenetrable than
those which surrounded members OF
the national board of management OF
thS daughters or the American Revolu-
tion IN the headquarters last night.
An ordinary board meeting is an oc
casion when only members Of that
body are permitted within the room.
but the one last night-an adjourned
meeting from the Rfternoon-to con
slider the Montana matter'-caIled for
all the diplomacy the board could com
mand.
Excitement Begins Again.
The little board room up on the
fourth floor OF the Washington Loan
and Trust building could no more have
been approached by an alien than an
a. r. A. could give an osculatorv
salute to son Of old Erin. The room
was castle, fort from which a dozen |
guns poked their noses. and every at
tempted approach OF the enemy, com !
monty known as the press, was sig-
nald 10 the officer IN command. and
there was Immediately a-well, nobody |
got near. anyway.
About 10 o'lock yesterday rnornIn1
the board mot for the purpose of con-
sidering the Montana matter" Mrs
Haskell, regent OF Silver Bow CHAPTER
Of Butte. Mont. was the star witness |
Of the day. and was before the board |
until IL adjourned. at O'Clock. for
luncheon. and was the first witness /
called when the board reconvened.
Some time was lost in a meeting of |
The Continental Hall committee, and so |
was determined to postpone the sec
ond session OF the board until Z o'clock |
asst night. This was done, and the at
lending excitement was resumed at \
hat hour
Almost the first persons on the scene
we're members of the press, anxious to
get the first scrap. at least an account
Of the scrap. Hour by hour sped by and |
,till no word from the board room. AS
n the morning the voice of Mrs. Haskell |
could be heard maintaining her side OF
he case--whichever side IL might be-
md when 1880 O'Clock came and stlll the
'astnesses were fast few of the re-
,orters drifted on. tired Of the wait.
Reckless at Midnight.
Midnight came and with Il there was
nanifestly the hope in the heart of
members Of the board that the news
papers had gone to press and that their
representatives were in bed. They grew
reckless and opened the transom.
Again their boldness asserted itself
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