Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-24
Adjourned in Wrath.
Acrimonious Debate in the w.
c. r. U. Meeting.
MRS. FOSTERS LOSING FIGHT.

the Third Party and Puts the Stigma of
DisIoyaIty on Members Who Don't-A
Closing Scene in Which the Participants
Lose Their Tempers-The Quarrel Re-
ferred to the Executive Committee.
NEW York, Oct 24-The W. C. T. U.
meeting yesterday was slimly attended,
about IS per cent. of the delegates having
left the city for their homes. The morning
session was devoted to reports, that of the
national organizers being tho most i'm
portant A short address was delivered by
Chairman Dickey, of the Prohibition ma
tional committee, at the close of which he in
vited Miss Willard to become a counsellng
member of that committee, and the PROPOSE.
ton was accepted on motion to that effect
At the afternoon session a resolution
thanking Mrs. Cleveland for her observance
and support of total abstinence was adopted
with applause J. n Stearns, a noted tenn
perance advocate, and Rev. Dr. Costa, a
White Cross leader, made speeches. A mo-
ton to rescind the action of the convention
in making Miss Willard counselling mem
Der of the National Prohibition executive
committee was tabled Mrs Josephine
Nichols, of Indiana, was elected to represent
the union as a fraternal delegate to the
Knights of Labor convention at Indianapolis
Nov. q A rule was adopted limiting
speeches on the resolutions to three minutes
each. All the Iowa delegates vot ed against
the rule
Mrs Zerelda W allace, of Indiana, mother
of Gen Lew Wallace, presented the report
of the committee on resolutions They
70 faIa al TO- ia
to illiteracy; prohibition of export of liquor
to Africa and other uncivilized countries;
national legislation to suppress the liquor
traffic, state laws having proved insufficient,
as shown by the supreme court decision al
lowing original packages to be sent into
prohibition states; abolition Of the internal
revenue system which is partnership in
crime; reaffirm allegiance to the Prohibition
party; declare that while members are free
in private opinion and utterance regarding
politics, yet the action of the Union in prom
Using its influence to the party embodying
prohibition principles gives the or
ganiZation a policy which each member
is bound in honor to respect, and it is
therefore the sense of the W. C. T. U. that
no member should speak publicly to antag-
onizs said policy, and any member doing so
Is disloyal to the organization; favor woman
suffrage; indorse the Blair educational bill;
ind orse the editorial policy of Mary Allen
West, in charge of The Union Signal, organ
of the union; pledge cooperation with the
Wisconsin branch in its work against the
dens 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 woman when the president and
superintendent of the union were denied
seats as delegates to the national Methodist
conference; thank Senator Ingalls, and his
co-workers for their interest in and aid of
the Mormon mission.
The resolutions were all adopted as read
except the one referring to the Prohibition
party, which was laid aside until the report
of the committee on protests and memorials
on that subject should be made
Recess was then taken, and when the con-
vention met again at O'Clock ". T. Ward
well, Prohibition candidate for mayor of
New York, spoke briefly.
The report of the executive committee
was read 1t showed that at last Thursdays
meeting of the committee Mrs. Foster and
her friends left the room after their non-politi-
cal Endorsement memorial had been re-
jected. Some acrimonious correspondence
between Mrs Foster and Miss
West, editor of The Union Signal, was sub
mtted, and Mrs Lathrop, of Michigan, sug-
gested that it was not necessary, in the in :
ests of harmony, that this correspondence
be read. There was some debate on the
point, and Mrs Henry moved TO submit the
whole matter to arbitration. This was lost
Miss Willard suggested that it was always
better to conceal nothing, and the mutual
recTiminations of Miss West and Mrs Fos-
ter were thereupon read In substance Mrs
Foster accused Miss West of editing black
guard sheet, and Miss West accused Mrs.
Foster of being traitor to the cause.
Mrs F1ster's celebrated memorial was
then read 1t argued the danger of having
the union affiliate with any political party
| and sccused The Union Signal of being a
Prohibition party organ. Miss Vests reply
was read. denying in plain terms any poll
teal action on the part of the paper.
A minority report of the Iowa W G. T.
U was also read, accusing Mrs. Foster of
lending her sid to the Republicans, thus be-
| traying the W. C. T. q.
| The report of the executive committee
views Of this minority report and disap-
prevail of the attitude of Mrs. Fosters ma
| jority party in the Iowa W. C. T. U.
| The convention adopted the resolution
| The party resolution Of the plat
| form now came up. Mrs Foster and Mrs.
Aldricb, Of Iowa, opposed it, but after de-
bate it was adopted.
| Mrs Foster was no down, and some of
the delegates showed desire to Jump on
| her" Mrs. Burt moved that any person
who does not support the attitude of the
| convention in regard to the prohibition
movement he declared disloyal Mrs. Foster
showed fight and asked the chair if dele
gate could be declared disloyal who has not
proclaimed herself for the third party. Miss
| Willsl d replied with speech intended to
pour oil on the troubled waters. It was now
past midnight, and it was decided to refer
| Mrs. Burt's motion to the executive
committee Mrs Foster was white
| with anger as she demanded thai
Miss Vests charges be handed her. Miss
West said she did not have them with her
Mrs. Foster said she should not have made
charges if she could not produce them The con
vention listened closely toekhe two women in
their excited duel of words, but the scene
was ended by the carrying of motion tC
refer all unfinished business to the executive
committee and to adjourn sine die Thus
closed the great convention
| Treasury Department Decision.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 24.-The treasur,
department has decided in case where
vase was drawn in London by an American
resident in the United States that Tiers is M