St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-12
w. G. t. U.
The Minneapolis "Non-Partisan
Onion" Admitted After Discus

Union" Admitted After Discus
sion.
Special to the Globe
DULUTH, Sept. 1l.-At this mornings
meeting of the W. c. T. U. the business of
the convention was taken up in due order
and by larger number of delegates than
yesterday under the supervision Mrs. Hobart
than whom there are few better parliament
tarians in the state. She was ably assisledby
the state secretary, Mrs. Condit. After
conservation meeting and when the minutes
of the previous sessions had been read the
annual report of the state corresponding sec
rotary was given. 1t was received with
much interest and was an able state
ment Mrs. Gallinger made q report
on the Progressive Age. the state organ of
the association, and hearty support for the
paper was earnestly requested. Mrs. C. r.
Newcomb made brief and pleasant report
of the Minneapolis conference W. c. T. U.
Miss Willard then spoke for the Union Sig
nal, the national journal Of the association,
wittily and earnestly. She wanted it to be in
every household, and looked for 100000
subscribers in 1889. Misses Cunningham
and Brown were made committee to take
charge of the list. A poem by Miss Conner,
of Minneapolis on the Union Signal was then
read amid applause, 1.-The Basis of Loyalty"
paper on temperance and abstinence as al
lied and related to the permanenee and pre-
eminence of the republic, was read by Miss
Julia B. Nelson. of Red Wing. A report on
the Minneapolis coffee palace was read, Civ
ing details of its work and statistics of the
palace. AT this point the regular order was
interrupted, and the resolution discussed
yesterday afternoon was taxed up. This was
as follows:
Whereas, 1t has been published to the
detriment of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union that there are irreconeilable diff
ferences among us; that certain union in
Minneapolis having q different and less lib
eral constitution than that of the Minnesota
". c. T. u, which excludes no one on ac-
count of religious belief or political opinions;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we ascertain in the facts as
to these public statements, that if any union
desires TO be auxiliary to the state union it be
received upon the same CT nditions as others,
that is, by subscribing 10 the state constitu-
ton, signing the same pledge and paying the
same dues.
1t was discussed to the total obliteration of
all other business until noon. The preamble
was decided unnecessary and was Topped off,
many ladies speaking on the matter The
Minneapolis Non partisan Union" again
stated its case and what it wanted. Miss
Willard spoke in favor of letting in the Min
neapolis union but of passing resolution or
bylaw that would put up the bars in future
against any such anXiIiary having any dis
tinctive name or title except that of Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. There were
many other speakers Oh both sides, but the
burden of thought was evidently that the
state organization was big enough and broad
enough 10 let in this band of Minneapolis
temperance workers who complied with
every Formally except the matter Of name.
A bylaw was submitted as follows:
mo union will be received as auxiliary to
the state if it ADDS to the name w. c. Il. U.
any worus indicative of principles or plans,
or in any wise modlfies the basis of auxiliary
ship as to name. statement of objects or pay
ment of dues as set forth in our constitution
and bylaws"
The members of the Minneapolis union
were then admitted as auxiliary delegates to
the convention. and the bylaw was soon
after passed by an overwhelming vote. The
matter was then satisfactorily and. quietly
settled. Mrs. Hobart and Mrs. Condit proved
themselves able parliamentarians in all the
discussion, which was conducted in a spirit
Of kindness throughout.