The evening world., 1894-09-21
THEIH BREEZY CONVENTION.



BLOOMFIELD, Sept. 20.-Great excite
ment prevails in temperance circles In
this town over a row in the Women's
Christian Temperance Union at their an
nual meeting Tuesday afternoon. For
some time past certain members have
asserted that public opinion required
that Mrs. Reuben N. Dodd. the
president Of the union, should be re-
tired, for the reason that she owns
hotel In town. and 1t is alleged she and
her family are in part supported by the
rental. At the meeting on Tuesday.
when the informal ballot was taken, 1t
resulted in six votes for Mrs Dodd and
Is said. was perfectly self-possessed and
said nothing, but when the first formal
ballot resulted In giving Mrs. Dodd FIVE
votes and Mrs. Grant eleven, Mrs. Dodd
| slowly arose and said:
II thank you, ladies', for the reward
you have given me for building the
The defeat made Mrs. Dodd very in
dignant and some of her supporters,
among whom were the Misses Donnelly,
insinuated that a great amount OF cleo
had been done one of the
you are talking about. You don't know
At this juncture several ladies' COM
quickly arose and said: Hush, / won't
hear word" and at the same time she
brought her INST down on the table with
a resounding thud.
Of Mrs Dodds friends jumped up and
said that she knew what Mrs. Dodd was
and that she knew what former presi-
dent OF the union had In her cellar.
Mrs. Thomas Smith, at whom the re-
mark was directed, was to-day pre-
vailed upon to talk of the trouble in
the union. She. said that at one time
| he ~ hA ,ntn
that she had also been a member since
It's organization. Mrs. Dodd she was
sure was good member of the union
personally pems y;,6 but pu6iic opinion had be;
spoken about 1t. and among those that
had brought the matter to her attention
was a minister in the town.
Mrs. Smith. had. l known the ig.
norance Of some who elected Mrs. Dodd
president. 1t doesn't look well for ouI
p %itS sot Sitiser to have any connection
Continuing, the ex-Presldent said that
Mrs. Dodd claims that 1t was through
her fundamentally that the new hal
upon which the building stands was pur
chased while she Mrs: SMITH was thu
presiding officer, and the money for III,
erection erect on. Of the building was borrowed
Mrs; Dodd is a good woman and {
Mrs. Grant was elected president il
compliance with public opinion"
The insinuation made BY a friend O
Mrs. Dodd that former president haC
something in her cellar was brough
about. Mrs. Smith said by her having
that had never been opened, and also
small bottle of white wine that since i
had come into her possession man!
years ago had never been touched
| A member of the union said to-da,
. that there was no personal feelinj
against Mrs Dodd or her friends, bu
, that they could never get their hal
paid for so long as public opinion wa
, The excitement was 50 great amon
. the ladies Tuesday that only Presiden
was elected, and next Tuesday the bal
! ance OF the officers Of the union will b
balloted for. The deposing. OF Mrs. bod
! has led TO very bitter feeling on tn
part OF her friends towards the opposi
Mrs Dodd has taken an active part 1
; temperance, religious and Charitable al
fairs; s he Is Treasurer . Of the Esse
the support of the Colored Mission.
was reported to-day that Mrs Dodd in
E tends to resign her. officlAl position /
: the county organization.
Mrs. podd last night said the statemen,
made by Mrs. Thomas Smith were UT
! true N almost every detail, and tina
{ Mrs. Smith and others went aroun
feat. She denied that she is in any wa
D connected with the American Hotel q
2 Bloomneld, but simply owned the grount
While her 6 hr; ,Sa leased 1t out to tn
Mrs. John J. Perrlne, Of Orange. q.
5 y. Dodd was 4 loyal member Of the v
ecntdsnce IN her ' that she n was - u muS
: mously elected Treasurer and delegate
the national convention.