New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-12
PREDICTION RUM0RS
TROUBLE DAUGHTERS
Western Delegates Rout Mrs.
John M. Horton Out of Bed to
Dispose of One Report.
TALK OF CANDIDATES DEAL
Mrs. Story and Mrs. Bryan Deny
Making an Agreement,
Each Insisting She Will
Fight to the End.

Washington. April 1l.-Several hundred
delegates to the congress Of the Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution arrived
in Washington to-day. aud. after visiting
National Continental Han to register.
gathered in The hotels 10 discuss politics
or went sightseeing preparatory to the
opening Of the congress on Monday.
Mrs. John Miller Horton one Of the
candidates for president general. was
routed out Of he'd bright and early this
morning by a large delegation from the
West. who. even before she had had her
coffee, started IN 10 rip some of the
plsnks out o. her so-called platform AZ
Ter hey had grown sufficiently excited.
Mrs. Horton laushinsly assured them her
platform was like the H,ue boys apple
core there want goin to be none"
The uneasiness Of these delegates re-
suited from a Iumor circulated in the
West. that Mrs. Horizons platform con-
tained paragraph advocating a request
90 intercede with Congress TO purchas
FOR the society several vacant lots adj
joining Memorial Continental Hall. on
which TO build an annex. Their objec-
ton To such move. they declared was
that IL would place Continental Hall I'M
Cer government control.
While Mrs Horton amiably explained
that she had 10 platform ,he d. A. Il.
hall She said. was already practically
owned 10y the government. as It was ur-
der the direct control Of the Department
of the Interior and. like other government
belongings. was exempt from taxation.
This explanation sent the inquirers away
relieved
Others saw Wood.'
The other TWO candidates for president
general-Mrs William Cumming Story.
Of New York. and Mrs Charles 3. Bryan.
,f Tennessec-aS an old politician in tho
Enbett House rUt il tonight. just sawed
wood
To charges and counter charges that
there was a deal with Mrs Bryan to
throw her strength to Mrs. story when
the time arrived Mrs. Bryan entered an
emphatic denial. ana so did Mrs. story.
each affirming that she would remain a
candidate until the last vote was cast
Mrs Horton made a change in her ticket
to-day. placing on it Mrs. Robert Alex
ander. instead of Miss Amarylhs Gillett
Everywhere to-day were heard discus
SONS OF the proposed revision Of the con-
stitutions which will be taken up next
week There is much opposition to the
subject being taken up at all. but it was
so ordered by the congress last year, and
the discussion will add TO the excitement
Of tie sessions.
one hundred pretty girls have been
chosen to act as pages during the con-
sress. and Mrs. Edwin Clark Gregory,
daughter Of Senator and Mrs Oyerman,
has been appointed chairman Of the pages
President Wilson. Secretary Bryan and
Ambassador JuSscraud Will be among the
speakers at the opening of the convention
on Monday 20 welcome more than 1000
delegates The total voting strength Of
the organization this year is placed at
21I0 This includes 1,292 chapter regents.
$40 CHAPTER delegates. IS state regents.
go vice-presidents general and 10 general
officers.
Mrs Matthew r. Scott. the president
general also will deliver an address Of
erecting 10 the arriving delegations on
Monday and on that night she will re-
ceive the delegates i'm the auditorium of
Continental Hall Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
with a party Of White House guests. will
OCCUPY the president generals box. with
Mrs. Thomas r.. Marshall and the Misses
Wilson.