The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-24
MRS. SCOTT, ADMINISTRATION
CANDIDATE. is CHOSEN PRES.
GENERAL.
WINS BY SMALL MARGIN
In the Selection Of Other Officers Of
the Organization the Administration
and Anti ti-Administration Factions
Divide Honors--Btterness Is Mani
tested to Last,

Washington, April 23.-After "a
hours devoted to counting and re-
counting the ballots cast yesterday
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton today found the honors of the
biennial election OF their society di-
vided between the administration and
anti administration. The big fight was
won by the administration in the
election of Mrs. Matthew E. Scott of
Illinois to be president general The
second office in point of honor, that of
vice president general in charge of
organizations, however, went to the
anti administration followers by the
election of Mrs. Miranda B. Tulloch
of this city. Mrs. Scott obtained
majority over Mrs. William Cummings
Story of New York of only eight votes
out of S73 zallots cast. The eiection
was characterized by bitterness that
prevented the adoption, without dis
sent of the motion of Mrs. Story to
make the election of her rival unani-
nous. When the convention met to-
day the count had not beer complet-
ed. Toward noon Mrs. Elroy Avery.
chairman OF the tellers' committee,
announced that S73 ballots had been
cast
The number necessary for an cleo
tion is 433," announced Mrs Avery
Mrs. Matthew IT, Scott received 436"
Real Excited.
Pandemonium followed. Gray haired
women waved whatever they could
seize and some OF the daughters even
|Sh tod
nounced that Mrs. Story had received
436 votes before the New York candi-
date had found her way to the plat
form. She thanked those who had
votea for her, asked that their sup
port be given Mrs. Scott and moved
that the election be made unanimous.
Cries of mo, no" greeted her, but Mrs.
Mclean put the question. Although
a majority voted in the affirmative.
several answered in the negative. Mrs.
Scott was introduced as the next pres
ident- general.
Il shall be content" she said eff
only one-fold of the mantle of my
great predecessors falls upon me, but
l pray you to enVelop me with an
other mantle-that of your charity for
my shortcomings, to allow your con-
structive imaginations TO read into my
| character the qualities that ought to
| be the splendid endowment of whom
| soever is called to sit in the exalted
| chair of president general
Broad Platform.
Our beloved and magnificent or
| ganization, without partisanship.
without sectionalism, with ever broad
| ening outlook and ever higher ideals
| moves with a platform broad as faith
| erland tender as motherland, hand
| inh hand and shoulder shoulder in
| it's grand work for home and country
| for God and native lands"
Half an hour later another dra-
| matte feature of the session occurred
Mrs. Story, as state regent for New
York, was called upon to make her
report. 1t was the report over which
| the clashes of the congress had taken
place earlier in the week. AS she
| faced the assembly her followers Wed
| with one another in impressing on the
| meeting that Mrs. Story had fallen
| short of the president generalship by
| only five votes. In her report Mrs.
| Story spoke Of the loyalty of New
York to the organization.