Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-12

bers, met with crushing defeat yesterday
Their proposed change in the Constitution
was voted down by large majority, after a
very lively debate. The idea of seeding
from the organization was then seriously
broached, but no definite action taken.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE nIsPATCH.i
PHILADELPHIA, October 1.-THE clos
ing session of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union Convention was stormy
one. All day long the ''partisans"-that is
the third party Prohibitionist-and "non-
partisans' had bitter fight which finally
ended in triumph for the third-party dele
gates. The mornings session was begun
with the usual devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Mrs. c. NJ. Foster, of Johnstown,
and it was after 11:3O when Mrs. Swift
called the meeting to order.
After the minutes of the previous meeting
had been read and approved Thursdays
vote for Vice President was announced. 1t
showed that Mrs. r. c. Campbell, of Allie
gheny had received 113 votes; Mrs. Cynthia
S. Holcomb, OF Bucks, ITO, and Mrs.
Palmer, of Monroe, SO. Mrs. Campbell
withdrew and moved the election of Mrs.
Holcomb by acclamation, but she was de-
clared out of order and a new ballot called
for.
CHARGES OF CHICANERY.
At this point a delegate from Susque-
hanna county declared that three votes had
been cast for Mrs. Chase, but not recorded.
This assertion aroused the ire of Mrs. Camp
bell, chief teller, who remarked that the
count was correct and that she thought the
intimation made by the Susquehanna dele
gate was very unklnd. The voting was
finally gotten through with and it was an
nounced that Mrs. Holcomb was the choice
of the convention, having received 246 votes
against 95 for Mrs. Wheeler.
During the balloting Mrs. S. Clements, of
this city, Superintendent of the Department
of Social Purity, spoke on the necessity of
pure literature for children. At the con-
clusion of her address, Mrs S. L. Ober-
holtzer, of Norristown, offered resolution,
which was adopted, ordering that 5000
COplCS Ol bAC law ICldbluS W buS sdl6 Oi
cigarettes be printed and distributed
throughout the State. On motion, a pres
ent of $500 was voted to Mrs. Watson, the
retiring Secretary, as testimonial to her
faithful and efficient work.
THE GENERAL BUSINESS.
Mrs. F. D. B. Chase, Chairman of the
Committee on Sunday School Work, read
her report and a motion allowing delegates
who were compelled to leave for home to
vote BY proxy was carried. Rev. 7. A.
Fernley made short address, Mrs. E. D.
c. Marr read paper on railroad work, and
on motion OF Mrs. H. H. Forrest changes in
the constitution were made the order of
business for the afternoon session.
After lunch Miss Frances Willard made
short address and collection was taken
up for the Johnstown Union. A telegram
was received from the treasurer of the
Lebanau County Union stating that her
county had paid for its full delegation and
on motion they were recognized by the con-
vention. The consideration of proposed
changes in the constitution was announced
to be in order and several unimportant altera-
tions were agreed upon without awakening
much interest until article was presented
by Mrs. Watson, of P1ttsburg, amended to
read as follows:
THE BONE OF CONTENTION.
The object of this organization shall be to
interest and unite the women in this State in |
non-sectarian and non-partlsan Temperance
work, Tor the reformation of the intemperate,
the education of public sentiment in favor of |
total abstinence and oF 49,
IN all alcoholic beverages for the promotion of |
social purity, the suppression of vice and crime
and the education of the masses in regard 70 |
the duties and responsibilities of good citizen.
ship.
No sooner had the article been read than |
a scene of the widest confusion eusued. |
Delegates jumped to their feet, and all |
tried to talk at once. Mrs, DR.. French
managed to catch the eve of the presiding
officer first, and excitedly denounced the |
amendment as not being germane to the |
constitution and altogether out of reason.
Mrs. Swift replied that Mrs. French was
mistaken in her reasoning, and insisted
that the amendment would have to come
before the house in the shape in which il |
was presented. Mrs. Shortledge, the nom
partisan leader from Chester, appealed to
the delegates to support the amendment.
and said she hoped the great organization
would not be broken up by political con-
tention.
A TRIFLE ToRRID.
She waxed eloquent, but was interrupted
by several of the partisan delegates. who
were cheered to the echo until the scene
assumed the disorderly appearance of a ward
caucus. A dozen ladies were talking at the
same time, and the confusion was only
checked when a loud voice was heard to
move that the article be laid on the table.
The motion was seconded and put. A I
perfect babel of sound greeted the call for
the yeas and nays, and division was called
for. The motion for call of the roll pre-
vailed, and after two hours had been spent
in calling each individual name it was
found that the motion to Law on the table
had been carried, the vote being 254 to IS.
The announcement was received with
cheers from the partisan wing of the conyep-
tion, while the defeated minority sulked
and declared their intention of bringing the
matter up at the next convention. AT the
conclusion of the afternoon session a large
number of the non-partisans held a meeting
for the purpose of discussing the advisable
ity of seeding from the State organization,
THE SECESSION ADHERENTs.
Among those present were: Mrs. Camp
bell. of Allegheny; Mrs. r. Darlington, of
Chester; Mrs. B. Downing, of Luzerne;