Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-16
STILL TO Be PARTISAN.
The w. c. T.. u. Defeats the
Anti-Partisan Amendment
by a Heavy Majority.
Several Papers Read on vari-
GUS Subjects--Cen. Fisk
Makes a Speech.
From Wednesday Daily.

rrom WEDNESDAY DAILY.
CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-In the Womans
Christian Temperance Union this morning
All amendment to the constitution, forbid
ding partisan political action, came up or
a motion for its adoption. II was argued
at length, pro and con, Mrs. J. Ellen Eos
ter OF Iowa supporting the motion and
charging the convention with ~partisanshir
in aspersing Republican leaders. The mo.
ton was defeated by a heavy majority
At the afternoon session Mrs. 8. Glenn.
ents OF Pennsylvania read . paper on
Purity in Literature and Art"
Mrs. e. B. Ingalls, Of Missouri spoke on
Narcotics" She treated particularly the
evil effects of cigarette smoking, and sug.
gested the best way to fight narcotics was
to teach the children. aH
Miss Gertrude Ferguson OF kentucky read
a paper on "Flower Missions written by
Miss Jennie Cassidy Of Kentucky.
Miss Jennie Smith OF Maryland, superin.
tendent Of the railroad mission work, told
about what had been done during the year.
Mrs. 8. A. McClees OF New Jersey, read a
report IN Soldiers and Sailors" She an.
nounced that President Harrison has just
sent out an order ~forbidding the sale OF
liquor by suffers. She complimented Gems.
Schofield n Howard because of the ex-
ample OF total abstenance. they set Tor
their interiors.
The convention adopted q vote thanks
to the two generals.
Mrs. e. N. Peters read q report on the
work among the lumbermen and miners.
With q view to ~ascertaining what sort OF
women were present in the convention,
Miss Wizards asked all that had been
school teachers at any time to rise. OF the
ACT delegates present S79 rose. All who
had been Sabbath school teachers were
asked to rise and every delegate in the con-
~vention rose.
Gen. Clinton B. Fiske made a brief speech.
He said Vice. President Morton is a good
man to have on the prohibition side. The
party needed his fame and fortune. Gen.
Fiske said he would be glad to have Vice
President Morton lead In the reform move
shops under the senate chamber abolished.
Gen. Fiske concluded with q few elogolical
remarks about Mrs. Hayes.
DR.. Kate Bushnell read q report on Sab
bath Observance" The memorial to be
presented to congress already has SO, 900
signatures.
Rev. Annie q. Shaw in a report on the
franchise said the cause OF woman's suf-
frage had made great gains during the year.
Woman suffrage planks had been placed in
the constitutions ofIdaho, Montana, North
and South Dakota, and defeated only on
technical grounds in other states.
Mrs. Ada Bittenbender reported on legis-
lation and petitions.
AZ. N--.t a,4k an NnksonnI
Temperance temple to be erected in Chi
cago at a cost of 500. 900 said the stock
amounting to $54 200 had already been
subscribed.
Mrs. Rounds president Of the Illinois
delegation called the attention OF the con.
vention to the notice OF IN amendment
which she offered at the convention in New
York last year, to be voted on at this con
vention. 1t read; "All state auxiliary to
the national union must subscribe to the
total abstinence pledge and to the consti-
tuition OF national union and that states
and individuals be required to respect all
the principles espoused by the national
union. Mrs: Rounds said she would with
mutilated in the printing in the
record. She announced the radical
OF the Illinois union and read the
following resolution by an almost unani.
nous vote: Resolved, That we once more
declare our gra titude that the principle for
', hich we combat is embodied in q party
platform, and that we will continue to lend
our influence to that party which promises
protection to ouI homes; that we still
maintain in the position taken last year;
that it is the sense OF Illinois W. G. 7. u.
that no member b 8 a right from a public
platform to antagonize its policy or de.
nounce the party to which our influence is
giving"
Mrs. Caroline B. Buell. denied the state
ment that the membership OF the national
organization has decreased. She said it
had increased about 5000 during the past
year, basing her estimates on the treas
urers report.