The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-21
POLITICS IN D. \. R
CLOUDS ALMosr nnADr TO BREAsS
 INTO STORM.
Mrs. Wilnian CunzAang stsxy, the An ta-Aamanistxatisn Can111ate for Rres1denx General, neoefves
 TremenAous 0vafles.

Washington. April 2o.--with the po- 1itical clouds almost ready to breek into . storm. the Dau ehterN 0f the American Revolution today he1dS the second days session of their efkh- tsepth continental consress. Another big sttendsnce. although II was known that tho major portion of the day would be taken up with the calling Of the, roll. testifving to the interest felt in the approaching cleo ton of president general and other officers. The first open manifestation of any partisanship regarding the presidency general. came when Mrs. :. William Cumming story. the apti-ad- ministratjon candidate. received stre- mendous ovation when. as regent or New York, she announced that her deicgation would cast l2s votes.
 Mrs Matthew T. Scott. the adminis- tration candidate. sat In one of the upper boxes and observed the demon- stratton.
 The reports of onicers showed the orranization to be in c flourfshfnG condition and that the interest. In it was undiminished. In the words oJ Mrs. Donald Mclean. the president general, the past year has been one of ..unexampled success. prosperty. peace and hermony."
 Because of the unfinished state of the building many English sperrows have found their way into the audi torium and during today.s session they kent up a constant chirping.s at times actually, disturbing the proceedings'
 "As chairman of the nanonal poaro
 of management" said the pres,oeh' Lrenernl. Mrs. Donald Mclean, VI re- nort a year of unexampied success prosperity. peace and sharmony.
 Much of her report. Mrs. Mclean said. had been covered In her remarks of yesterday. wherein she called atten- | fion to the progress toward comple- l lion of Continental Hall. During the past year. she added. every record Tor applications for admission had been broken. srees was heard when Mrs. M, A. Ballinxer. of this city. violently as sailed the report of the registrar gen. eral. She argued that neither the com stitution nor by-laws authorized the | re sistrar to keep a bank account of funds received by her separate from the treasurer generals account.
 yBy whose authority was this done?" she demanded. s.4 .By order of the national board ct agement," was Mrs. Drapcr's re- tort.
 
 marked Mrs. Ballingcr.
 z oil was thrown upon the troubles until Mrs. Mclean explained that the board of infringement had authorised such an account to be kept In order to expedite action upon applications, but that no checks could be drawn without the signature of the treasurer general. sfe
 This seemed to satisfy Mrs. ssiiin- y
 The report of the treasurer general. Mrs. Mabel O.. Swarmstedt of this city. showed that on March si. 1908.
 there was a balance of ss&isl. The receipts for the past. year were ses.4aS.
 making a total Of sto2,e2e. The sx-
 penditures were ses.sos. leaving bal ance March 9t. 1909, of S33.S2o.
 The night session was devoted to music and the reception of reports of State regents. =,
 One of the most tense situations wit messed during the Congress occurred tonight, when Mrs. President General Mclean refused to recognise Mrs. Sto- ry, Y State Regent of New York. when the latter sought recognition for the purpose of reading her report Early in the night session. the President General entertained a motion that only the representatives of btata Regents who responded to foli call be heard. Later this. strAGetic mcve was made plain when it developed that Mrs. story was absent at, roll call.
 Confusion reigned in the auditorium when the secretary omitted the name of New York's Regent and Mrs. Story tried in vain to secure the floor ito pre- sent her report. The incident reached a climax when Mrs. story. having yielded to the decision of the Prest- dent General. was given an ovation by her supporters for President-G-ner@ among inc daIeRatea.