The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-13
The Female Champion of the Ad-
ministration Bolter From the
W. c. T. U. Convention.
An Exciting Session in Which the
Prohibitionists Gain
Sweeping Victory.
The Society Glad 10 be rid of the Maloon.
tents-rrohibition Endorsed and
Morton Denounced.

CmcAGo, Nov. 12.-In the women's Chris
ti0n Temperance Union this morning an
amendment to the constitution forbiddine
partisan political action came up on mo
tion for its adoption. IL was argued al
length pro and con. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster,
, of Iowa, supporting the motion, charging
the convention with partisanship in aspers-
ing the republican leaders. The motion
was defeated 10y a heavy majority.
At the afternoon session Mrs.S. Clements,
of Pennsylvania, read paper ON Purity
in Literature and Art" Mrs. Il. II. Ingalls,,
of Missouri, spoke ON "Narcotics." She
treated particularly of the evil effect Of
cigarette smoking, and suggested the best
way 10 tight narcotics WAS 10 teach the
children.
With a view Of ascertaining what sort Of
women were present in the convention,
Miss Willard asked all that had been school
teachers at any time To rise. OF the 467
delegates present 379 rose All who had
been sabbath school teachers were asked to
rise and every delegate in the convention
arose.
Gen. Clinton II. Fiske made brief
speech. lie said Nice-presidcnt Morton in
good man 10 have on the prohibition
side. The party needed his fame and for
Sas, s" v;ce' p,ss,den, Morton iead in the re'
~, ,,',va,asn, ly ,nl;ng stems IN hnya the
',.a' a,,,,, nniar ,ha sans,s nhauLa,
abolished. Gen. Fiske concluded with a
few eulogistic remarks about Mrs. Hayes.
Rev. Annie III. Shaw. in repoet on
Franchise" said the cause Of woman's
suffrage had made great gains during the
year. Woman suffrage planks had been
p,n aa Nnr,h ~ and Son,h natota md defeated
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ana nhthgohlzeu ny dls'strous partisan OPP
pvslu"n;
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OF me adoption oil the minority report.
Mrs. CARA Holman spoke against ils adop-
non; 1he majority report was adopted by
an almost UNANIMOUS vote, the Iowa dele
gates alone voting III favor Of the minority
report.
After the voting down OF the minority re
port ON the non-partisan question, Mrs. j.