Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
Mes. Scott, Administration Candidate
is President. Genera|. .-0ppostion
Elects vice.P President. General.
MAJORITY IS EXCEEDINGLY SMALL
Mrs. Story Loses by 8 Votes Out Of
Total Of 873-Partisan Feeling So
Intense Defeated Faction Refuses to
Make Election Unanimous Upon
. Losers Motion.
fBy Associated Press.)

Wy AsaoSidteu ticoS.'
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April ca
After twenty hours devoted to cotnt-
ing and recounting the ballots cast
yc sterday. the Daughters " the Am
crican Revolution today found the
horrors of the biennial election OF
Their society divided between the ad-
ministration and the anti-adminstra
ton forces. The big fight of the con
gre.s was won by the administra-
ton. in the election of Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott. of Illinois. to be president
general The second Office in point
of honor. that Of vice-prcc tdentc"n
eral in charge of organizations. how
ever, went to the anti administration
followers by the election of Mrs. Mi
randa b. Tulloch. of this city.
Closest Contest in History.
With majority over Mrs. william
Cummings Story, of New York. of
only eight votes our of S73 luliOts
cat. Mrs. SCOTS victory goes down
upon the records of the society as
one OF the most closely contested In
the history OF the organization
Scarcely LaG the first wave of disap-
pointmeht at the narrow defeat OF
Mrs. Story swept over her followers
before action was taken to renew
the fight to elect the retiring New
York state regent as president gen
eral two years hence when Mrs
SCOTS term of office will expire.
So close an election stirred the
congress beyond the experience OF
years 1t was characterized by a bit
tcrness that prevented the motion oil
Mrs. Story. to make the election OF
her rival unanimous. being adopted
with dissent from group OF aTti-ad
ministration delegates.
TeIIers Counted Al Night.
All night long the thirty tellers
counted the ballots for president gen.
eral. Each ballot was read three
times in order that no mistake might
be made. Even when the hour fou
III" congress to convene for the day
had arrived the count had not been
completed.
Mrs. Donald Mclean. president gen.
eral finally appeared in the hall
shortly after II a. m, hIt her coming
create nothing like the stir caused
by the arrival of Mrs. Avery, chair
man of the tellers. a few minutes
i6tG.
E;wn among the delegates Mrs
Story awaited with dignified inter.
est. Mrs. Scott was not present.
THE number necessary for an cleo
ton is 49," announced Mrs. Avery
imEressively.
Mrs. Matthew r. Scott. Of Illinois
received 436.'
Scott Followers Go Wild.
The Scott followers did not wait tC
hear how many votes Mrs. Story had
received Applause became common
place in the pandemonium that fol
lowed.
Gray-haired women waved wha.ev.
or they could seize and some Of the
Daughters even cast some of theiI
dignity to the winds and sholted.
Mrs. Story made her wav TO the
platform and in a few words ard
with emotion rcpressed- she thanked
those who had voted for her and ask
cd that justice and support he given
to Mr.. Scott. She then moved ina,
the cleo: Ion be made unanimous.
Cries OF NO" Mo-" greeted her
hut Mrs. Mclean put the question.
Many Vote "No."
Although an evident majority voted
In the affirmative. several answered
in the No gaIvc.
Mrs. John w. Murphy, Of Ohio, re-
licvcd a dense situation by stating
that although Mrs. Scott was absent
che felt that Mrs. Scott Sas no;
wanting the election TO be- unanimous
unless 10 was 20 in fact.
After several gifts to retiring OIL.
GERS had been r.cscB;dd Mrs. Scott
arrived in the hall. Her reception
was almost as kcary a. that which
greeted the announcement of hcr
election. She responded iricfiy 20
her Introduce on as tho mex; pres,.
dent general
During the afternoon. the attention
Of tho socicty was divided between
the spvciIinr ~ a memorial at Alex.
andria. Va. to- the p,llbearcrs al
George washingtnr's funeral and an
entertainments by tho Children ri the
American Revolution.
Election oF Regents.
The congress today approved the
election of tho various slate regents.
They inchsdc: Alabama. Mrs Robert
A. Mcclellan: Arkansas. Ms. John
Barrow: rIor:da. Mrs. J. ". Mahoncy:
Georgia. Mrs. r W. Godfrey: Ken.
tncky, Mrs. Sarah ". Chcnault; North