Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
CONGRESS- Of D.A. R.
BARS PROHIBITION
Action on Law Enforcement
and Other Subjects Came
as Surprise to Delegates.
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the services were closed by an organ
selection by Mrs. Montgomery.
Miss Mary Apple, contralto, sang %
Love That Will Not Let Me Go" and
There Is No Death"
In yesterdays close elections, which
swept eight victorious candidates into
the offices of vice presidents general,
eliminating with two others Mrs.
Theodore Jesse Hoover of California
ister-in-law of President Hoover,
neither of the two candidates for the
coveted honorary post received the
requisite number of ballots for election.
Mrs. Hoover's defeat which produced
one of the biggest sensations in d. A. r.
circles for many a year, was regarded
by many political observers in the inner
councils of the society as a personal
way of expressing lack of sympathy
with the Presidents advocacy of the
World Court The fact that the Presi-
dent delivered his address before the
Continental Congress appeared to heap
Goals on a slumbering fire OF resent
ment.
Opposed Administration Ticket.
Another factor that undoubtedly con-
tributed directly to her defeat was Mrs.
Hoover's support of the anti-adminis-
tration ticket headed last year by Mrs.
Julian Y. Talmadge of Georgia. A third
factor, Just as contributory. was back
fire caused by Mrs. Lyman B. Stookey,
also from California, whose appoint
ment as reporter general to the Smith
sonian Institution, a national Office,
was ratified in yesterdays voting.
Mrs. Hoover was eliminated by 16
votes under her nearest competitor,
Mrs Ralph Everett Bristol, Utahs first
candidate for national office. She stood
ninth among IL candidates for vice
presidents general. Many delegates I'M
doubtedly were opposed to electing two
officers from the same State despite the
fact there are two notable instances in
the cases of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey in recent years These elements,
combined with a split in the California
delegation, undid the work of 1852
delegates who voted for Mrs. Hoover,
when only 905 votes we're necessary for
election. Since she was included among
the three low candidates on the ballot
her name consequently was eliminated
Mrs. Bryan Dark Horse"
Mrs. Bryan, a veteran of many
D. A. r. campaigns, proved the dark
horse" in the race for honorary vice
president general Entering it as a
forlorn hope amid friendly advice to
withdraw, she polled 758 votes, against
932 cast for her opponent, Mrs. Leary
Several days before the election the
Tennessee delegate had declared she
would remain in the race if she 'only
got five votes" Since total of l, 136
ballots out of the 1,704 cast for hon
orary vice president was necessary fol
choice, the two opposing camps were
busily engaged in trading" until the
new turn of affairs this morning.
Mrs David C. Caldwell, District Of
Columbia regent, as was expected, was
triumphant in yesterdays elections. She
was sixth in place with 1922 votes.
Mrs. James Charles Peabody, veteran
national defense champion from Bos-
ton, headed the field of IL candidates
with ,403 votes. The other successful
candidates for vice presidents general
were Mrs. Benjamin Leslie Hart OF
Missouri, l 1887 votes; Mrs. Martin L
Sigman of Arkansas, 1888 votes Mrs
Francis Cushman Wilson of New
Mexico, 1906 votes Mrs. Charles Her
bert Carroll of New Hampshire, 1926
votes; Mrs Caldwell, Mrs. Matthew
Brewster of Louisiana, 1919 votes, and
Mrs. Bristol, 1873 votes.
Mrs. Hoover trailed with 1852 votes;