Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-24
D. A. R. ELECTS
MRS. M. [. SCOTT
COMPETITOR DEFEATED BY
EIGHT VOTES ONLY
MRS. STORY ASKS ELECTION BE
MADE UNANIMOUS
New President General of Patriotic As
ISOLATION Makes Felicitous Speech
and Promises to Advance
Objects of Order
IBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Atter
twenty-four hours devoted to counting
and recounting the ballots cast yester-
day the Daughters of the American
Revolution found today the honors ol
the biennial election of their society
divided between the administration and
the INSTRUMENTATION forces.
The big fight was won by the ad-
ninistration In the election OF Mrs'
Matthew e. Scott of Illinois 10 De
president general.
The second office in point of honor
that of vice president-general' III
charge of organization, went TO tile
decentralization followers py tne
election of Mrs. Miranda b. Tulloch
of this city.
Mrs. Scott obtained majority over
Mrs. William c. story of New YORK
of only eight votes, out OF sfS pallots
cost
The election was characterized by
bitterness that prevented the ADOPTION
without dissent of the motion or MIS-:
Story to make the election OF her rival
unanimous.
When the convention met today the
count had not been completed Toward
noon Mrs. Elroy Avery, chairman OF
the tellers' comIpittee, announced that
S73 ballots had been cast.
Mrs. Scott Is Elected
1.-THE number necessary for an cleo
ton is 49," announced Mrs. Avery:
..Mrs. Matthew T. Scott received 436. ,
Pandemonium followed. Gray-haired
women waved whatever they could
seize and some of the Daughters even
shouted.
Scarcely had Mrs. Avery announced
that Mrs. Story had received AIS votes
before the New York candidate had
found her way to the platform. she
thanked those who had voted for her,
asked that support be given Mrs. Scott,
and moved that the election be made
unanimous.
Cries of NO no." greeted her, but
Mrs. Mclean put the question.
Although a majority voted in the af-
firmative, several answered in the neg
alive.
Mrs. Scott was introduced as the
next president general.
IT shall be content" she said, IF
only one fold of the mantle of my great
predecessors falls on me, but l pray
you to envelop me with another mantle
that of your charity for my short
comings; to allow your constructive
imaginations to read into my character
the qualities that ought to be the splen-
to sit in the exalted chair of president
general.
"Our beloved and magnificent or
organization. without craftsmanship,
without sectionalism, with ever-broad-
ening outlook and ever-higher ideals,
moves on with a platform broad as
| fatherland, tender as motherland,
hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder
in its grand work for home and coun-
| frxy FAf nd Ian
Half an hour later another dramatic
| feature of the session occurred. Mrs.
Story, as state regent for New York,
was called on to make her report. 1t
was the report over which one of the
clashes of the congress had taken
place earlier in the week. AS she faced
the assembly her followers We'd with
one another in impressing on the meet
ing 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 organiza-
ton.
The congress approved the election
| of the various state regents. They in
clude the following:
Arizona-Mrs. Walter Talbot.
California-Mrs. Frederick ]. Laird.
The insurgents candidates for office
below that of president-general made
virtually a clean sweep. capturing al
most all of the more important places.
The tellers reported tonight that the
following had been elected:
Vice president general in charge of
organization, Mrs. Miranda B. Tulloch
of the District of Columbia (insur-
gent.
Recording secretary general, Mrs.
Mary Fl. Wilcox of Tennessee Gnsur-
gent.
Registrar general, Miss Grace M.
Pierce of New York Gnsurgent).
Librarian general, Mrs. Short A VIII
lis of the District of Columbia Qnsur-
gent.
Treasurer general, Mrs. w. d. Hoo
yer of Washington administration.
Historian general, Mrs Gertrude OAR
win of the District of Columbia Gnsur-
GENT.
Mrs. John F. Swift of California was
among the ten vice presidents general
elected.