The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
CIRCULAR PLAYS
|. PART In fight
Story Faction Scores D. A. R.
Administration for Send
ing Out Letter.
MRS. HORTON WILL STICK
Friends of New York Candidate Say
Buffalo Woman May Get "Un-
wary Ones" to Vote.
MRS. HORTON WILL STICK

The circular alleged to have been sent
out by the administration party OF the
d. A. r. indorsing Mrs. John Miller Hor-
ton, of Buffalo, for presidents general. is
playing an important part in the pre-
election arguments of the three candi-
dates out for the Office.
The friends of Mrs. William Cumming
Story, OF New York, said yesterday in
answer to the statement of Mrs. Horton
that she had the support of those voting
on their own conscience and conVic-
tions." that Mrs Horton probably based
her claims on the information the ma
tional society officers have received from
the "unwary ones who thought 1t OBJ
ligatory to fill out the card of veiled
threat sent out by the administration.
The trends of the New York candidate
also asked how Mrs. Horton could have
tabulated the votes of rank and file
that had Indignantly refused to come to
a Congress pledged to Mrs. Horton. and
who refuse to pefpetuate an admins
tration that permits such an admins
II alton circular to be issued.
1t promises to be royal battle.
Among the rumors that were afioat
yesterday was one to the effect that
Mrs. Horton intended to drop out of the
fight in favor of Mrs. Charles B. Bryan.
the third candidate, but this Mrs. Hor-
ton denied in statement that reads In
part as follows:
Certain of Election.
II am in the race to stay. BY that I
mean until the last vote is counted. Also
I believe I will be elected on the first
ballot, Notwithstanding the fact that
there are two other candidates
"The statement also has been made
that l am depending on the Endorsement
OF the administration to elect me. am
depending on votes to elect me, and
have the votes. Much as 1 appreciate
the tremendous influence of the admins
tration, and grateful as I am for that
Endorsement, / realize that it requires
the votes of delegates, voting on their
own conscience and convictions, to elect.
and have the votes.
II have the unanimous Endorsement or
the State conferences of Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Missouri, and ] have ma
jorty in New York, Ohio. Arizona. Ne
braska, North and South Carolina, and
Oregon. / have half the delegates from
Massachusetts,. and Louisiana Is coming
up solid for me.
Regardless OF past or future state
ments from anybody, l am in the race
to stay, and I shall win.
Called n yelled Threat"
Some of the friends of Mrs. Story and
Mrs. Bryan, when told that Mrs. Horton
is claiming to have the votes of those
voting on their own conscience and
convictions, to elect said: mo doubt
Mrs. Horton bases her claim on the in
formation the national officers have re-
ceived from the unwary ones who thought
IL obligatory to fill out the card OF "A
yelled threat sent out broadcast by the
administration"
The supporters of Mrs. Story and Mrs.
Bryan ask How has Mrs. Horton tabu-
lated the votes belonging to the rank
and file who Indignantly refuse to come
to the congress- pledged to Mrs. Horton.
and who are true to the spirit of free.
dom and independence on which thN ma
tional society was founded. true and
steadfast to the point wherein they re-
fuse to perpetuate an administration that
permits such an administration circular
to be issued, and over the signatures of
the national officers at that?'
Mrs, Horizons ticket is as follows:
President general, Mrs. John Miller Hor-
tom vice president general. in charge of
organization of chapters, Mrs. Henry l.
Mann: chaplain general, Miss Elisabeth
F. Pierce; recording secretary general,
Mrs Horace P. Mcintosh: corresponding
secretary general. Mrs. William F. Den
mis-: registrar general, Mrs. Caius NJ.
treasurer general, Mrs. j.
Z. Ransdell; historian general, Mrs.
Charles Wesley Bassett; assistant his
torian general, Mrs. Edward Orion, jr..
and librarian general, Miss Amaryllis
Gillett
For vice presidents general-Miss Har-
riet Lane. Iowa; Mrs. Allen p. Perley,
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Ben F. Gray. jr.. Mis-