Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-10
LEWIS HOTEL.
1t Causes the w. C. T. u. q
Heap of Trouble.
THE LADIES AT LOGGERHEADs
Bristling Speeches in the Conven.
tIon-St. John Explains the
Situation.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

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Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. /
CHICAGO, November 9.-The National
Convention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union resumed it's session
this morning. A telegram from Wash
ington was read by Mrs. Woodbridge,
stating that the bar-room license to Vice.
President Mortons hotel is in the name
of James K. Herman, the manager.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, of Iowa, the
woman who represents the non. partisan
element Of the W. @. T. u, rose and
said: II wish to say there is such a
thing as necessity. The National w. G.
T. U. now in session has it's headquar.
ters at the Palmer House. The Palmer
House has bar. 1t probably has
a bar within it's walls because it il a
necessity. The W. G. T. q. probably
has it's headquarters at hotel where
there is q bar because it is 8 necessity.
We must also recognize that Yice.P resi-
dent Morton has bar in his new hotel
because it is necessity.
At this point Mrs. Foster was inter.
rupted by storm of mos"
Miss Willard, in the chair, said there
was no motion before the house, and
Mrs. Foster was out of order.
"Do / understand that / cannot have
the floor to make my suggestion ?" asked
Mrs. Foster.
Certainly you can have the floor,
Mrs. Foster, but did not understand you
had q motion to make"
"Then will 60 on. ! would suggest
that it does not comport with the objects
of the W. q. 7. U. to make any sugges.
tions to Vice-President Morton" said
Mrs. Foster.
II think will ask the Committee on
Resolutions to prepare resolution to ex.
press the sentiments of tins convention
regarding the saloon license taken out
by our Vice President" said Miss Viii.
lard. "We have information from
Washington, from the best Of sources,
that he has taken out a license, and now
we can express our opinion"
A motion to refer the matter to the
Committee on Resolutions was adopted
almost unanimously. The forenoon ses.
sion was devoted to reports Of the Ma
tional organizers.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Foster
arose to question of privilege. II ask
permission" said she, "to read this tele.
gram which I have received from General
Nettleton. It directly and positively
contradicts another telegram that has
been read here today, and ! will ask to
have it placed on record"
Consent was granted by the conven.
ton, and Mrs. Foster read as follows:
miss Wizards accusation against the Vice
President 10 without shadow of foundation.
through the newspapers last week"
Miss Willard was disposed to permit
the communication to 20 on record, but
before the necessary consent of the con-
vention had been asked for, Mrs. Jones,
Philadelphia delegate arose and OBJ
jected. "What had ours President to do
with thatelsgram from Judge Moulton ?"
said she. sis it not true that my heart
should fill with indignation, to hear our
honored officers charged with classifying
l, for one, will not vote to permit such a
telegram to 60 on record"
Mrs. jones' voice bristled with indig-
nation as she spoke, and Immediately
after she finished there was uproarious
applause, which BODIED no encourage.
ment for Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Jones as ked
in an ironlcal way whether the telegram
was prompted by some one in the con-
vention, or was merely the happy
thought of General Nettleton.
II will say" said Mrs. Foster, "that
was completely surprised and delighted
to receive the telegram. In all likelihood
it was written by General Nettleton upon
reading the Associated Press report OF
Miss Wizards address, and now would
like to know who prompted the telegram
from Judge Moulton."
Before this thrust could be returned
some one moved to lay the matter on the
table, and the motion was carried bv
tremendous cheers. A few minutes later
|ex-GOvernor st. John, of Kansas, was
ushered upon the platform, and spoke on
the matter in controversy. He said, in
part: sit has been charged that Vice.
President Morton is saloon-keeper.
That iis'not true. 1t has been charged
that he has taken out a retail
liquor license. That is not true.
1t has been stated that q sa-
loon license has been issued for q
hotel owned by the Vice-President. That
is true. Morton finished fashionable
hotel and leased it to man named Ker.
nan. Herman applied for license. He
had to get the consent of the property
owners on each side, and they were Vice.
President Morton and John r. Mclean.
Vice-President Morton was the frat one
to consent that liquor should be sold in
the new hotel. Those are the facts, and
ii he had loved his country, God and hui
manity as a man occupying such an ex-
allied position should, he would never
have signed that application. He would
have forbidden the sale Of liquor in his
new hotel.
The remainder OF the afternoon was
given up to the reading of various re.
ports.
THE NEXT CENSUS.