New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17
D. A. R. VOTE a HOURS
TO ELECT OFFICERS
And Then the Count Shows No
Choice and the BaIIoting Must
Be Resumed To-day.
MRS. STORY IN THE LEAD
Early Voter, Finding Sample
Pallots in Machine, Goes Into
Mysteries, Believing 1t Had
Been Stuffed.
IErom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, April ls.-The count OF the
ballots cast for president general OF the
daughters Of the American. Revolution, in
annual congress here. disclosed tonight
that there had been no election, the vote
being divided 50 that no one OF the three
candidates had mustered majority
Mrs. John Miller Horton. OF Buffalo got
SIC: Mrs. William Cumming Story, Of
New York City. $50, and Mrs. Charles 8.
Bryan. Of Memphis, to3.
on the face of the ballots cast go votes
were necessary TO elect BallotinS vii
bc resumed tomorrow.
4 number of minor officers were eject
cd These included Mrs. Henry l.. Mann,
District of Columbia, vice-president gem
eral. in charge oG the organization of
chapters: Mrs Mary S. Lockwood Dis
trict Of Columbia. chaplain general. Mrs.
Julius {. Burrows. Michigan correspond
ing secretary general: Mrs. Gaius VI.
Brurlhauch District of Columbia. regis
trar general: Mrs. Joseph ;. Ransdcl'
Louisiana. treasurer general: Mrs. Charles
Wesley Bassett Maryland. historian gem
cral: Mrs Edward orion, jr. Ohio, assist
dIA IlSlOildb Stt'ihif -ht'' pN''
Sternberg District of Columbia. librarian
general; Mrs. William c. Boyle. Ohio. rec
ordinG secretary general
only three of the ten vice presidents
general balloted for were elected. These
were Mrs. John Van Landingham. North
Carolina: Mrs. r. II. Cunningham Ken
lucky. and Mrs. Thomas X. Day. Ten
Eessce Mrs. John c. Alnes was elected
vice president general for the term Of one
year only. to fill the unexpired term of
Mrs La Verne w. Moves. Of Illinois. re-
Gently deceased
Mrs Theodore G. Bates and Mrs Eras-
tus G. Putnam were elected honorary
vice presidents general. Mrs. Eliza o.
Denniston was returned as editor Of the
Official magazine Of the orde~.
What was supposed to be "A leaning
toward suffrage plank was lifted higher
than a kite when il was learned that it
took fourteen hours for 1,10S women L.
cast their ballots, and that, too. with the
latest improved voting machinery.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president gen
eral. cast the first ballot. 1t was for Mrs.
John Miller Horton. of Buffalo. her
tiOiNt lOl Iti NbNNtssbi. li'it 4OiioNtN
closely all OF the national officers. and
then the delegates were called by states
alphabetically arranged and divided into
three sections. Politics, lobbying and
balloting thus marred d programme made
up Of the reports of state regents, pres
entaton of relics. and songs which would
otherwise have been highly interesting.
The three big voting machines were
placed in the president generals room on
the second floor of the hall yesterday, and
were infinitely examined TO make sure
they were In perfect condition. All day
yesterday and last night women streamed
IN and out of the room trying TO learn
their operation. that rney might expedite
matters to-day. But alas. when the first
voter went up against a machine she
raised terrible alarm and then had fits
of hysteria in the booth.