The Washington herald., 1907-04-19


Washington city delegates The District
I of Columbia is said to have given Mrs
/ Mclean a small majority.
Begin Tedious Work.
After the voting, the congress adjourned
until $50 o'clock in the evening. The ma
jority of the delegates took dinner at the
New Willard. where a room had been en-
gagged for the tellers TO carry on the te-
dious work of counting the ballots. At
Is o'clock Mrs. Ammon called her assistant
telIers together and opened the ballot box.
/ The doors were locked and each teller
| took an oath not to reveal the result Of
the election 10 any one, it having been
| decided to withhold the announcement
until this mornings session Of the con-
/ gress
/ An anxious crowd Of delegates and their
friends hung about the doors OF the sit
/ ting-room in which the teilers were en-
gagged hoping TO receive some intimation
/ OF the result. But when it was learned
/ that the counting would probably take
| all night the anxious ones dispersed. At
/ a late hour last night the tellers were
working over the ballots and Mrs. Am
mon sent out word that the counting
would probably not be finished until 3
O'Clock this morning.
Recess After Nominations.
/ A recess was taken after all the candi-
dates had been nominated. Many of the
/ delegates remained in the building. but
the great majority drove away 20 lunch
con or walked of in groups, eagerly dis
| GUESSING the prospects OF the different
candidates. Elecuoneering was the main
/ business transacted during the recess,
busy delegates flying about from group
to group in the search for votes for their
( iavorite candidates for office,
The afternoon session was set for 3
I o clock, but the delegates returned to the
! han earlier, and the electioneering con-
/ tinued until the president general ar
rived Mrs Mclean was roundly ap-
/ plauded as she swept down the aisle.
! carrying an armful Of flowers sent by
/ woll-wishing friends.
! The president general raped for order
and announced in severe tones that she
( had been informed that many of the dele
gates had already been provided with bal
i lots. and had marked them ready Tor
/ voting.
Surprised by Action.
This is a surprising announcement. 90
said Mrs. Mclean. Il should like 10
know by what authority these ball-ts
have been distributed II is against all
parliamentary procedure. No greater Of
tense against the integrity of the house
could be imagined. The chair knows OF
no way by which these illegal ballots can
be identified, and she leaves il 20 the
honorable women forming this convention
to at once destroy these ballots and take
fresh ones from the tellers l snail ap-
point a committee TO investigate the man
ner in which these ballots came into the
hands of the delegates this morning
There was round Of applause. and the
ltellers then distributed the fresh ballots
Iamong the delegates, The president gen
eral asked If all the delegats had been
provided with the new ballots. and there
was a unanimous aye and great nut
tering Of ballots in the air,
/ 1t was then announced that those dele
/ gates who were forced to leave the city
| during the afternoon would be allowed 10
/ come forward and cast their votes at
I once. A score or more delegates ac-
/ cepted.
Voting Is Started.
The chief teller exposed the ballot box
to the full view Of the delegates. and the
president general called the attention of
the house to the fact that it was empty.
The box was then locked and the voting
began.
Following the voting by the delegates
leaving town. the officers cast their bal
/ lots. and then the alphabetical roll call
/ Of the States began. AS each State was
called. its delegation would file down the
main aisle and each delegate deposit her
vote after the usual fOrInalites with the
/ credentiaI committee The voting began
/ about $3.50 and continued until after
+ O'Clock.
/ Adjournment was then taken and the
ballot box turned over TO the tellers, who
were TO meet al the New Willard and
count the ballots during the night
Excitement in the Morning.
Great excitement attended the nominal
ton of the candidates during the morning
session. Speaker after speaker mounted
the platform usually with a typewriter
manuscript in her hand, TO sound the
! praises Of her candidate. Little of the
speeches could be heard a dozen rows
back, the majority of the delegates being
so excited that the presiding officer could
not gain complete silence. But the dele
/ gates were ever ready to applaud the
right name. and at times many Of the
/ Daughters leaped to their feet or stood
upon chairs. waving their hats and hand
/ kerchiefs and cheering wildly
/ Mrs. Mclean was nominated for presi-
| dent general by Mrs. Kendall, of Maine
/ the same delegate who nominated her two
years ago. Mrs. Kendall delivered "a
strong speech for her nominee, saying that
although "she has been assailed by envy,
malice. and spite. she has come through
/ unsclthed. and those who know her best
/ love her best "
This was the cue for prolonged APP
plause.
Mrs Kendall closed by saying:
Il ask for my candidate. Emily Nelson
/ Richie Mclean, unanimous nomina-
/ ton.
Again the delegates gave vent TO their
! enthusiasm, and the shouting and APP
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