Story herself entered the contest for
president general against a first term
incumbent. They point to the famous
"first Shot” declaration of that time
through which D. A. R. circles were
startled by the entrance of Mrs. 8tory
into the campaign for president gen
eral. That historic struggle promises
to be repeated this year, with the Sto
ryitea making claims of victory al
ready in sight. In the "First Shot"
announcement of four years ago, Miss
Plorence G. Finch, then and now cam
paign manager for Mrs. Story declared
that the candidacy of Mrs. Matthew
T. Bcott for a second term as presi
dent general was against all prece
dent.
"Mrs. Fairbanks,” said Miss Finch,
“was the only president general who
was ever re-elected. Shall this prec
edent be set aside? The conservative
party of the national society does not
think it should. This is one of our
policies.”
This declaration has bobbed up to
plague the Story advocates this year,
and is one of the lively topics in D. A.
R. gatherings. A number of other
matters that will cause stirring dis
cussion will come before the Con
gress.
Arizona has a grievance in which it
is declared that the Daughters in that
state have been disfranchised by a
ruling of the national officers hold
ing that Mrs. W. C. Barnes, for eight
y’ars state regent of Arizona, is not
eligible to that office because of non
residence.
This question will be one of the
storm centers of the Congress, with
the probable result that a non-parti
san committee of appeals will be cre
ated to hear oases of this kind, and
whose decision will be final. Mrs.
Guernsey’s platform contains a declar
ation for the formation of such a com
mittee.
