The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25

MORE saUABBLINe IN CONGRESS-
OF ID. A. n.
Candidate For CORRESPONDENTS secre-
tary WIN Have IL Ne Voted For
Again--Nlss Wfrleox n RE-
eordang Secretary.

washington, April 24.-The Eigh-
teenth Congress OF the Daughters of the
American Revolutions came to close
tonight after day OF more or less
excitement.
A suggestion. practically amounting
to q charge. that the report of the
tellers who counted the recent vote
had undergone a recent change since
II was signed, threw the congress into
state OF confusion and opened anew
the contest of insurgents and regu-
lars over the offices.
The tellers last night informally an
nounced that Mrs. l.. r.. Swormstedt,
of the District of Columbia, the reg
uiar administration candidate for cor
responding secretary general. had
come within one vote OF a majority.
and that therefore this was no cleo
tion. II also was stated that Miss
Mary wilcox, OF the District of Column
bfa, insurgent candidate for recording
secretary. had beaten her opponent,
Mrs. Hodgkins. also Of the District of
Columbia. securing AS votes, an exact
majority. 1t was this latter vote that
gave rise to most Of the discussion
which hinged on whether or not scat
tering votes had been included in the
grand total, the vote of Mrs Hodgkins
being 434. The situation was becoming
% tutcHsc That at inc suEBeSttoH VI
Mrs. Mclean, the tellers retired and
recounted the vote. Mrs. Elroy Avery.
of Ohio, chairman of the tellers. re-
ported that she had made an error by
according Mrs. Hodgkins ten more
votes than she deserved. The tellers
united in a vote OF confidence and
Miss Wilcox was declared elected and
balloting for a corresponding secre-
tary general began.
On the second ballot Mrs. Mabel @.
Sw6rmstedt. an administration candi-
date. was declared elected to the Of
nce OF corresponding secretary gem
erai. receiving 1913 votes. defeating the
candidate Of the Insurgents. Mrs. Ell
eanor / Thorne. OF the District Of
Columbia. who polied 1s1 votes.
lust before final adjournment was
reached. all sorts OF resolutions of APP
probation were adopted. but the press
was omitted
An appropriate resolution was pre-
scented showing the newspapers APP
probation by Mrs. Anna Benning. state
regent OF Georgia.
Thank the press for what7" asked
Mrs. Mclean sternlv. Mrs. Mclean re-
fused q vote on the motion and de-
clined to recognize any one for that
purpose.
The ffnal scenes OF the congress re-
sembled love feast. the delegates for
getting for the moment much OF the
bitterness which has characterized the
contest for the different offices.
Resolutions were adopted authoriz-
Ing committee to draft a petition to
Congress urging the passage Of bill
for the construction OF a military road
In Virginia from Yorktown to James
town by way OF Williamsburg, pledg-
ing the socfety's co-operation In re-
questing President Taft TO name "a day
for the Consideration" Of old Fort Nc
Henry. Nd, and urging upon Congress
en- appropriation for final resting
place at Annapolis for the body OF John
Paul Jones.
A letter from former President
Roosevelt was read, congratuiating the
daughters on their work and express
ing regret that he would be unable
to attend the Congress The mention
Of his name. ELECTED general applause.