The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-14
A PlOUs ROW.
THE IOWA DELEGATION BoLTs THE
CONVENTION,

tho Disagreement-Mrs, Foster Makes
an impassioned Speech which ID FFs-
auentiy Interrupted by filsses ana
Words ef Disapproyal-Ihe Amend.
ment Defeated,
CHICAGO, Nov I0,-The first import
ant business Of Tuesday mornings sea-
sion OF the Woman's Christian femper-
anoe union was the presentation Of tho
following amendment 10 the constitution
by the Iowa delegations
"lts (the unloh'a) object shall be 10 In
stltute q unity of Christian women OF
thIa nation In non-seotarlan and non
partisan temperance work for the re-
formation Of the intemperate and the
education OF the public sentiment In boz
half Of total abstinence and the prohibi-
ton Of alcoholic llQuorl the develop
mont ~ purity, the suppression Of vice
and crime and tho education OF the
massea In tho duties aud responsibilities
Of citizen hip"
Mrs AldrIch, OF Iowa, opened the do
bate, She favored the adoption Of the
proposed amendment, because the con-
etiiutlon contained no statement Of
dellnito object and this would supply the
deficiency ltwould remove diasatisfao-
ton and confusion, The convention had
no right 10 interfere with any ones
political influence, That should belong
exclusively TO the individual, aud any
other line Of partiannRhip would not DO
just
Against the Proposed Amendment.
II was evident from the commence
mcnt Of tho discussion that the feeling
Of the convention was overwhelmingly
against the proposed amendment, Many
Of the delegates, IN opposing 10, Ghnrao-
tcriled II as q reflection upon the preVi-
oua course OF the Womnn'a Christian
Temperance union and Ia previous
claims % nOn'partiaanahip.
Mrs, Foster, Of Iowa, who favored tho
amendment, made passionate speech,
which was frequently interrupted by
misses and words Of dislpproyal, al
though Npplauded 40 R0WG points.
Choking with emotion az she waved her
arms, she declared the organization 10
be partisan, inaHmuch aa II had given
preference and allegiance and support TO
ono party Upon this platform, aho
said the aentment had been Appauded
by this great body Of women that nom
partisan meant Republican, and from
this platform the names Of hOnorcd men
In the Republican party had been de-
rided, This statement wis followed by
q perfect storm Of protests and tho
speaker was hiased loudly. ltwus an in
justice, the speaker said, that any
woman should be called here 30 bo com
PEELED 20 submit 10 tho invasion Of hor
political preferences at the will OF tho
majority,
a vote was then taken on tho amend
mcnt and II was showed under by tho
votes Of the great bulk Of the delegates,
only the Iowa delegation and probably
forty other delegates voting In "a favor.
In the afternoon number Of interest
ing addresses and reports were read.
Mrs. $. A, McCloCa Of New jersey, who
read tho report ON "Soldcrs and Sailors"
announced that President Harrison had
fust sent out an order forbidding tho
sale Of liquor by suffers In military
camps The convention adopted q vota
Of thanks 10 Cons, Scholiold and Howard
for the example of total abstinence net
by them for their interiors.
Prohibition To bo the Issuo.
In the evening the majority report
from the committee on resolutions was
presented 10 tho convention, Touching
the non'partson question II reads 10 fol-
lowa3 "Wc believe II Is vital 10 tho
temperance reform that the principle of
prohibition be made the dominant issue
In American politics, We therefore
give our approval TO that party only
which declares In is platform for prohi-
bition IN state and nation and stands In
action for its application 20 law
A minority was brought In by
Mrs, Matte Bailey, Of Iowa, which de-
Carcd IL unjust and unwlsc for the or
ganizntion 10 pledge its influence or al
lcgianco to any political party, but II re-
coiycd only the votes Of tho Iowa dele
gates. The majority report was adopted.
by an almost unanimous vote,
The Iowa delegation boltod the con
vontion just as the evening session was
about 10 close Mrs, J. Ellen Foster, tho
chairman Of the delegation, roso and
read n very long protest, In which aho
reviewed the fight which the Iowa dele
cation had wagod against the body OF
the convention on the non-partisan
issue. The other members of the dele
cation, with the exception Of Mrs. Car
hart, rose and went out Of the hall with
Mrs, Foster.
Miss Willard announced that the out
como had been long expected, and that
thepatonce and forbearanco Of the W..
9, Il, U. in the matter had no equal In
history, There was o confusion of
Misses us the Iowa delegation left the
room.
The convention also adopted rosolu-
tions condemning the vice president for
having "openly allied hhnBclf with tho
liquor dealers Of the nation.