New-York tribune., 1912-04-19
D. A. R. VOTE PEACEFUL
Long Time Used in BaIIoting
AmazeS the Members.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, April 1S-It required ten
! hours and fifteen minutes for $50 Daughters
| OF the American Revolution to cast their
| ballots in two voting machines IN Con-
tinental Hall. or from twelve seconds tc
ono and a half minutes each. The voting
for ten vice-presidents general, two honor
ary vice-presidents general and an editor
started at 2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and lasted at intervals until 10 o'clock
when the machines were given rest. Bal
loting was resumed at o'clock this morn
ing, and the last ballot was cast at noon
The result OF the election was a straight
administration victory.
The following were elected vice-presidents
general, receiving the vote indicated out OF
total cast OF $50:
Mrs. Charles II, Bond. Massachusetts, 573;
George s. shackelford, Virginia, 555; Mrs,
| William Lbbey, New Jersey, 63S; Mrs.
drew X. Gault, Nebraska 513; Mrs. William
| L. Peel, Georgia sos: Mrs. r. NJ Bratton,
South Carolina, 496: Mrs. Charles NJ. Will
hanson, Mississippi. 464 and Mrs. William
II. Crosby. Wisconsin. 452.
Two honorary vice-presidents general
were chosen-Mrs. Charles H. Deere,
Illinois, 50i and Mrs. John r. Walker. Mis-
souri,, AIS. For editor OF the magazine Miss
D. o. DennIston, Pennsylvania, the only
candidate nominated. received 646 votes.
Just suppose women all over the country
had a vote" said one delegate. I'VE would
need q month Of election days" Even after
| all Of the votes were in some of the rooters
for their defeated favorites contended that
tho inoffensive looking machines must have
| gone wrong. It was the novelty Of the
machines which caused the delay.
Mrs. Joseph s. Wood. state regent of
New York. enjoyed a defeat in the elec-
ton for vice-president general, which sur
passed in enthusiasm the election OF many
others She missed the office by only two
votes, and had the women Of the State OF
New York rallied to her support she would
have had the largest majority OF any OF
the candidates All OF Mrs. William cum
ming Story's candidates were defeated.
| Election day and the Chalkley manu-
scripts turned the days session or the con-
tinental Congress into the widest panue-
monium. in which arms waved, women lair-
,v screamed to be heard and the gaVeI
banged like q gatling gun. The presiueii'
general collided with Mrs. Mary 5. LOCK-
wood adjusted her own dressing bonner
with a deft touch and then arranged Mrs'
7 1ockwood's bonnet Just as prettily
Upon a motion Of Miss Janet Richardson
tho now famous Chalkley manuscripts the
bone Of contention through several con-
crosses, were presented as sllt 10 hfS
Mary s. Lockwood. She VIII puoilsh theii''
90 the Daughters would not and Will hnai-
" give a copy to the Continental Han
iibrery. The papers are the records of
county in Virginia. and are said 10 De
EN- ~ errors due to carelessness and TOO
much condensation. ,, 80.
Mrs. Scott declared that she wouid no'
look at the papers for $4,000. and after the
.'.',,,s . ou,eted down announced, I'VE are
rid % Of the Chalkley manuscripts, and now "
,lu % s,,c praise God, from Whom Al!
Blessings SI Flow ".nnd they tSs ds deiegates and
| inns o. tnaid their respects to the Presl-
dent dfgd and Mrs. Taft, and peace reisned'