The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-17
COMPLETE DETAILS
IN MONTANA CASE
BEFORE CONGRESS
Election of State Off
GERS Found to Be
Legal.
NO CONTEST REQUESTED
Vindication of the Present
Incumbents According to
Official Report.
NO CONTEST REQUESTED

In the long list Of reports made to the
Daughters of the American Revolution
congress this morning by far the most
interesting W ; that Of the recording
secretary general embodying the report
of the Montana matter
Miss Mary Desha. recording secre-
tary general. in her report said she had
been instructed by the national board
of management TO make the following
report on the Montana matter"
The board instructed me 10 report TO
you the following statement relative TO
the investigation ordered by the four
teenth continental congress Of the Gre
dentials of the State regent and State
vice regent of Montana. II was or
dered by the national board that the
recording secretary general incorporate
the following statements in the report
TO the fifteenth continental congress.
Contest Not Requested.
We find upon investigation that the
contest of the legality OF the election OF
the Montana State Officers was not
made at the request Of any chapter in
Montana, and that said election at the
fourteenth continental congress was
conducted in a legal and proper man
ner. and that the officers elected were
those who had prior to the congress re-
ceEeo tne lnoorsement OF the majority
or the eligible votes of the Montana
State delegation 70 that congress.
We. therefore, recommend that the re-
cording secretary general incorporate
these statements in the report to the fif-
teenth continental congress.
Detailed in Full.
The details OF tie case were submitted
in fun, and at its conclusion Mrs. Amos
J. Draper. of Washington, moved "that
The report be received by the congress.
Objection was made by delegate from
Indiana TO the word received" who
asked that the report be accepted" !"
Mrs Mclean reminded the objecting
delegate that the motion to receive"
the report was according TO her instruc-
tion. The report went to the standing
committee on recommendations OF
officers. IL Will be reported back into
the congress next Friday.
Awaited With Interest.
The report Of the Montana matter has
been awaited with the keenest interest.
Mrs. Weeds yindication before the com
mittee on Saturday night was merely
announced, but nobody knew the details
of the findings except members OF the
today for the first time. The facts"
as they were reported this morning
were as follows:
Facts in Case.
In the late congress a certain State
Was represented by only one Of the
five voters who had the right to be
present in the congress and vote for the
State officers.
This dPlepafp va Coaf tod in fba on,,
gress and voted unchaIlenged in every
ballot taken in the congress up to the
last day of the congress. On the last
day Of the congress, In accordance with
Article vi, section 1. Of the y. s. d.
A r. constitution, she cast Lle ballot
which elected the State regent and the
State vice regent of her State.
This election was reported to the
vice president general in charge Of or
ganixation of chapters. who certified 10
it as correct, and that officer reported
the States election to the fourteenth
continental congress, under the pro-
visions of statute AZ
Upon the announcement Of this cleo
tion the following incident took place:
A delegate from another State arose
upon the floor of the house, and upon
being recognized by the chair, made
the following statement, followed by
the following motion:
Madam President: I have a letter
from one of the chapters Of (the State
whose election has just been announced
TO the congress) and 1 think there IS
a letter which one Of the delega tes here
has from another chapter In -. /
shall present this letter TO the vice pres
idcnt general in charge Of organization
of chapters. Madam president, il does
not seem to me that this Is a place TO
! air all the disagreeable things, and
therefore. madam president. l would
move that the credentials Of the State
regent and State vice regent of --
be referred to the national board Of
management for investigation
| This motion was seconded by two
the maker OF The motion. the other from
another State other than the one whose
/ election was contested
| The record of the congress shows
/ that the following is the action of the
congress in this matter:
CNo action taken. written on back of
motion carried
Motion to Confirm.
! President general-A motion is in
order 10 ratify the election OF the State
regents and the State vice regents"
/ Mrs Peck-I move that the cleo
tions of the State regents and the State
vice regents be confirmed.
Mrs Delafeld-I second the motion.
! President General-The motion is up
on confirming the elections of the State
regents and the State vice regents. All
those in favor of ratifying these cleo
tiens will please say aye" those op-
posed, mo" The ayes seem to have il;
the ayes have it. and the elections of
the State regents and the State vice
regents are confirmed
Upon this statement of fact as to
the action of the continental congress
in an actual case, the following eonsti-
| tutiOnal points arise.
| l. a States election having been com