Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
From Washington.
Washington, April IS

Insisting t)day that he uld not stay
there little longer II he has the chance.
AS interpreted to-day his remarks were
net Intended to convey the impression
taa. he had eliminated himself as car
d date. They were simply an intimstion
T. The admirers who are snt cipatlpg q
,ecopd term that be has enough to do at
pr:ssut with the first without exciting
himself ia an effort t, secure his reelec-
ton. II, aftsr the tbrss year,, 'hs
republican party selecs him to csrry the
banner again he will do go, uulsss he
changes h!s micd. That, however, is q
question for The ,fu ure end President
Taft insists thtt he has enough to keep
him busy with The present without cast.
| ing abssd for more problems to solve.
President Taft: cleverly lodged today
| another attempt 10 bring him out on the
woman's suffrage question. 1t WAS when
he appeared 10 make his welcoming al
dress to the Daughters ct the American
Revolution assembled 10 their 18th Con.
:ipental Congress. As be mounted the
s.sge he was greeted With the clippings
If thcuianGs of gloven hands AID ip
some csses the waving of plunes and
beRoRered hats. 10 tne sans time from,
dscors ted point large American flag
vas drawn uatil It tu 6 suspended over
the assembled di u h!ers. After the sp.
olsuse bad subsidized President General
Mrs. Mathew T. Scott intro2u led the
president. Mrp. Scott presented Pfes!-
dent TAFT as thu "Chief extcutise Of
! he eres,est ration Oh earth" who was
received with great applause.
| The boast OF Mrs. Mathew I. Scott,
president general, that the D. A. R.
would leave the CONVEX ton this year With
Il new record for harmony was t,dny
I blasted by the threat OF the insurgents OF
"S.oryites" 10 force the admiuis!ri ton
20 reform the system OF committees sp
po!ptnents ard the "apnusl row" is on.
Though 10 their resolutions the iDsur.
gents address their grievances sgaiust
the administration" they admit that
this move is simply slap at the presI'
dent general. Mrs. Scott. they claim,
mss usurpsd all appointiVe power and
absolutely disregarded the laws of the
cous;i u,iou in placing upon the moe!
important committees those daughters oil
her faction who were defeated for places
apon the board of managers. The coz
stitu:ion requires TIA! a msjosity of the
oersourel OF the committee shall consist
Of members of the board of managers
OF ell the committees, consisting Of $50
appointm; mt, there sre 1T praaens 5O4
members Eho are not on the board q
managers. Attempts ars to be made al
the 6rst possible momsLt to present to
the convention q resolution calling for a
change of rules in this mst:r. Provided
that success IL this ipsurgent movement
is Won, the radicals will then make every
effort to attempt displacement OF Mrs.
Scott as president general.
The C,pitol tuldiug to-day wss
crowded " t1 women tufrsgettes. The
o5ssrYer potices an Infinite variety 10
dressing, hair.dreasing, features and
igures. There are society women in
rlct lscss aud diamonds side BY aide With
the shirt xaisted worker. A large ms:
iority of the delegates are passe, fen
preit7 and many wearing au expression
If wanting somt thing t,at they will not
lget.
| Dr.. Frederick A, Cook, OF Brooklyn,
md Ohile, still hss one solid supportt
in bis claim to the discovery of the Do;;h
pole, in the person of Rear-Admiral Wiz
Geld SEQ Scbley. The admiral last
1igbt aa:d: ~. is my belief that both
Dr.. Cook and Mr.. Peary resched tle
aorth pole, and the best witless Dr..
Cook has of the truth Of bis story is Mr..
Peary binself." Admiral S:hley raid
b, he bad received no letters from OF
aews of DR.. Cook, and vas unable to
confirm or deny The reports thtt the man
| whom be had so warmly championed wsl
expected to rttarn 10 this country In
short time.
Ths Temperament of Mrs. Tat, whose
exacting demands are someHhat compl.-
| Gated by her poor ststs OF health, ia
given unofficially today ss the reason fer
The resignation of Miss Mary Darr.dge
Spiers IS social secretary at the White
aouse after having served Just two
| weeks 10 that capacity. Miss Spiers re-
fused to make any s.tt:melt further
.hsn that she considered it best to re-
! ,nrn to her former place In the War
Department. Miss NJ. K. Leltermau,
a clerk in the State Department, was
appointed today to succeed Miss SPHERE.
| Miss Alice Black, who 6rst served as
! socia lsecretaY for Mrs. Taft, resigned re.
| Gently following the announcement Of
der engagement to be msrried.
The Nat onsl Woman's Suffrage Az.
sociat on proceeded this morning with
/ the election of its officers for the ensuing
tsrm, tu. were compelled ID sdjonrn
after the election of the president and
| first vice president to enable the dele
gates to get over to Congress ct its co.,
VI ming n be there st The presen'sti N
| of toe es,ociatiops's petitions. On the
last elective ballot Dr.. Anna Shaw was
| uoauimt u,ly elettsd president snd Mira.
&. F. Avery elected frat vice pEesider t..
The election OF the other officers will be
| taken up at the mex! melting OF the ss.
ISOLATION.
The Amer.ctn Federation of Labor
| today sent letters to all this voters OF
Rochester, N. Y, calling upon them in
the rame OF organized lator to vote for
| ]. S. Hs9ens in the Congressional elec.
ton and to oppose Gee. W. Aldridge.
The letter is based upon the q1est on OF
national legislation relating ID irjuae-
tinus.
Every dialect in Yaukeeland vas die-