Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-11
BRANDS It AS FALSE
Mrs. Scott Denies Report She
Would Not Run Again.
HEAD OF D. A. R. EMPHATIC
Declares Many State Conferences
Have Endorsed Her Administration.
REPLY TO MISS FINCH KELLY
It Is Claimed That It Is the Gus
tom of the Society to Reflect
It's President General.
REPLY TO MISS FINCH KELLY

Il have never authorized any one to say
that 1 would not accept a second term
| as pres dent general of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. and / brand as
q falsehood any statement made by any
one to the contrary"
In emphatic terms Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, present head OF the D. A. R.. to-
day made reply to a statement recently
made in New York by Miss Finch Kelly
of New York. campaign manager for Mrs.
William Cummings Story. the so-called
'insurgent'' candidate for president gen.
eral. Mrs. Scott, who has been attending
a round of state conferences Of the d. A.
R.. left here this morning to go to An
napolis to be the guest of honor at the
Maryland state conference, which opened
this afternoon.
The statement from New York by Miss
Finch Kelly was to the effect that Mrs.
| Scott had said she would not be a candi-
| date for reelection as president general
and stating that Mrs. Scott had not re-
ceived the unanimous Endorsement Of the
Illinois state conference, although 1t was
being reported that her home state had
| given such an Endorsement. Miss Finch
Kelly declared that the Chicago Chapter
had opposed Mrs. Scott.
Calls Statement Hysterical.
Mrs. Scott today said:
1.-The statement from New York, made
| by Miss Finch Kelly. campaign manager
for Mrs. Story. is simply a case of hys-
terra brought on, fancy, by the informa-
ton that state conference after state con-
ference has Endorsed my administration of
the affairs of the society and second
term. II there has been Endorsement for
president general of any other woman
by any state conference I have failed to
| hear OF it, the state Of New York being
hopelessiy divided in sentiment. =
'"I have never authorized any one to
| say that I would not accept second
| term and / brand as a falsehood any
statement made by any one to the con-
conduct of the affairs Of the society to
spend any Of my time or strength. what
| ever the provocation or the misrepresen-
| tation, in wordy combat. I refer any
one interested In ascertaining the facts
| to my accredited spokesman, the state
| officers and the vice president general
| of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton of Illinois. and l shall continue
with serene dignity to represent the high
er type and better element OF the ma
tional society by conscientiously fulfillins
| the duties-for the time being Of my Of
/ fee, regardless Of and absolutely ignor-
ing the diatribes of angry and excited
politicians"
Conference Endorsements.
To back up her statement that state
conferences were 'indorsing her for the
president generafcy as rapidly: as they
are meeting. Mrs. Scott pointed to the
pile Of kilograms and letters upon her
desk. .
Ascertain for yourself the truth about
| what states are supporting my admins
L $y0 i'm md IN fvAvr To- 80
| fee second term"
The communications referred to, signed
| by the highest officers in the state confer
ence, and couched In eulogistic language.
gia, North Carolina. Ohio, Iii nois. Ne
braska, Iowa, Missouri. Virg MIA and West
Virginia. In all twelve states have unani-
mously Endorsed Mrs. Scott for a second
term as president general. according to
| the notifications received at D. A. r.
headquarters.
Only two other states have held their
| conferences. it was explained. These are
Massachusetts, and New York, and both
being divided. no candidate was indorsed
! Mrs. Scott. 1t was claimed, will get a
large number Of votes from both states
Mrs. Scott desires 1t tb be known that her
| own state, Illinois. has unanimously in
dorsed her candidacy. and is making q
campaign for her reelection.
Presidents General Reelected.
A prominent member Of the D. A. r.
declares that Miss Finch Kelly knows
nothing whatever about the D.. A. R. If
she really said that mo president general
except Mrs. Fairbanks had ever been
reelected. She said:
Our first president general, Mrs. Caro-
line Scott Harrison, died In office during
her first term. Our second president gen.
eral. Mrs. Adlai Stevenson. sister of our
present president general served two
terms Mrs. Charles W. Foster succeeded
her. You see we have always had rule
that no pre- sident general should serve
more than two terms. We wanted to re-
elect Mrs. Foster. but she was going on
long tour of the orient with her hus-
band, and could not accept. Mrs. Steven
son succeed ded Mrs. Foster. serving there
by three terms, but not 'in succession
Mrs. Manning served two terms; Mrs.
Charles w. Fairbanks, two terms; Mrs.
Donald Mclean. two terms. and that
brings us to Mrs. Scott, who under the
unwritten law, is entitled to another
term.