Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-23
DAY ONE OF INTENSE EXCITEMENT
Pertisarship and Enthusiasm at High
Pitch-DeIeeates and Visitors
Throw Aside all Restraint and Ac.
claim Their Favorites-Nominat
Speeches Reptile With oratory.
CRy Associated PreSS.)

was suspense tonight among the
daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton over the result of the election
of a president general and other OF
ficers tc,,ay. The balloting began late
in the afternoon. and tor. eht the
tCl!Crs were engaged in the irodisi0us
task OF counting the y~tHS. This may
take many hours and the poSsibiiiti' $
are that they will not b. able to sub
nit their report until morning.
Tho t,,y was one rf intense excite
ntnt for the Daughters
There WIS mad IllSh for C'Ntin-
entail Hall. and long before the sc"-
SIGN was h1gun every delegate was
in her scat and the galleries packed
and many rightfully entitled TO ad-
mission were compelled to content
themselves with standing in the lobby.
Al Restraint Laid Aside.
The bare nexstiOn of the names of
Mrs Story and Mrs. Scott. the anti
administration and administration
candidates. fer president general. was
enough to set the great gathering
into a state Of pandemonium. The
deleentes and visitors threw aside
all semblance of restraint and wild
" cheered, chpped their hands. way
ed their handkerchiefs, aid in other
ways displayed their pa.tisanship.
The nominating speeches wene re-
'plete with oratory and fiery spirit
and gave every evidence that the con-
test Was battle-rOyal.
There was no suggestion Ct bit
terness OF feeling. however. the re-
speotiye candidates being put forward
entirely on their merit.
Visit President TAFT
The fury OF the struggle Of the cp-
posing factions was somewhat trok-
en- when, in the afternoon the Da"gh-
ters proceeded in a body to the
White House to pay their respects
to President and Mrs. Taft
There were but two candidates pn'
forward for vice president general IL
charge Of chapters, Mrs. Amos J.
Draper. the administration candidate
and Mrs. 'Myrander B. Tulloch, the in.
surgent" or Story candidate.
Preliminary to Nominations NJ
Mclean made a brief speech. She
held up a gavel made from an !niiar
pipe of peace. That is the reasO.
] use it today" she said amid laughter
She added that she wished every oEs
to understand that this house is IT
entire harmony. There shDuh Ds
20 personal feeling anywhere. We ar
a body of American gentlewnmen AID
We are going to behave like al
ladies' do
Mrs. Mclean evoked applause wher
she said il was really a very unusua
situation for her TO be presiding Owe,
an election instead q being IN active
candidate for officc.
Noise Creets Nominating Speeches.
As Mrs. Joh9 {. Ames placed iT
nomination Mrs. Matthew T. Scot,
for president Ssncral. a mighty roa'
went up which lasted several min
utcs. There were NUMEROUS scc7nd
ing speeches. all II which met Wit
applause
Mrs. Charles ". MaSu-y. state TO
gent Of Massachusetts,. rlacd Mrs
William Cumming Story in Usm'na
ton. randemrnium rsiglrd. n Wa
manifest tina; the occupants Of oh.
GALLERIES woFr largely -Str-y Sympa
asizcrs. for they KEPT M an inss-'
ant h7nd~tippnS and cheering a
cv~ry mention OF hcr naID-.
NonGHsting sp~~~irs for th.r ~an
didaf~s fDr y'ff'cc were made AID ~th'
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