The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-15
STORY IN DETAIL.
4 Bitter Debate Followed by Vic
tory for the Executive Committee

4 Bitter Debate Followed by Vic
tory for the Executive Committee.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union yesterday evening. by a vote Of
2S5 in the affirmative to II in the neg
alive, dropped the Womans Temple in
Chicago as an affiliated interest. and
dtsC.aimed all connection with or in
terest in the building which is intend
ed to be a memorial 10 the late tenn
peranCe leader.
The action Of the convention was
taken after a long session and a pro-
Jracted debate. during which many
bitter words were exchanged between
the leading advocates on both sides of
the Temple question. The lie direct was
not passed. but several times during
the afternoon delegates called each
other TO account for misstatements.
and ii was even charged by some that
Z matters Of record had been distorted
10 Apply TO the cases point
The Templates. as the advocates Of
the retention of the Temple are called,
. declared that the w. =. T. L. had re-
pudiated a debt which It was IN honor
bound 10 pay, while the anti-Temple-
ties denied IT, They did not like the
term population, and said the w. C
7. L. simply withdrew from any obli-
TN-N-f@4 ~ eA%@AAG Inn VI AAH 4tlAlIlt
project.
After the vote had been announced.
( Mrs. Marion Il. Durham. OF Iowa, Of
/ fered a resolution TO the effect that.
while the w c. T. L. no longer recog-
I nized the Temple debt as a legal obi
gstion. il still would consider il a moral
obligation against Il. This resolution
1t was agreed. VIII be considered this
morning. II may result In another
4 battle. for there are many delegates in
I the convention Who said yesterday
that II they thought the dropping OF
the Temple would absOlVe the W. c
T. L. from the moral phase OF the
question they would vote TO retain the
Temple.
SPRUNG IN THE MORNING.
1t was intended that the Temple
question should not be brought up for
discussion until the afternoon session.
but Il was precipitated suddenly and
most Unexpectedly during the morn
ing. and in 50 clever manner as to
win the admiration even OF the Temple
ties. An attempt was made early in
the session 20 have the report of the
Willard Temperance hospital consider
1 ed, but the proposition was voted down
( by the anu-Templeites The vote stood
( So to IS, and II was a sad dampener
20 the Templates.
I 1t was supposed that the matter was
I laid away until the afternoon, and the
/ delegates We're transacting routine
+ business quietly and apparently with
/ perfect harmony, when suddenly Mrs.
( Clara {. Hoffman, the recording secre-
f taTy, Of Missouri. announced that she
desired 10 read q letter recently re-
! ceived from Lady Henry Somerset. Ev-
! erybody was Of course interested and
/ anxious TO hear the letter, and Mrs.
/ Hoffman was requested 10 read II, and
l II was as follows:
LADY SOMERSETrs LETTER
Eastnor Castle. LedbUry Oct. "a 1855.
Ny Dear Sisters and Comrades; Mutual
! thought makes mutual presence" said the
I voice. which having once heard none can for
get; the voice that I know today is ringing
I u your ears; but you hear Il IN memory
only, ard silence aches around you, bring
ing back AfrsSh tbs sOrrowful reality. n
thought / am with you today. and ! share
/ with you the Overwhelming sadness. I rsslizs
how empty is the platform. how terrible the
z task % those who are called 70 conduct the
nrst convention for twenty-five years with
{ out Frances Willard. Had / strength / would
/ have crossed the A9lGnSte only 20 have been
aAAA 4 sHAad villa JoG IN gbs commemorative