The Washington herald., 1911-04-22

more ana more the prlnclple or gOOd
government, constitutional usage, and
| the clean methods to which We are
pledged.
| Il believe the so-called courtesy term
| was the chief factor in the election of
Mrs. Scott. l would have been the last
person to have refused this to Mrs.
Scott had not believed her friends had
| committed her to policies detrimental to
the best interests of the society.
Now that Mrs. Scott is elected, I will
do all in my power to support her ad-
ministration wherever consistent with
the policies of the conservative wing Of
| the society. These principles were not
assumed as a mere campaign issue.
| shall always believe in them. Again
thank my supporters and congratulate
Mrs. Scott on her election, and wish her
| the height of success"
At her quarters In the Willard Hotel
| last night. Mrs. Story announced she
would, If It was the wish of her party,
be candidate for election two years
hence, it being the law Of the organiza-
tion that no defeated candidate shall run
| consecutively.
To BE Candidate.
| IT believe have built up a strong
backing of followers" Mrs. Story said.
! "and that they stand for the best form of
| ganization. II am assured by these, my
stanch friends, that they desire to see me
try again for the Office, I will accede to
their wishes
After the announcement Of her defeat
and her speech before the Daughters.
Mrs. Story was given a reception in one
of the committee rooms. Delegation after
delegation surrounded her and pledged
ba rTn ms do
it plain that Mrs. Scott had only received
| their votes because 1t was generally be-
| lieved she was entitled to the courtesy
| term accorded her predecessors. For the
most part the women who pledged sup
port to Mrs. Story have been her strong
est opponents in the bitter factional war
so long waged.
The rea son. II was said authoritatively,
Mrs. Story had not asked the congress
to declare Mrs. Scott's election unani-
! nous was because she believed II would
! not be fair to her supporters, who have
! struggled in the face of adverse circum-
| stances to place her in the presidents
| chair and not because of pique at her
! own defeat.
Mrs. Scott presented to the Daughters
their newly elected national officers One
| by one they came on the platform, and
were introduced by the president general
amid great demonstrations. Mrs. Scott
con1plimented each one, and lauded sew
eral In general, the praised women were
| too embarrassed to reply, and took their
seats with faces burning with pride and
the knowledge they were chosen by 30
great a body Of women as the D. A. r.
Caused by Delay.
The greatest anxiety was caused by
the delay in counting the votes. and all
day the delegates were in frenzy OF
impatience The tellers were more than
twenty-four hours in asserting the bal
lots and getting ready their report. The
ballots were in the two boxes before s
o'clock Thursday night, and the results
were not known officially until $50 o'clock
last night. when word came from the
room in which the tellers and inspectors
were locked that all was in readiness.
The delay, that seemed more than Sc
rious TO the two rival faction. was due
to three miscounts. After five solid hours
Of the most grinding work. 1t was found
the ballots did not tally, and the whole
thing would have to be gone over. Short
ly after 2 o'clock yesterday morning the
tellers had again found a mistake, and
could not proceed until It was rectifed by
the inspectors.
1t had been announced in the congress
that the returns would be read at the
10 o'clock session. When the hour ar
rived II was evident the results would
not be determined for hours. Routine
business was transacted most OF the
forenoon, made spicy by arguments on
the tattered magazine publishing ques-
ton and Chalkley record affair
The day wore away in a nerve-racking
suspense. Every few minutes a buzz
of excitement arose, as II was reported
the returns were ready. Finally, at 8
o'clock Mrs. Scott adjurned the meet
ing when it was learned the tellers would
not be prepared TO send in the returns
before S o'clock.
In the past It has taken many hours
to count the D. A. r. votes, but this
years performance establishes a new
record A larger number of ballots were
cast than ever before. and the number of
candidates was extra large.
Rumor Was Spread.
Members Of the Story faction spread
the rumor that the delay in counting
was due to the fact that It had been
found their leader had been elected. and
the tellers of the other party were trying
to tamper with the ballots. This was alb
solutely denied by the wiser heads and
the leaders of both sides. The chairman
of the tellers' committee. Mrs. Guernsey.
declared in vigorous terms that the delay
of twenty-four hours was not due to any
kind of friction among the counters. but
to a miscOunt. They were compelled to
change quarters just as the results wero
about ascertained, and this threw them
into confusion. Besides, the tellers were
mostly inexperienced and could not pro-
ceed rapidly.
A scream of laughter was caused when
Mrs. Guernsey, a strong Scott woman,
said she had never had the pleasure of
working with more perfect ladies'" and
that even the Story tellers were not
STORY tellers.''
So confident were the Daughters Of the
Scott faction from the start they had
won, a great array Of flowers was bought
to be rushed to Mrs Scott as soon as
she had taken her place as the an
nounced president general The Story
ties, on the other hand, were not so con-
fident, although not believing 1t possible
their candidate could lose.
It is conceded by both parties that
with the reelection of Mrs. Scott peace
will reign in the ranks Of the D. A. R.
for rat least a year, the term OF her
service. The Storyites are compelled to
wait two years before their candidate can
again be nominated and by that time
the present trouble is expected to blow
over.
There was no surprise that Mrs. Scott's
ticket should have been so overwhelming
ly chosen. The issue between the two
parties was too tight to admit Of split
tickets.
Some Warm Incidents.