The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-11

yention Of the Woman's Christian Ten
perance Union resumed It's sessions I
Battery D Armory yesterday morninI
An audience Of about 5000 persona al
ed the great hall. After devotional .el
ercises, the following telegram was real
by Mrs, Mary A, Woodbridge, th
Recording Secretary;
WASHINGTON Nov, 8,
Ahs Francs Willard, PresIdsai w. q, z, ";
The barroom license issued to Vic
Presldent Morton'A hotel, the shorehAm
In the name Of James K, Herman, mana
ger, Is the only one yet issued here, Al
other saloons since November ar
without license, B. H, MpuLToN,
"LIejoice," said Mrs, Woodbridge, y
rejoice in the fact that our Vice Presi
dent Is o law-Rbidlng citizen, and an
glad % hear that he does not run Q %
loon without q license"
TUE TROUBLE BEdISs,.
Mls, j., Ellen Foster, Of Iowa, th'
woman who represents the noh,parIlSat
element in the W, @. 4, u rose at thil
and demanded the recognition OF thu
chair. ShegOt the floor, 4
~ wish 70 say there ia such thing n
necessity said Ma, FOSTER "a mar
or q woman must conform 70 custom and
usage. The National W. o, I, U. now
In session In annual convention has IL
headquarters at the Palmer House, The
Palmer House has a bar, II probably
has the bar within It's walls because II ID
necessity. The w, O. 7, U, probably
has It's headquarters at q hotel where
there Ia q bar because II 10 o necessity.
Wemust also recognize that Vice Presl'
dent Morton has o bar In his grand new
hotel because itwas a necessity
Al this point Mrs, Foster was inter:
rupted by q perfect storm Of "Nos,p
Miss Willard, In the chair, said there
was no motion before the house aud
Mrs. Foster was out OF order.
Later 10 the day Mrs, ]. Ellen Foster
arose To a question Of privilege,
N ask perInisslon,p she said, "to read
this telegram which / have received
from General NVttleton. Itdirectly and
positively coAtradiCts another telegram
that has been read here to-day. II Is q
very brief telegram, and ! will ask 10
have 1t placed on record"
Consent was granted by the Conven-
tiOn, and Mrs. Foster read:
MAJ, ElIeH Foster, ". G. r. U, coapenaoa; =
Miss Willard's accusation against the
Vice President is without shadow Of
foundation. Mr.. Morton personally de-
nouncsd the canard through the news
papers last week. A. X. NRTTLEros.
IT RAIsRD A ROW.
Mrs. Foster asked to place the tele-
gram on record as contradlctlng that
from Judge Moulton. Miss Willard was
disposed to permit the communication
to 90 on record, aud said that II was q Just
course to pursue, since both the gentle-
men from whom telegrams had come
we're very honorable and truth.telling
men. But before the necessary consent
OF the convention had been asked for
Mrs. Jones, a Philadelphia delegate, rose
aud objected.
"Whoever wrote that telegram refers
10 Miss Willard's accusation" she com.
menCed. "What had our President TO
do with that telegram from Judge Moul.
ton2 Isitnot tune that my heart should
flll with indigation-to hear our honored
officer charged with falsilying? /, for
one, will not vote TO permit such tele-
gram TO go on record p
AGAINST THE IOWA IDEA.
Mrs. Jones' voice bristled itlindig.
uation as she spoke. Immediately alter
she finished there wasauproarious ap.
plad5sS which bodied no encouragement
ior Mrs. Foster. sht
oMiss President, Miss Presldent," said
Mrs. Foster, " have not yielded the
floor, and | wish To know whether this
telegram Is 10 60 on record with the
others
N would like to know" spoke Mrs.
Jones, in very ironclad voice; ;"wheth.
or this telegram was prompted by
somebody In this hall, or was merely the
happy thought Of that Mr.. Nettleton 2"
II will say" said Mrs. Foster, that l
was completely surprised and delighted
to receive the telegram. In all likeli'
hood II was written by General Net
Teton upon reading the newspaper re.
ports OF Miss WilIard's address. And
now that the question 10 asked, | would
like 10 know who prompted that tele-
gram from that Mr.. Moulton."
MRS, FOSTER CROWDED OUT.
Before this threa, could be returned, a
woman In the back partot the big hall
moved TO lay the whole matter on the
table. The motion was put and carried
by q tremendous shout. Asea Of white
haudkerChiels waved
" would like TO know what 10 placed
ol The table, said Mary Foster, cam
/ 10 understand that thiR telegram ID
To be placed on the tableqn
"Yes," answered Mrs. Willard.
Mrs. Foster gave the piece OF yellow
paper an angry toss 10 the reporters "a.
bic, aud went TO her seat. A few min.
illes later Governor ST. John was
ushered on the same platform:
" am told there has been some con.
troversy a. 10 whether Miss Willard hAs
been making misStatemppts ahOlt the
Vice Presitleut,n said he, after thsnoiBy
applause had subsidized, land II seems
that one man has said that a license was
taken out lor the Vice President'S hotel,
and another has said that the Vice Pres.
ident 10 not In the liquor business. Both
men are right. Miss Willard needs no
defense before q temperance audience.
II has been charged that Vice President
Morton 10 saloon keeper. That 10 not
true! II has been charged that he has
taken retail liquor license. That 10 not
true, 1t has been stated that q saloon
license has been Issued for d hotel owned
by the Vice PFeSldent. ThatiS itFpe, |
G0He from the seat Of war, and i know
la6if = Mbft6n finished 1 lqShlonahle
hotel and rented II 10 d Ar. Herman.
KeFhan applied Tor q license. He had
10 get the consent ot the owners Of the
property on each aide, aud they were
Vice Pfesident Morton and John r. Nc
LeanW
THbremalnder Of The session was given
uptbthe reading Of the various interest.
log reports Coueernlng work done In The
yAHPus departmShth Of the W. OF. y,
MoRTpSB 4RIgfARSF HOUSE