Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-20

members. As soon as the Cleveland con-
ference is over a yery decided movement is
likely to be made all over the country.
The new organization in Pennsylvania
will probably find its greatest strength in
Allegheny county. The Swift Union, of
Allegheny, the Oldest and strongest IN the
county, is non-partisan. The Sterrett Union,
of which Mrs. Campbell was one of the
originators, is largely composed OF nom
partisans and the four unions are said to
be almost unit in favor of the new organi-
zation. A peculiar feature is that the
Sproull Union, which is largely composed
of members of the Covenanter Church, is in
favor of third party, and will remain with
the old organization, with its so-called par
tisan policies.
NOT WIVES OF REPUBLICANS.
A gentleman who seems to be keeping
himself pretty we'll posted on the division
in the W. c. 7. U. ranks, said yesterday in
reply to the statement that has been made,
charging the leaders of the new movement
with being wives of Republican politicians,
and the movement with being a child of the
Republican party. "The statement will
not stand test. Mrs. Campbell, the new
State President, is the wife ofa Prohibition
list. Mrs. White, tine Vice President at
large, is the wife of Judge, who, while
Republican, should not be considered a
politician. Mrs. Watson, the Correspond
ing Secretary, has been a widow for many
years. Miss Sheppard, the Recording Sec
retsry, is not married, and Mrs. Phillips,
the Treasurer, is the wife of the Chester
Normal School Principal. Where are the
wives of Republican politicians.
The same gentleman showed the reporter
q quotation from the Union Signal, the
organ of the w. c. T. o.. in regard to the
famous st. Louis resolution of 1884. 1t has
been charged that the leaders of the new
movement who were opposed to the w. c.
T. q. lending its influence to any political
party were the women who voted in st.
Louis to lend that influence. The Union
Signal says: 1.-THE discussion on the resolu-
tion lasted two whole days, Mrs. Foster
leading the opposition, assisted by Mrs.
Watson and Mrs. Weeks, of Pennsyl-
Vania."
This, coming from the organ of the parti-
san organization, seems like an honest vim
dication.
MRS. BRYCE'S STATEMENT.
Mrs. A. F. Bryce, who has been for many
years recording secretary in this county for
the W. C. 7. o., and active in all its works,
was interviewed by DISPATCH reporter
last evening upon the generally mOoted
subject of the division in the temperance
ranks, and thus summed up the situation
and the causes which led TO the present con-
dition of affairs. 1.-The number of delegates
to the recent convention in Philadelphia
did not exceed 100, which is evidence of the
proportions so far assumed by the seceders
in this State.
AT the National Convention of the union
held in st. Louis in 1884, resolution was
passed asking the three political parties to
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and the general officers of the union were
appointed committee to present the same.
This memorial was formally rejected by
both the Democratic and Republican parties
in convention. The committee, however,
was most cordially received by the National
Prohibition Convention then in session at
Pittsburg, and the memorial was at once ac-
cepted. In passing this resolution the
union pledged their moral support to any
party accepting its conditions.
'In 1885 the leaders of the present seces-
sion movement made the first move toward
the dismemberment of the union in bring
ing in protest in the shape of a minority
report against the readoption of this afore-
said resolution. This opposition has stead
lily been Kept up aud managed to make
itself heard, if not felt, in every annual con-
vention since, though having lost large
number of its first and most prominent
leaders and adherents, and each succeeding
year has marked decrease in
numbers with a relative decline in
power, as is proven by the fact
that in 1884 they counted 48 votes, and at
the last convention only r. 1t is my
opinion that this disagreement will result
in real good to our order, in that it will
have a tendency to spur US on to more
active and energetic work. The w. G. T.
q. has always been a strictly non-partisan
and non-sectarian organization, the only
requirement to full membership being the
of 65 cents per annum into the