New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17
Scented Fraud at Polls.

The woman had made the awful dis
coyery that several tickets had been
placed in the machine for the guidance
of green voters After an acrimonious
discussion they were removed.
Would-be voters travelled back and
forth from their hotels 10 Continental
Hall this forenoon i'm driving rain to
ascertain if. perchance. their state might
be called, while dozens Of women packed
the hall and stairs, their damp clothes
and waterlogged shoes adding to their
discomfort. Others, who had had an al
most all-night siege nominating the can
didates dozed i'm their seats.
Just as the five-minute limit on the elo-
quence Of the state regents. who were
making their reports, was getting every
orator peeved, Mrs. George Guernsey,
chairman of the committee on elections
and judges. announced that delegates who
did not vote when their states were called
would have TO wait until all those regu-
larly called had cast their ballots.
Things were dragging along slowly and
state regents were still reading their re-
ports, with just an occasional Interrupt
| ton. when. at 4 O'Clock. it was an
nounced that the women were learning
| how and were voting at the rate Of one a
| minute. and that if they kept up that
pace the last ballot might be cast by II
O'Clock. and maybe the announcement OF
the elections might he made by 1880.
This seemed to satisfy the states yet to
vote and they lapsed into hum Of con-
versation. discussing the prospects OF
| their prospective candidates.
1t was earlier in the day that a cub
reporter. temporarily on the JOB, APP
preached a handsome. white haired Won
an who leaned against the stairway and
asked her what she thought Of Mrs.
Story's prospects for election. The woman
| said with a tone OF WEAKNESS that she
did not know. She WAS Mrs. John Miller
Horton.
The Rev. Dr.. Donald Mcleod opened
the congress shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning with prayer. and the regular
programme Of music. interspersed with
reading the minutes and the presentation
of relics. was begun.
Gifts for National Hall.
One of the most interesting features OF
the afternono was the presentation OF Mrs.
Daniel Manning, ex-president general OF
the society to the congress. Mrs. VIII
lard Augsburg. state regent Of New York.
and Just elected TO succeed herself, laid
her state report on the table, saying II
was too long to be interesting just then
and that il could be read when printed.
She preferred to present two gifts to
National Continental Hall.
The first gift was an autographed let
ter from Dolly Madison. presented by the
Women OF '76'' CHAPTER of New YORK
made up as she said. of blooming young
girls. the relic to be hung in Continental
Hall. The other gift was splendidiy
carved mahogany chair of William How
ard Taft dimensions. presented as me-
mortal TO Mrs. Daniel Manning, who then
rose from her seat beside Mrs. Scott ana
received rousing ovation. Mrs Manning
wore a costume of black lace over white
satin and a black and white hat, and AFTER
acknowledging the compliment paid to her
by the chapters OF the State Of New YORK
read an essay OF thanks.
In her report as New York state regent
Mrs. Augsburg announced that there were