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Show 1 ELECTION IS INTERESTING Daughters of the American Revolution May Choose a Compromise Com-promise Candidate for the Office of President-General Mrs. Bryan Withdraws Washington, April 18. Interest was Intense when the delegates to the continental con-tinental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution met for the third day of balloting for a president general of the organization Among the compromise candidates mentioned were Mrs. Charles Bond of Massachusetts and Mrs. George W Minor of Connecticut A third was said to be kept In reserve in the event the new entrants failed to break the deadlock. The attitude of the adherents of MrB, Charles B Bryan of Tennessee, who lost strength in the vote of yesterday, yes-terday, was a question of the highest high-est Importance to the managers of the other two official candidates for leadership. Mrs. William Cummingfl Story of New York City and Mrs. John Miller Horton of Buffalo Mrs Horton's followers ,met last nipht and were In session until early this morn ing without arriving at a derision It was expected by the convention that they would have some-thing to communicate com-municate today. The election was further complicated complicat-ed by the failure of the convention to eicct the seven vice presidents general There are 10 candidates and thus far none had received suf-1 suf-1 flelent otcs to give her official po- sltion. At the opening of today's session Mrs Bryan announced her withdrawal from the race for president general This left Mrs Storey and Mrs. Hor- ton as the only candidates for the place and voting on the third ballot began |