Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-11
POLITICS DISCUSSED.
The Usual Lively Badinage at the
County w. C. 7. {. Meeting.
ANNUAL CONVENTION In SESSION.
A Charge That Non-Partisan Amendment
Are Republican Blinds.
MANY UNIONS ARE REPRESENTED.

An amendment to the W. G. 7. o. con-
stitution, providing that in the future the
object of the organization should be non
partisan and non-sectarian, as offered by
Mrs. Sands, created lengthy discussion at
the afternoon session of the County W. G.
T. Q. Convention yesterday.
When the proposed amendment had been
read Miss Mcconnell arose to the point of
order that there being no constitution an
amendment was not possible. The consti-
tuition had, she stated, been lost or mislaid.
Mrs. Campbell replied with some warmth
that the last speaker must have been mis-
led. She, Mrs. Campbell, distinctly re-
membered the adoption of the constitution
at meeting in the Third Presbyterian
Church of Allegheny, and that she would be
ashamed to belong to- body that had no
| constitution.
The amendment was then the subject of
| general discussion. Some were in favor of
it as they thought that the W. c. T. U.
should be pledgeless. Mrs. Campbell, in
| particular, stated that she did not want her
actions controlled by any political party.
But things took livelier turn when Mrs.
W. G. Gormley secured the floor. She
maintained that the non-partisan allusion
In the amendment was simply Republican
blind. Mrs. Campbell raped smartly with
her gavel and dIIstated that Mrs. Gormley was
out of order. The gavel became disjointed
during the above process, but the President
picked up the pieces and went on to state
that Mrs. Gormley's assertion meant to
imply that those who offered the amendment
did so in the interest of the Republican
party, and she called upon Mrs Gormley to
retract or abandon the floor
Mrs. Gormley appealed to the sense of the
meeting. Mrs. Campbell retorted that no
matter how much the speaker might appeal,
she (Mrs. CampbelD was President and
that Mrs. Gormley must retract or subside,
and then Mrs. Campbell appealed to the
delegates to sustain the Chair. A number of
voices called out in support of her position.
Mrs. Gormley took her seat, but woman
like. fired the following Parthian:arrow: "I
partisan-RepubIican every time
Quiet having been restored, the amend
ment was voted down. Miss Mcconnell, as
Treasurer, submitted her report for tine last
year. The receipts were S1,178 SO, and the
expenditures were 81 1896 95. An adjourn
ment for supper was then had.
At the morning session Mrs. H. G. Camp
bell called the convention to order at 10
o'clock, and devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Mrs. J. w. Sproull. Mrs A. F.
Brice, corresponding secretary, presented a
report showing the growth of the local
unions throughout the county. At this
juncture the president, Mrs. Campbell, an
nounced the standing committees for the
convention as follows: Credentials
Mcconnell, Mrs. Hennings, Mrs. Courtney
Resolutions-Mrs. Sands, Mrs. Aiken, Mrs
Gibson, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Devore, Mrs
Sproull. thine and Place for the next
Convention-Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Sawhill,
Mrs. Woods, Mrs. -Caball. Plan of Work
Miss Gemmill, Miss Monroe, Mrs. Ayres,
Miss Sanford, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Foster
Courtesies-Mrs. Peoples, Mrs. Sloan. Miss
Horr.
There were q unions represented and 36
either in arrears or without delegates on
hand.