St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-14
IOWA TO BE RDoRGANizED.
Miss willard Takes Action in the
Case of the BOsters.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.--At q meeting Of
the executive board of the w. G. 7. u.
to-day at which Miss Willard presided,
the bolt of the Iowa delegation was dis
cussed. Mrs. l.. d. Carhart, of Marion,
To-, who has been opposed to Mrs. Eos
ter, was installed as provisional MEM
Der In place of the bolter, and will be
in charge until the new election is held.
The board adopted plan of reorgani-
zatlOn for Iowa. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster
was seen to-day, and asked the reason
for the withdrawal of the Iowa dele
CATION from the National w. G. L. u.
Mrs. Foster said:
The Iowa delegation deeply regret
the course they were forced to take in
withdrawing from the convention.
They have been associated in the Ma
tiOnal Temperance union since its or
ganization. They have had their full
share OF burden and of reward in this
war against the drinking usages Of so
ciety. They have continually protested
against the diversion of their influence
and the compromise OF their work by
political party alliance. These compii-
cations have thickened, ana the evil re-
suits have multiplied with the years,
until 1t is no longer possible to bear the
friction without naturally limiting the
strength of the movement, The
conviction has been growing in
the w. G. L. u. of Iowa that
separation must come sooner or later.
The last state convention adopted res
Olution empowering the delegation to
take such ctiOn as the exigencles OF
the case demanded. with the possible
ity of separation in their minds when
on hninn No ora GILL onncfifntiOnaIlU
auxiliary to the National union, and
must remain so until the next annual
meeting of the Iowa society. The pro-
visiOnal committee to-day appointed by
the non-partisan women who met at
the call of Mrs. Watson, of Pennsyl-
vania, are ali able women, and will be-
gin aggressive work at once. We shall
make no war upon the old society; it is
dear to us, for we have put many years
of hard work into its development, and
wish for it all success in it's many
lines Of Christian work. There
are, however. large numbers of women
who wish to do legitimate temperance
work, and will not consent to the mort
gage of their political influence. Hun
dreds of ministers who cannot give
their support to partisan organization,
have urged us to the step we have
cdhcH. EOf uyScll, cApcCo Jul dCIiOu
will greatly modify the partisan course
of the National union. The lIues of
partisanship and non partisansbip being
definitely drawn will force many women
to think critically and come to logical
conclusions. We are so sure our posi-
ton is the only consistent one for a
moral reform association to take, that
we believe the Christian public will
sustain us in it,"
ANOTHER WOMAN'S SOCIETY LAUNCHED
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-The withdrawal
of the Iowa delegation and the creation
of division in w. G. T. u, ranks on
the political question has resulted in
another women's society, not yet
named, but created under Mrs. Fosters
direction for nOn-partison work. Mrs.
Foster, the Iowa state president, and
the majority of the Iowa delegation,
together with representatives from sew
eral other states held meeting to-day
in the room of the Iowa state head
quarters and, after discussing the stu
alton. selected provisional committee
to prepare an address to the women of
the country preliminary to a call for a
convention to organize the proposed So
clety.
Several of the members of the COM
mittee left to-day, and further action
could not be taken Immediately. The
committee will be called together dur
ing the winter to prepare the address.
Five hundred dollars was collected to
defray the expenses of the work, and
the Iowa Messenger was selected as the
official organ of the committee,