Evening star., 1909-04-23
"DAUCHTERS" ELECT
HEAD Of SOCIETY
Name Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott
President General.
ATTAINS THE VICTORY
BY A SMALL MAJORITY
Defeated Candidate Wants Action
Made Unanimous.
FOLLOWERS ENTER OBJECTION
Congress Accords New Leader an
ovation-Counting of Votes in
Progress All Night-other
officers Later.
FOLLOWERS ENTER OBJECTION
Result of Vote for Presi-
dent General, D. A. R.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. .436
Mrs. William c. Story. .42S

Mrs Matthew T. Scott is the new pres
ident general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, by a majority of
eight votes.
So close was the result that all of last
night and much of this morning was con-
sumed in counting the votes.
The figures are: Mrs. Matthew T. Scott,
436 votes; Mrs. William Cummings Story,
42s.
Mrs. Story asked that the election be
made unanimous. but her followers re-
fused to allow it.
later today.
Undertone of Nervous Tension.
1t was expected that for once the con-
gress would open on time. but 1870
o'clock arrived and the president general
was not on hand. 1t was exactly IL
O'Clock when the bugler sounded the tri-
umphal march. to the strains of which
the pages and Mrs. Mclean reach the
rostrum. The delegates cheered her more
than on any other occasion during the
nervous tension which would not be dis
PEELED. Whispers ran through the house
and there was much impatience because
the vote had not been announced. The
galleries were Just as full of visitors to-
day as yesterday.
The Daughters were not to be treated
to the announcement even after the open
ing prayer. for Columbia, the Gem of
second chorus large flags on the stage
were waved and there was much enthu-
siasm.
Mrs. Mclean then said the chairman
OF tellers was ready TO report and the
Daughters shouted.
Announcement Of Result.
Mrs. Elroy Avery appeared on the plat
form and read the result of the Story
Scott vote. There was tremendous en-
thusiasm. Women shouted and threw
flowers. stamped and clapped. Mrs. Story
mounted the platform and moved that
the election of Mrs. Scott be made unani-
nous.
There were cries of No." but Mrs
Desha seconded the motion. The house
was divided on the question and there
was a very loud mo" vote.
Mrs. Mclean scolded the delegates a lit
tie. reminding them of the peace and
harmony that should prevail in the
u. \. r.
Then she announced the election of Mrs.
Scott.
Mrs. John V. Murphy said that Mrs.
Scott did not want an unanimous election
ii it were not really unanimous Mrs
Murphy moved that Mrs. Mclean be
made honorary president general. and
there were seconding voices all over the
house. The motion was adopted unani-
mously.
Thirty Tellers Keep Tab.
The entire thirty tellers kept tab on
the presidential count last night because
the vote was so clos, Both sides were
Sh,l in hof
be contested. and at noon today it was
said that two hours more work would be
necessary to complete the returns
After reading of the minutes of yester-
day. long operation which was lost al
times in drone of voices there were
corrections offered from all over the
house. The minutes of last night we're
not read. Delegates called for them and
insisted on the reading. motions We're
shouted amid a babel of voices and Mrs
Mclean had difficulty in restraining the
noisy audience.
Read last nights minutes" woman
In the back of the hall called
NO. no." was heard in reply
Il move that last nights minutes be
read" a delegate called, but Mrs Nc
Lean did not hear her.
I second the notion another woman
cried. and finally there was vote on IL
A loud mo" caused Mrs. Mclean TO re-
mark:
Mrs. Mclean Explains
"Inasmuch as last night | was given
demonstration that touched me as moth
ing else ever has. last nights record
would necessarily be personal to me. and
as there seem to be few noes i'm the
back of the house | would not for the
world force this matter upon you"
Put the noes out, woman i'm the
second row suggested. and there was
much dissension and argument among
the delegates.
&. Bennin.. state regent of Georgia pre-
sented To Mrs Mclean loving cup Size
I'm turn gave il To Mrs 5. r. G. Morgan
of Augusta. Ga. after complimentary
speech
Greet New President General.
The calm of the session was again
broken BY the entrance Of Mrs Scott.
who had been sent for and had been told
of her election. She entered the hall pre-
ceded by nearly all the pages and the
notification committee Tie Daughters re-
sorted to the gentle kid glove cheer for
a few seconds and then. finding il was
not loud enough, began to cheer with
their voices Flags waved and handk ar-
chiefs futtered and A few umbrellas went
..bang. bang the floor.
\ am overwhelmed by Tie warmth of
YOUR greeting and by sense OF the
creat homer you have conferred upon
me Mrs Scott said. Il shall be CON
tent III ONLY one fold Of the mantle of my
great predecessors fals upon ne-but I
pray YOU to envelope me. ladies. with an
other mantle that of your charity, FOR
nd tn .itnu-