The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-12
MISS WILLARD WINS.
The W. c. I. Z. Endorses the
Prohibition Movement.
Mr.. MORTON QUITE CONSISTENT
Ths Repuhliean Party y for license
Geiag 10 Danish wine Frem Col
lege Banquet Tables.

vote practically unanimous. Mrs. j. Ellen
Foster. of Iowa, who represents the nom
partisan element, received but nine votes.
The opposition to Miss Willard did net
make any effort to defeat her reelection.
Ii would have been useless, as out Of the
4Ga authorized to vote I4T were appointees
Of Miss Wizards executive committee.
When the informal ballot was counted 40
of the ballots bore Miss WIlIariss name.
Nine were cast for Mrs. Foster. some for
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, OF Boston, some for
Mrs. Woodbridge, and some blank. A
motion was made that the secretary cast
the ballot of the convention for Miss
Willard. This was done, and that lady
was escorted to the platform. where she
was greeted with an enthusiastic reception.
Miss Willard said she was sure many
ladies' bad voted for her who were not in
sympathy with her methods. She took
this to mean that they expected her to try
10 keep the peace. She would try; yet,
standing true to he light that sh ines upon
the Woulan's Christian Temperance Union,
she felt that she was put under a blessed
restraint By what had been done.
A few department reports were read, and
the election of the other officers deferred.
There was another brief spat over the
Morton saloon license question at the after
noon session. One of the delegates read
telegram from some one in the East. reas-
sorting the statement that license for
barroom was taken out by Morton's man
ager. Mrs. Holman rose 70 speak, put
Mrs. z. G. Wallace shut of further discus
sion by the introduction OF this resolution:
.sInasmuch as Vice. President Morton oc-
cupies the second position in authority IN
an administration that layors the policy Of
high license, move that the whole mat
ter be dismissed from the consideration Of
the convention, as he could not have
done otherwise without rebuking the policy
Of the party" This was adopted.
Senator Blair. of New Hampshire, de-
hvered an address.
The election of officers was then taken
up Mrs Caroline b. Buell. was reelected
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mary A.
Woodbridge recording secretary and Miss
Esther Hugh treasurer Mrs. T. K. john
ston. president of the California union, led
the prayer meeting, at the conclusion OF
which Miss Willard said that from the sale
of her book, "Giimpses OF Fifty Years"
there remains dsse her balance of $500.
which she would donate to the w. c. L. u.
Great applause continued until Miss Hugh
called for order and moved that the con-
vention do not accept the money Miss VIII
lard had earned by her own hard work.
The motion was seconded. bat Miss VII
lard refused to put it to the house. Miss
Wizards gift is one Of the largest ever
rendered to the order.
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt spoke on temperance
work in colleges, and said the college de-
partment OF the society was about 10 adj
dress a letter to the faculties and presidents
of American colleges, asking them 70 forbid
the drinking of wine and liquors at class
banqaets and college suppers. Mrs. Forbes
read the report OF the Woraans Temper
ance Publication Association, which did q
business Of $i6s last year.
Professor Dickie, chairman of the ma
tional committee Of the Prohibition party,
spoke briefly about his belief IN prohibition.
woman's ballot and the Woman 5 Christian
Temperance Union.
Messrs. Carhart and Potter, fraternal
delegates from the Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Sspisc1pal church,
urged concerted action.
Mrs. Bradley, Of londop. representing
the White Cross and White Shield societies,
described the work in England.
A number Of eiss<r brief addresses were
made. Among chem was one by Mrs.
Laura Havilandi the QuaaHress, who is 80
years old and still working fer temperance.
During the evening session occurred the
national oratorical conttx=ss fssg the first dia-
mond prize offered in the Demorest series
Of prizes. The contestants were Miss Mable
underhiIl, OF Connecticut: Master Ray
Ludwick, OF Michigan: Miss Alice Heck
linger, OF New York: Miss Minnie Etting.
OF London; Prairie Eunice Melville. OF
Minnesota: Ollie Hyatt, of Kansas;
and Daisy Stoddart, an if-year-old girl
from Nebraska. She delivered prohibi-
ton address entitled, Liquor an Outrage
and was awarded the prize amid great APP
plause. General Neal Dow spoke az some
length. He denounced the non-parti-
san element in the w. C. II. g., and
said the only course the organization
could take with honor Is straightforward
support OF prohibition. The old parties
are irrevoeably committed 70 the license
policy.
The executive committee held q long
session tonight. considering the charges OF
the presidents OF the Minnesota and
Illinois unions against the president of the
Iowa union. The outcome of the deliberst.
tons could not be learned tonight