St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-13
IOWA DELEGATES BOLT.
Mrs. Foster and Her Friends Quit
the Convention.

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-The Iowa dele
CATION withdrew from the convention
of the Woman'S Christian Temperance
union to-night-the last session of the
present convention. Mrs. j. Ellen Fos-
ter, the chairman of the delegation,
rose and read very long protest. after
which the solld Iowa delegation rose
and went out of the hall with Mrs.
Foster. Miss Willard announced that
the outcome had been long expected;
that the patience and forbearance of
the W. G. L. u. in the matter had no
equal in history. On motion of Mrs.
Lathrop, of Michigan, the convention
authorized the executive committee to
Immediately take steps to reOrganiZe
the union in Iowa. The con, ention
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That we have what seems to US
to be amply sufficient proof that the vice
president Of the United States has permitted
a bar in his new apartment house, the Shore
ham house. at Washington, D. c.. and we
hereby express our amazement, grief and
condemnation that at this advanced stage of
the temperance reform, the second official of
the government should thus openly ally him
self with the liquor dealers of the nation.
The convention also adopted reSolu-
tions discountenancing all union of
church and state; complimenting Pres
ident Harrison for forbidding military
reviews and parades on Sun ay. and
the postmaster general for reducing the
amount of Sunday postal work; favor
ing woman'S suffrage and Sunday Oh
servance. Miss Willard called for vol
unteers from among the Iowa visitors
to take the place OF the boltlng dele
CATION. About thirty ladies re-
sponded, from among whose number
~ cnln fn6 xr-sf Arp
Carhart as chairman. The executive
committee announced that it had con-
sidered the charges preferred against
the national officers by Dr.. Weeks-Bur-
nett, of the temperance hospital. and re-
turned resolution declaring that the
national officers were altogether with
out blame In the matter. The event of
the session was the report Of the COM
mittee resolutions touching tie non-
partisan question. The majority report
says:
We believe 1t is vital to the temperance re-
form that the principle Of prohibition be
made the dominant issue in American poll
tics. We therefore give our approval to that
party only which declares In its platform for
prohibition In state and nation, and stands
in action for its application to law.
The minority report was brought in
by Mrs. Matte M. Bailey, of the Iowa
delegation, and read as follows:
That the recent amendment contests dem
onstrates the need of more persistent and
persuasive educational temperance work
among all classes of people. the results of
these several contests having given US prac-
teal proof that success i'll the effort for the
overthrow Of the legalized liquor traffic can
only be assured where the intelligent convic-
tions of the people are in favor OF prohici-
ton, and that defeat is certain where such
convictions are lacking; therefore,
Resolved, further. That as the forty odd
departments of the W. G. T. U. work are for
no party, but are for the education of the
people In the truths of total abstinence and
ship women whose different political prefer
ences lead them to sympathize with. and
and support different political parties,
therefore IL is unjust and unwiSe for
this organization to pledge its infiu-
ence. support or allegiance to any
izatiou is non-partisan, as our president has
lately declared, such pledge Of influence,
support or allegiance, representatively given,
interferes with the individual freedom Of
any and every member to prefer and work
tor the political party of her choice: unwise
pledge our religious und educational work is
thereby subjected to party limitations and
antagonized by disastrous partisan opposi-
tion."
Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Bailey spoke in
favor of the adoption of the minority re-
port. Mrs. Clara Hoffman spoke against
It's adoption. The majority report was
adopted by an almost unanimous vote.
The Iowa delegates alone voted in fa-
vor of the minority report and thon
withdrew. At late hour, after the
transaction of some routine business,
the convention adjourned sine die.