The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-18
supremacy By -ross Misrepresentation and

supremacy by -yoss misrepr alton and
hypocrisy. Is
About the only resolution which caused
woman suffrage It was reported adj
Versely by the committee Of the com
mittee on resolutions to the whole comb
mlttee. 1t came up in the subcommittee
early last evening, and it was near
clock this morning before a decision
was reached. Mrs. Foster, president OF
the Women's Republican association. oc-
cupled seat on the platform, and when
this issue came up she showed the most
intense interest in the result. The resolu-
ton was put to a vote, but the ayes
and noes were so equally divided that a
rising vote was called for, and, in fact,
necessary. The result Of the vote was
315 yeas and 1876 nays While the con-
vention went wild and cheered so loudly
that a steamboat whistle could hardly
have been heard above the din, Mrs. Eos
ter rose to her feet excit6edly, shook hands
with her secretary, Miss Leyenberger,
and looked all sorts of radiance at the
men who had risen in support of the
resolution. While the noes were stand
ing Mrs. Foster counted noses with the
secretary, and spotted every mothers
son against female suffrage. The other
resolutions were passed as read.
The roll call of states was ordered by
President Clarkson at this juncture.
Each state, was to give In the name of a
vice president and member of the ex-
ecutive committee. The names given in
for the Northwest were as follows:
Minnesota-Vice president Hon. Knute
Nelson; executive committeeman, T. q.
Byrnes. =
Montana-Vice president and executive
committeeman, J. H. Collins.
Washington-Vice president, p. s.
Meany; executive committeeman, j. u.
Wilson.
Wisconsin-Vice president, T. NJ.
Blackstock; executive committeeman, O.
l.. Rosenbaum. $3.50
Tracy Now President.
For president, W. w. Tracy of Illinois,
NJ. H. De Young of California and Gen.
Daniel Hastings Of Pennsylvania We're
nominated. Tracy was elected on o the
De Young, 4O4; Hastings, 413 The Of
fetal announcement from the chair OF
Mr.. Tracy's election caused storm of
applause that fairly shook the building.
A recess was taken until 2:3O p. m.
At that hour President-elect Tracy called
the convention to order. Before going
into the election of secretary reso-
luton was adopted expressing the esteem
and extending the good will of the con-
vention to ex-President Clarkson and
Secretary Humphrey. The election Of a
secretary and treasurer was referred to
the executive committee. E a
The following supplementary resolu-
tons were reported favorably from the
committee on resolutions and adopted: +.
''Since the last national assemblage of
Republicans. the patriotic citizens
throughout the land have met an ire
parable loss in the deaths of r. B. Hayes
and James G.. Blaine. ~.
Resolved. That committee of nine be
appointed by the president to investigate
and report annually the condition of the
Republican party in the Southern states.
That the Republican party is the party of
ton was the destruction of slavery and
the greatest possible expansion of human
liberty within the land. It knows no
sect or creed. Therefore the exclusion
of any person from any Republican club
or organization on account of his religious
belief merits the severest condemnation
of this league d..
The league then adjourned to meet in
Denver next May.