New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
MRS. SCOTT D. A. R. HEAD
Mrs. Story Defeated for President
General By Eight Majority.

Washington. April 23--After twenty noulS
voted 20 counting and recounting the ballots cast
,,ester5av the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion TODAY found the honors Of the biennial elec
ton Of their society closely divided between me
administration and the anti-administratloh ioiC
The big fight of the congress was Won pS INC
rninistration IN the election of Mrs Mdtlle" =
Scott OF Illinois TO be president general Inc SCI
ond Office in point of honor, that OF Vlce-peSi'i''
general in charge OF organizations went |" 'He
antl-administration followers by the election u
Mrs Miranda B. TulIoch, of this city
with a aiority over Mrs. William Cu;nnl.s
c+o-,- % New, York of only votes out of SIS
ballots cast the contest which resulted III MIS-
SCOTS victory goes down on the RECORDS ol INC
society as one of the closest in the history VI '0
organization Scarcely had the first wave o1 ulsap
pointment at the narrow defeat OF MI 01Ots s -
over her followers before action was being taken u
renew the fight to elect the retiring New ork state
regent as president general Two years hence "lei
Mrs. Scott's term Of Office will expire
So close an election stirred the congress heEond
+be .xnarienc4 Of years. It was characterized oy
bitterness that prevented the motion OF Mrs story
to make the election of her rival unanimous pelhg
adopted because of dissent expressed by group Oh
anti administration delegates
All night long the thirty telers counted 'Ie pai-
lots for president general. In previous years tle
felIers have been divided into groups in order to
facilitate the recording OF the votes; but IN this
instance when IT became apparent that the contest
was so close, Mrs Elroy Avery chairman OF the
committee of teIlers. rearranged her forces so 'I
each of the thirty tellers could keep tab on the
votes for president general as the ballots were read
Each was read three times, in order that no mis-
take might be made
Even when the hour for the congress to meet IoT
the day had arrived the count had not been COM
pleted- Mrs Donald Mclean president general
finally appeared in the hall shortly after II a nl
but her coming created nothing like the stir caused
by the arrival of Mrs Avery, few minutes later
Mrs. Avery announced that S13 ballots had been
cast the election, but only s64 votes we're re
corded for president general. Not more than half
q dozen persons knew with whom the victory
rested. Down among the delegates Mrs Story
awaited with dignifed interest. Mrs. Scott was not
present.
The number necessary for election IS 49,
announced Mrs Avery. impressively. Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott, Of Illinois received 1876.
The Scott followers did not wait to hear how
many votes Mrs. Story had received. Applause be-
came commonplace in the pandemonum that fol-
lowed Gray haired women waved whatever they
could seize, and some of the Daughters even cast
some Of their dignity the winds and shouted
Scarcely had Mrs Avery announced that Mrs.
Story had received 42s votes before the New York
candidate found her way TO the platform. In few
words, and with emotion repressed. she thanked
those who had voted for her, and asked that jus
tice and support be given to Mrs. Scott. She then
moved that the election be made unanimous. Cries
Of NO, No., greeted her but Mrs. Mclean put the
question. Although evident majority voted in
the affirmative several answered in the negative
To those Mrs. Mclean directed few words Of sd-
vice, counselling peace and harmony.
Mrs. John V. Murphy, Of Ohio. relieved a tense
situation by stating that although Mrs Scott
absent she felt that the newly elected president
general would want the election TO be made
unless It in fact
After several gifts to retiring officers had been
made Mrs. Scott arrived in the hall. Her reception
was almost hearty that which greeted the
announcement Of her election She responded
briefly to her Introduction the next president
general
II shall be content" she said. 'Tf only one fold
Of the mantle OF my great predecessor falls upon
me. but pray you TO envelop with another
mantle, that of youI charity FOR my shortcomings
and TO allow your constructive iaginations to
into my character the qualities which ought to be
the splendid endowment of whomsoever is called TO
sit In the exalted character Of president general"
She added that splendid administration was
drawing 10 splendid close, but as great things
had been done, greater things were before the
society
Our beloved and magnificent organization" she
said, without partisanship, without sectionalisn
with ever broadening outlook and high Ideals
moves with platform broad as fatherland
tender motferland, hard in hand and shoulder
to shoulder in its grand work for home and coun-
try, for God and native land"
Half hour later another dramatic feature Of
the session occurred. Mrs Story, as state regent
for New York, was called TO make her report
Il was the report which of the clashes Of
the congress had taken place earlier in the week
AS she faced the assemblsge, her followers We'd
with another in impressing on the meeting that
Mrs. Story had fallen short Of the president gen.
eralship by only q few votes. In her report Mrs
Story spoke OF the loyalty Of New York to the
organization.
In the afternoon the attention OF the society was
divided between the unveing OF memorial at
Alexandria, Va. to the palbearers at George
Washingtons funeral and an entertainment by the
Children OF the American Revolution
The congress approved the election OF the state
regents. They included the following: Connecticut
Mrs. John l. Buell.; Delaware, Mrs. Cornela w
Taylor; District Of Columbia. Mrs. George T Small
wood Maine. Miss Louise Coburn: Maryland Mrs
J. Pembroke Thorn; Massachusetts, Mrs James q
Dunning; New Hampshire. Mrs. Charles @ Abbott