The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-28

moments
Unluckily for the gentIeman's veracity
the Secretary here commenced reading
a long list of names of persons who
wished to withdraw, at the head of
which lowered the name of J. w.
Wooden. This delegate rose to explain,
but the Alliance evidently had made up
its mind TO
"wclcome the coming, speed the parting
guest"
That apology wanders, friendless, in the /
kingly bosom of Mr.. w. to-day.
The above is condensed from the re-
port OF the Oregonida and Statesman, /
and the following is from the Bulieti'''
Mrs. Duniway, having been appointed
as committee Of one by the last ALI
ance, to present bill to the last Legs
latlve body, granting to women the
right to vote on the temperance ques-
tion, she was requested to make
report.
She took occasion at once to thank the
Alliance for the justice shown her IN adj
mitting her as delegate from the state
at large, and would endeavor by her
actions to show them that the honor
was not unfittingly bestowed. Regard
ing her mission, she said that she had
introduced the bill in the House, in
structing Judges of Election to count
the votes of women in any question
having for its object the suppression OF
the liquor traffic. There was the usual
amount OF engineering for and against
its passage. 1t was referred to several
committees with whom she consulted,
and in every instance was listened to
with marked respect. The bill passed
/ its first and second reading and came up
on its final passage. Pending the vote,
Mr.. Andrews, of Union county, made
/ few remarks stating that q worthy
member OF the House had presented a
bill granting to women the full right
of suffrage on all questions. That bill
had been spirited away, and he thought
that as the body had seen fit to refuse
them the right to vote on honorable is
sues, it would be an insult to the sex to
grant them the mere privileges of voting
on the question of the liquor traffic. 9th
ers cOincided with him, and the bill was
lost by a vote of - to 20. Next sessions
she would try it again, and she felt con-
fident of success. On the question of
politics, about which such hubbub was
raised, she said that every question that
had been brought before the Alliance
had q political aspect. They were their
equals in every respect and as great
thinkers as those who at present OPP
posed their right of suffrage. They
were, universally, strictly temperate in
their principles and would enter heart
and hand in any measure that would
advance the cause, aud their vote would
do more than anything else to bring
about the result they so earnestly de-
sired. The present Alliance had been
indulging in child's play long enough.
Gag law and insult should be laid one
: side and active work commenced. She
was rs willing and as anxious to assist
as were the balance of those favOTing
the woman suffrage movement. Why,
whisky-sellers themselves acknowledged
that women were their strongest antag-
onists. 1t was but this morning that a
saloon keeper in this city had acknowl-
eyed the fact TO her personally. Every
time that she failed in her efforts to adj
vance her cause the whisky-sellers re-
ioiced. They had rejOiced yesterday when
she was refused admission TO the ALI
, ance. She did not expect to do much al
this Alliance. She would not even try
but next year herself aud friends in.
[ tended TO turn out in full force, and they
would not dare to refuse them admis
sion.
DISSATISFIED DELEGATES.
During the entire session there haC
been perceptible desire on the part o.
a certain class of delegates to exclude Z
! certain element, claiming, as they did
: that it would breed discord if admitted
: Yesterday this portion of the Alliance
! were in power, but to-day the tables
were turned and they found they were
: the minority, and even before the morn
ing session closed there were signs of q
storm. During the noon recess a caucus
was held, and it was decided to with
draw from the present Alliance and or
ganiZe another on different platform.
1t was plain to be seen what their OBJ
, iections were, rs the delegates who led
, the movement were those who so bit
terly opposed the admission of the
, elected delegates from the Oregon Wo-
/, mans Suffrage Association. During
the fore part of the afternoon session
several parties were engaged i'm circu-
: lating a paper among the audience and
, soliciting signatures. Everything was
! quietly conducted, and but a chosen few
realized what was going on. But at the
: conclusion of Mrs. Duniway's remarks
communication was handed to the
Secretary, who at the first favorable op.
! portunity read it to the audience I
|. was as follows
SALEM, OREGON, Feb. 22d, 1873,
To the President and Members Of til,
2 Oregon State Temperance alliance
, We, the undersigned, respectfully re
2 quest that our names he stricken from
! the roll: Jesse Moreland, VIM. Gun,
ningham, Rev. Stephen Bowers, Mrs
NJ. y. Bowers, Mrs. \. \. McCully, Rev
l w. r. Stewart, DIR. ID. Payton, DR.. Geo
5 II. Chance, Geo. II. Riddle, l. ;
f Bates, J. c. Berry, Tilmon Ford, Mrs
! \. G. Gilbert, Mrs. y. Ogle, +. +
: Mckinney, Frank G.. McI4ain, Mrs
John Holman, Miss Henrietta Miller
! Syl. c. Simpson, J. ID. Wooden, Il. Gun
ningham, 4. II. YeatOn, Geo. II. Smith
e Shannon Meyers, II. G. Clement, Mis-
4 Mary Hurley, Miss Jennie johnson, S
e w. Lemon, w. II. Rowland, T.. J
= Dawne, y. Knight, J. c. Warner.
!, Mr.. Wooden declared he tcOOdent sub
e NIT to be run over any longer. H
/ wanted TO be relieved from the gallin!
yoke OF Woman Suffrage and in tn
name of the balance of his followers h,
gave notice there would be Temper
s ance meeting at the Good Templar'
5 Hall at seven o'clock this evening. !
n was proposed to inaugurate new er;
r in the life of the Temperance cause, an,
e a cordial invitation was given to out
r siders to keep at a respectful distance.
! Mr.. Prentice considered the mOvemen
as one made in the spirit of retaliation
# and seeing that the admission of
/ "nameless element had not served d
/ disorganize the present Alliance, Mr.
e Wooden and his followers were now in
e clined to take the matter in their owl
It hands and see what they could do 10
: wards creating discord.
N 4 motion was made to grant tht
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