The Washington herald., 1917-03-12
MRS. GUERNSEY LEADS
D. A. R. CANDIDATES
Friends Predict an Easy Victory for
Kansas Woman.

The candidacy of Mrs. George Thacher
Guernsey, Of Independence, Kan, for the
ofhce OF president general National So
clety Daughters OF the American Reyolu-
ton. is interesting the Daughters through
out the society. owing to the increasing
strength of Mrs. Guernsey's following and
the fact that with three and possibly four
candidates in the field, Mrs. Guernssy's
friends predict an easy victory.
Mrs. Guernsey's following has not local
lied in the West. but has become nation
wide. While the State board of Illinois
gave Its Endorsement and sent out a call
for her Endorsement by the State confer
ence to be held this month, Georgia sends
her Endorsement, and at the Mississippi
conference held In Tupelo late in Feb
ruary unanimous Endorsement was given
the Kansas candidate. Massachusetts and
Rhode Island will 1t is said, throw their
strength to Mrs. Guernsey.
Raise Suffrage Issue.
There has been a rather clever move
especially throughout the South to lead
the Daughters to believe that Mrs Guern-
sey, coming from a suffrage State and
being an advocate Of woman suffrage,
will attempt to introduce q suffrage plank
into D. A. r. affairs. In a recent inter-
view on the subject. Mrs. Guernsey said ::
While I, like most Western women
am an advocate of woman suffrage and
have been so for years, / do not believe
In the overlapping of the objects of
large organizations. When I desire to
discuss matters connected with suffrage
l shall do so at the proper place and at
the proper time. should not countenance
the introduction of any subject which
might cause dispute or division In the
national society D. A. r., or any other
organization devoted to special work, to
which l might belong
This subject has been brought up time
and again-it has been against the
policy Of the National Society to in
troduce that subject into its congress and
loyal members will abide by that un-
written law. I think it is pretty well
understood, or should be by this time,
that the question has no place in the
works of the organization. which should
stick to its original purpose that is, the
work or promoting patriotism, and 1t is
most assuredly not patriotic to intro
duce any subject which will weaken our
forces by division
Claims Connecticut.
Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis, wife of SEN
ator Lewis. of illinois, who has been put
up as the administration candidate by
Mrs. William Cumming Story, president
general OF the society, and who. while a
memDer OF the Rebecca Mott Chapter, of
South Carolina. has never taken a promi-
nent part in the organization, has not
yet announced her ticket, nor has Mrs.
John Miller Horton. of Buffalo, who is
also candidate to succeed Mrs Story.
Mrs. Horton, as regent of the Buffalo
chapter. has done wonderful things for
the society. and has contributed nearly
$4,000 to patriotic work alone. While she
evidently has large following there is
a strong opposition to having two women
from the State of New York, occupy the
high office of president general in sue
cession.
While Mrs. Horizons supporters claim
Connecticut. among other states for her.
a card which has Just been sent out by
the State regent, to all the chapters of
the society and to individual members.
indorses Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln
tor magazine editor and as she Is on Mrs.
Guernseys ticket this apparently throws
the full strength of that State to the
Kansas candidate.