The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-10
W0MAN'S WORDY WAR
The ". c. I. q. Discusses 1Ir.
Morfon's New Hotel.
4 HoRaID sAR-RooM LICENSE


CHrcAso, Nov. s.-The national conven
/ ton Of She W0man's Christian Temperance
/ Union resumed SIS session this morning
1 A telegram from Washington was read,
that 9 barnoom license had been issued for
| Vice President M0rton's hotel. to James
Kernxn. manager.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster. Of Iowa. the woman
who represents the non-partisan element
! in the Wouan's Christian Temperance
/ Union rose and said: 81 wish to say that
there Is such . thing IS necessity. The
National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. now in session, has its headquarters
81 the Palmer house. The Palmer has .
bar. Il probably has . bar within its walls
because It Is necessary. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union probably has
its headquarters At hotel where there Is .
bar because il is necessary. We must also
recognize the fact that Vice President Nor
ton has : bar in his new hotel because il Is
necessary
At this point Mrs. Foster YVES interrupted
By storms Of .Nof'
Miss Willard. who was 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 10 make my suggestion 7" asked
Mrs Foster.
Certainly ron can have the door. Mrs.
Foster. but | did not understand you had
q motion 10 make"
Then | viii so on I would suggest
that il does not eomport with the object Of
the w. G. r. q. to make any suggestions
to Vice President Morton" said Mrs.
Foster.
before this thrust could be returned
some one moved to lay the matter on the
table and the motion was carried by q ire
mendous chorus OF voices
A few minutes later Ex-Governor st.
John. Of Kansas, was ushered upon the
platform and spoke on the matter in con-
troEersy. lie said in parts 1T has been
charged that vice-Presidenf Morton Is
saloon-keeper. That is not true. 1t has
been charged thas he has taken out retail
liquor license. That is not true. It has
been stated that saloon license has been
issued for hotel owned by the vice presi-
dent. That Is true. Morton finished
fashionable hotel and leased it to man
named Herman. Herman applied for a
license. He had to get the consent
OF the property owners on each
side, and they we're vice president
Morton and John r. Mclean Vice
President Morton was the first one to con-
sent that liquors should be sold in the new
hotel. These are the facts, and if be had
loved the country, God and humanity. as
man occupying such an exalted position
should. he would never have signed that
application. He would have forbidden the
sale OF liquor in his hotel. The remain
der OF the afternoon was given up TO the
reading OF various reports.
at the afternoon session Mrs. Fosterrose
10 question Of privilege. =. Is<.-ssssx -s.es,s.
sion, said she. 20. read this Telegram
which have y received from General Ne.
Teton. III directly and positively oont5-
s>cIscts another telegram that has been red
a here to-day. and ! VIII ask TO hare IL pia4a
on record
Consent was granted by the conyentfp,
and Mrs Foster read IS follows:
Miss wiilard's accusation against the vic.
president Is without shadow Of foundation
Mr. Merton personally denounced the canart
through the newspapers LAST week.
Miss Willard was disposed to permit thu
communication 10 60 on record, but beforE
the necessary consent of the convention
had been asked for, Mrs. Jones. Phila
deiphia delegate, arose and OBJ
1ccteu, what nan our president
20 do with that telegram
from Judge Morton, she said I'll
II not time that my heart should ill with
indignation TO hear our honored Officer
charged with falsity. 1. for one, will moi
vote 70 permit such q telegram to 20 on
record" Mrs. Jones' voice bristled with
indignation as she spoke. and Immediately
after she finished there was uproariou,
applause. which boded no encouragement
for Mrs. Foster.
Mrs. Jones asked in an ironical way
whether the telegram was prompted b,l
some one in the convention or was uierel,,
ahappy thought Of Mr.. Netsleton.
81 win say" said Mrs Foster, that |
was completely surprised and delighted "a
receive the telegram. In all likelihood i.
MAS written by General Nettieton upon
reading the Associated Press report ci
bliss Wizards address, and now would
like 70 know who prompted that telegram
| from Mr. Morton.