The Daily bulletin., 1889-11-27
". c. I. U.
Annual session iu ChicagO.--He-
mnrkably Warm Proceedings.

The National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union has held It's an
nual meeting in Chicago. All the
officers were reelected. Mrs. Foster
raised . brdekc by denouncing re-
ference to Vice. President Morton as
n saloon keeper, the tenant of his
new hotel in Washington having
taken out n liquor license. In the
midst of warm discussion ex-
Governor st. John of Kansas arrived
and in speech took side against
the Vice-President, condemning him
for signing the application for license
TO the bar of his hotel.
Miss Willard presented the Union
with 81, 900, proceeds of the sale of
her book, "Glimpses of Fifty
Years." and rs President refused to
put q motion to decline the hard.
earned money.
Gen. Neal Dow of Maine in q
speech denounced the partisan ele-
ment of the society. At the closing
session the battle between the Union
and the non.partisan delegation of
Iowa reached climax. A majority
report of the committee on resolu-
tions said:
1--WE believe ii is vital TO temper
ancc 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 its
platform for prohibition in the State
and nation, and stands in action for
its application TO law"
The minority report was brought
in by Mrs. Matte NJ. Bailey of the
Iowa delegation, and read as fol.
lows:
1.-The recent amendment contests
demonstrate the need of more per-
sistcnt and persuasive educational
temperance work among all classes
of people, the results of these sew
eral contests having given us practi.
cal proof that the success in the
effort for the overthrow Of the legal
lied liquor traffic can only be as
sured where the intelligent convic-
tions of the people are in favor of
prohibition, and that defeat is GER
tain where such convictions are lack
ing; therefore, resolved further,
that rs forty odd departments of
the w. G. L. U. work are for no
party, but are for the education of
the people in the truths of total
abstinence and prohibition, and as
we have in our membership women
whose differing political preferences
lead them to sympathize with and
support different political parties,
therefore it is unjust and unwise for
this organization to pledge its innu
encc, support or allegiance to any
political party.
''Unjust because if this organiZa-
tion is non-partisan, as our Prcsi-
dent has lately declared, such q
pledge of influence, support or al
legiance, rcpresentatively given, in
terferes with the individual freedom
of any and every member to prefer
and work for the political party of
her choice. Unwise because in the
practical carrying out of that pledge
our religious and educational work
is thereby subjected TO party limita-
tions and antagonized by disastrous
partisan opposition
After a brief discussion the maio-
rity report was adopted, the Iowa
delegates alone voting for the mino-
rity report. Mrs. Ellen J. Foster
then arose and read long protest
on behalf of the Iowa delegation,
setting forth that they had met with
rebuffs and insults until forbeMance
had ceased to be virtue. At the
conclusion of the reading the entire
Iowa delegation left the hall, Mrs.
Cahart remaining, who was not :,
member of the delegation regularly.
Miss Willard spoke briefly about the
bolt, saying this outcome had long
been expected and that the forbcar-
| 'lnCc VI tiic w OlildIi y SHTlSllal EN-
perancc Union in the matter had nc
equal in history.
The convention then adopted q
resolution authorizing the Executive
Committee TO Immediately take steps
TO reorganize union in Iowa.
The convention thereupon passed
the following resolution:
"We have seen what seems TO us
TO be amply sufficient proof that the
Vice-President of the United States
has permitted bar to be opened in
his new apartment house at Wash
ington, and we express our amaze
ment, grief and condemnation thai
at this advanced stage of temper
ance reform the second official o.
the Government should thus openl,
ally himself with the liquor dealers
of the nation"
The work HAVING hann compi et ef