Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-25
DiSSonSiOn in the Ranks
LIVELY ENDING OF THE w. G. II
q. CONVENTION.
CHARGED WITH TREASON.
Mrs. Foster Accused of BetrayinGs the
Union in Lending Her Aid to the
Republicans An Excited
Duel of Words.

NEW YORK. Oct. 24.-Mrs. Mary G
Woodey of North Carolina conducted the
opening devotional exercises in the after
noon session of she w. C. 4. u.
A resolution thanking Mrs. Cleveland
for her observance and support of total
abstinence, was adopted with applause.
A motion to rescind the action of the
convention in making Miss Willard coun-
selling member of the national Proaibi-
tion executive committee, was tabled.
Mrs. Josephine Nichols of Indiana was
elected to represent the Union as a fra
ternal delegate to the Knights of Labor
convention at indianapolis, Nov. %.
/. n. Stearns, Rev. DR.. Costa and DIR.
j. N. Buckley, made brief addresses.
A rule was adopted limiting speeches
on the resolutions to three minutes each.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions was read. The resolutions favor
federal aid to public schools according to
illiteracy; prohibition of export of liquor
to Africa and other uncivilized countries;
national legislation to suppress the liq-
uor traffic, state laws having proved in
sufficient, as shown 10y the supreme court
decision allowing original packages to be
sent into prohibition states; abolition Of
the internal revenue system, which is a
partnership in crime; reafirm allegiance
to the Prohibition party; declare that
while members are free in private opin-
ion and utterance regarding politics, yet
the action of the Union in promising its
influence to the party embo6ying Prohi-
|bition principles gives the organization a
policy which each member is bound in
honor to respect, and it is, therefore, the
sense of the w. G. 7. e. that no mem
her should speak publicly to antagonize
said policy, and any member doing so is
iisloyal to the organization; favor woman
suffrage; endorse the Blair educational
bill; rejoice at the success of the Won
ans Temperance Publication association;
promise support to the Temperance hos
pital; promise cooperation with the
Worlds Woman's Christian Temperance
union; endorse the editorial policy of
Mary Ellen West, in charge of the Union
Signal, organ OF the Union; pledge
cooperation with the Wisconsin branch
in its work against the LEM of iniquity
In the pineries; thank Bishop Fallows for
his sermon, proving that the Bible favors
ecclesiastical emancipation of women;
thank the men who championed the
cause of the women when the president
and superintendent of the Union were
denied seats as delegates to the national
Methodist conferences; thank Senator In
gals and his co-workers for their inter
est in and aid of the Mormon mission.
The resolutions were all adopted ex-
cept the one referring to the Prohibition
party, which was laid aside until the re-
ports of the committee on protest on that
subject should be made.
Recess was taken and when the con-
vention met again at y p. m. Mrs. H. b.
Rills of Mississippi conducted devotional
exercises.
w. II. Wardwen, Prohibition candi-
date for mayor of New York, spoke
briefly.
The report OF the executive committee
was read. 1t showed that at last Thurs
days meeting of the committee Mrs.
Foster and her friends left the room
after their non-political endorsement me-
mortal had been rejected, and after some
acrimonious correspondence between
Mrs. Foster and Miss West, editor of the
Union Signal, had been submitted, Mrs.
Lathrop of Michigan suggested chat it
was not necessary in the interests of
harmony that this correspondence be
read. Mrs. Henry moved to submit the
whole matter to arbitration. Lost.
Miss Willard with her usual success as
peacemaker, suggested that it was al
ways better to conceal nothing, and the
mutual denominations Of Mrs. West and
Mrs. Foster were thereupon read. In
substance Mrs. Foster accused Miss
| West of editing q blackguard. sheet, and
Miss West accused Mrs. Foster of being
a traitor. Mrs. Fosters celebrated me.
m, nrio I xxroC ra,l II or~,,ol %l,oa
of having the Union affiliate with any
Signal of being a Prohibition party
organ. Miss Vests reply was read, de-
nying in plain terms n political action
on the part of the paper.
A minority report of the Iowa w. G.
I. U. vas also read, accusing Mrs. Eos
ter of lending her aid to the Republicans,
thus ~betraying the w. G. Il. u. The re-
port of the executive committee con.
cluded with an endorsement of the
views of this minority report, and the
disappfoval of the attitude of Mrs. Eos
ter's majority party in the Iowa w. C.
I. U. The convention adopted the re.
port.
The non-party resolution of the plat.
form now came up. Mrs. Foster and
Mrs. Aldrich of Iowa opposed it, but
after debate it was adopted. Mrs. Eos,
ter was now down, and some Of the dele
gates showed a desire to Jump on her.
Mrs. Burt moved that any person who
does not support the attitude of the con
vention in regard to the prohibition
movement be declared disloyal. Mrs.
Foster showed fight and asked the chat,
If q delegate could be declared disloyal
who has not proclaimed herself for the
third party. Miss Willard replied with
a speech intended to pour oil on the
troubled waters.
1t was now passed midnight. 1t was
decided to refer Mrs. Burt's motion to
the executive committee. Mrs. Foster
was white with anger as she demanded
that Mrs. Vests charges be handed her.
Mrs. Foster said she should not have
made charges if she conld not presen,
them. The convention listened breath.
lessly to the two women in their excited
duel of words.
The scene was ended by the carrying OF
a motion to refer ell unfinished business
to the. executive committee and to adj
journ sine die. Thus closed the great
convention.
Proclaiming Dlax's Reelection.
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 24-In conform.
ity with the law the garrisons and civil
authorities throughout Mexico are parad.
ing the Streets hating at each corner
and posting a decree declaring that Gen.
hTGnv hnc haas 81 z111t,l - Atx-n----.