Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-28
MRS. SCOTT WINS
D. A. R. ELECTION
BITTER CONTEST OVER PREsI-
DENT GENERALSHIP FINAL
LY SETTLED.
DEFEATED CANDIDATE MOVES TO
MAKE CHOICE UNANIMOUS
OBJECTION MADE.
NEWLY CHOSEN CHIEF MAKES
PLEA FOR HARMONY
AND SUPPORT.

Washington, April 24-After 20
hours devoted to the counting and re-
counting of ballots cast Thursday, the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton yesterday found the honors of the
biennial election of their society d.
vided between the administration and
the anti-administration forces. The
big fight was won by the administra-
ton, in the election of Mrs. Matthew
It. Scott of Bloomington, Illinois, to
be president general. The second Of
fee in point of honor, vice president
general in charge of the organizations,
however, went to the anti-administra-
ton followers by the election of Mrs.
Miranda B. Tulloch, of Washington.
With a majority over Mrs. William
Cummings Story of New York of only
eight votes out of S73 ballots cast,
Mrs. SCOTS victory goes down on the
records of the society as one of the
most closely contested in the history
of the organization. Scarcely had the
first wave of disappointment at the
narrow defeat of Mrs. Story swept
over her followers, before action was
being taken to renew the fight to elect
the retiring New York state regent
as president general two years hence
when Mrs Scott's term of Office will
expire.
So close an election stirred the con-
gress beyond the experience of years.
1t was characterized by a bitterness
that prevented the motion of Mrs.
Story to make the election OF her
rival unanimous being adopted.
All night long the tellers counted
the ballots for president general, and
when the hour for the congress to
convene for the day had arrived, the
count had not been completed. Mrs
Donald Mclean. president general,
finally appeared in the hall shortly af
ter II, but her coming created moth
ing like that caused by the arrival of
Mrs Avery, chairman of the tellers,
a few minutes later.
Mrs. Avery announced that S73
ballots had been cast, but only S64
votes were recorded for president gen.
eraf. Not more than half dozen per-
sons knew with whom victory rested.
Down among the delegates Mrs. Story
awaited with digniffed interest. Mrs.
Scott was not present.
Number necessary for election
49, announced Mrs. Avary impress
sively. Mrs Mathew T. Scott of
Illinois received 1885,
The Scott followers did not wait to
hear how many votes Mrs. Story had
received. The applause became COM
monplace in the pandemonium that
followed. Gray haired women waved
whatever they could seize, and some
of the Daughters even cast some of
their dignity to the winds and shout
ed.
Scarcely had Mrs. Avery announced
that Mrs. Story had received 42S
votes before the New York candidate
had found her way to the platform.
In a few words and with emotion re-
pressed. she thanked those who had
voted for her and asked that justice
ana support U6 given MIS-. oCOtt OuS
then moved that the election be made
unanimous. Cries of mo, No greet
ed her, but Mrs. Mclean put the ques-
ton.
Although an evident majority voted
in the affirmative, several answered in
the negative. To those. Mrs. Mclean
directed a few words of advice, coun-
selling peace and harmony.
Mrs. John V Murphy of Ohio, re-
lieved a tense situation by stating
that although Mrs. Scott was absent
she felt that Mrs. Scott would not
want the election to be made unanim-
Gus unless it was so in fact. After
several gifts to the retiring officers
had been presented, Mrs. Scott ar
rived in the hall. Her reception was
almost as hearty as that which greet
ed the announcement of her election.
She responded briefly to her intro
tluction as the next president general.
Il shall be content said she. If
only one fold of the mantle of my
great predecessors falls upon me. but
| pray you to envelop me with anoth-
er mantle-that of your charity. for
my short comings-and to allow your
constructive imaginations to read into
my character the qualities which