The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-24
ILLINOIS WOMAN
WINS ELECTION.
MRS. MATTHEW T. SCOTT CHOS.
EN- PRESIDENT GENERAL
OE .. a. r.
MAJORITY OF 8 VOTES
Twenty Hours Devoted to Countinu
Ballots Mrs. Story's Motion to
Make /, Unanimous
F.lca.

Washington, April 23,--After TWEEN
! ty hours devoted to the counting ard
recounting of ballots yesterday tho
. Daughters of the American Revolt
tion today found the honors Of the 81
cnnial election Of their society diYil-
cd between the administration AMI
the nti-administratiOn forces
The big fight was won by the All.
! imiuistration in the election of Mrs.
| Matthew T. Scott, of Bloomington.
illinois. to be president general The
second office in point of honor, vica
president general in charge of the or.
ganizations. however went to the an
tiadmi, istration followers by the
election Of Mrs, Miranda b. Tullcch,
of this city.
| with a majority over Mrs William
Cummings Story of New York. os
only eight votes out of S7G ballots
cast, Mrs SCOTS victory goes down
on the records of the society as one
Iof the most closely contested in the
history Of the organization.
Scarcely had the first wave Of disar-
pOintment at the narrow defeat of
Mrs. Story swept over her followers
before action was being taken to re-
new the fight TO elect the retiring
New York Safe regent as president
general two years hence when Mrs
SCOTS term of office will expire. So
close an election stirred the congress
beyond the experience of years. II
was characterized by bitterness that
prevented the motion of Mrs Story
to make the election of her rival unan..
mous being adopted with dissent
from the group of antiadministra!io
delegates.
Count Lasted All Night.
All night long the tcllers counted
the ballots for president general an
when the hours for the congress 10
convene for the day had arrived, the
count had not been completed. Mrs.
Donald Mclean, president general.
finally apeared in the hall shortly az
ter clevc1. but her coming created
nothing like the stir caused b ythe
arrival of Mrs Avery chairman of
the tellers. few minutes later.
Mrs Avery announced that S73 bal
lots had been cast but only SGf votes
were recorded for president general,
however. Not more than half doz.
on persons knew with whom the vic
tory rested Down among the dele
gates Mrs story waited with dlgai'
fled interest Mrs, Scott was not
present.
Tho number necessary for the
election is 49,, announced Mrs.
Avery imprcssiycly Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott, of Illinois, received 1876"
Psndemonium Reigns.
The Scott followers did not wait TO
hear how many votes Mrs. Story had
Ireceiyed. Applause became common
place in the pandemonium that fol
lowed Gray haired women waved
whatever they could seize. and short
cd Scarcely lhad Mrs. Avery an
nounced that Mrs. Story had received
i2S votes before the New York candt
date had found her way to the plat
tion rcpresscd. she thanked those
who had voted for her and asked that
justice and support be given MIR.
Scott. She then moved that the elec-
tion be made unanimous. Cries Of
No, NO" GREETED her but Mrs. Nc
Lean put the question.
Although an evident majority vo.ad
in the affirmative. several answered
in the negative To those Mrs. Me
Lean directed few words Of advice
counseling peace and harmony
Mrs John " Murphy. Of Ohio. r.
lieved tense situation by status
that although Mrs. Scott was absent
she felt that Mrs Scott would not
want the election to be made unani-
nous unless it was 50 IN fact.
Mrs. Scott Appears.
After several gifts to the retiring
lufficers had been made Mrs. Scott ar
rived in the halt Her reception was
almost as hearty as that which greet
ed the announcement OF her election.
She responded briefly sthe net
president general
Il shall be ccatent-. said she. II
only one fold of the mantle Of ny
great predecessors falls upon me. hut
/ pray you TO envelope me with an
other mautle-that Of YOUR charitr.
for my shortcomings-and to allow
your constructive negotiations q
read into my character The qualities
which ought to be the splendid e.
dowment of whomsoever is called to
sit in the exalted chair Of president
general" She added that splendid
administration was drawing 70 a cioSa
hut as great things had been done. 50