The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-12
THEY HAD ANOTHER SPAT
The Morton l.i-en.e sss,s,s Go As~i" 0" the
w. e.. z. a.

CHicAoo. Nov. lin the woman'~
Christian Temperance. Union convention
to-day the opposition to Miss willard did
not MAX. any effort to- defeat her
election. IL would have been useless a.
out OF tn" i'ii authorized to vote Is, were
appointcs.s of Miss willarsi'- executive
committees. When the Informal ballot
was counted Az of the ballots bore Miss
Willarrs name. Nine were cast for Mrs.
Foster. some for Mrs. Mary u. Hunt Of
Boston, for Mrs. wofbridg, and some
blank. A motion was mad" then
ini of th" convention for Mis-
willard. This was done and that lady
was greeted With am enthusiastic rrccp-
ton. Miss willard said SHE was SUR.
many ladies had voted for her who w.r,.
not In sympathy with her methods. She
took this 4" mean that they expected her
to try Ia k'cp peace She would try. yet
standing tr,,c to the light that shines upon
the Womau's Christian Temperance
Union. she felt that she was put under
blessed restraint by what had been done.
the. election Of other officers deferred.
There was another brief spat over the
Morton saloon license question at the
afternoon session. One tlrl"gat. read a
telegram from som" ori.. in the last r''a--
sorting the Statements that a. liccus'' Tor -
harrooin was taken out by Morton's man
agcr. Mrs. Hoffman r,,sc To- sInrak. hut
Mrs. u. G.. Wallace shut oil further dis
c,i~sion 10y the Introduction Of this r''sui,I-
ton occupic- second position in authority
in AT, administration that favor- the policy
at high lic,'n-s', ! move that the whole
matter h.. dismissed from cpIisi,is ration
of the convention as hc could not have
done otlerw~. without, ing tlic policy
of his party" This was adopted. Scuator
Blair Of New Hampshirc delivered an all
dress. The election OF officers was then
taken up. Mrs. Carolin" Is. Buell. was re-
elected corresponding secretary. Mrs
Mary Woplhridgc recording secretary
and Miss Esther Hugh treasurer. Mrs.
u. X. John-tou. pr. '~isient Of the Califor-
the conclusion of which Miss Willard
! said that from tho sale Of her book
''t.limps.> of Fifty Years" there remains
,l,,'. her - balance. OF sa,p,. which she
! would donate to tis. w. q. r.. 4. Miss
moved that tn: convention not accept th.
money Miss willard had "arnsd 10y her
own hard work. The motion was Sec
! on,l..l. lmt Miss Willard refused tu
| put u to the house. Miss Willard-
gift il on of th. largest ever uu,l"rrtl
| the s,s.icty. Mrs. Mary III. Hunt spoke 81,
tcnrrranc" work in colleges ani said III"
| college department of th" society was
| about to address letter to the faculties
| and presidents of American colleges ask
! ing them to forbid tln. drinking of wines
s,Ip,erS. Mrs. Fori,s.- read ti,, report al
/ Woman Temperance. Publication As~oci
| atioi.. Professor Dlckcy, chairman of the
| national committee of the prohlhitiot
party. spok" briefly about his h.hsf ~
| prohibition. woin,u'- ballot aud til" w. 4
| T.U. Ais.s>r-. Cal,ssrt aud Potter. frltcr
| nal delegates from the home uis-ionar, e,
| society of the Methodist church. urge,
| concerted action. Mrs. Bradley of t.pu'of
| representing the Whit" CROSS and Whit
| shield soci''tic-. d,'>s'ril.,I th" work IL
! England. uurnl.-r of other brief AL
| ,lrs,s-c, wcr,. made. Among them wa
on. by Mrs. Laur, HavaIiand. Ill,
Q,iakrr''~.. who is ~ years old and j. still
working for temperance.