The Portland daily press., 1898-11-15
W. c. 7. U. Vote It No Longer An
Affiliated interest.
VOTE TAKEN AFTER EXCITING
DEBATE STOOD ss5 to II.


St. Paul, Mimi, November IA. AT the
W. G. T. U. convention today, the
soldiers and sailors department banner
was awarded to the Pennsylvania delega-
ton. Mrs. Thatcher introduced resolu.
tions against the canteen which were
un animously adopted as follows:
Whereas, knowing through the inspecs
tor generals report of the national
soldiers home that 1884 $50 were spent
over the canteen Tor beer hall) bar OF six
of the homes; and.
3 Whereas. believing the canteens OF Inc
army and navy are more deadly In their
results than either Spanish bullets or
trenches and,
s'Wnereas, knowing that the COM
mauder. in chief of the army and the
navy, the President of the United States
has not used his prerogatiye to abolish
these canteens,
C. T.. u, in convention assembled do
here by pledge ourselves to use our inhu-
ence in every possible manner against
their inhumsn treatment OF our boys by
creating sentiment in communities, ns
presenting the matter before intluential
bodies and by writing letters to Senators
and Congressman, so that the Ellis Dill
may be passed.
A letter from Lady Henry Somerset
dated October "a, 1893, was read by the
secretary, expressing desire for peace,
as monument to Miss Willard, aiming
for peaceful outcome OF all controversies,
frankly giving the opinion OF Miss
Willard on the Temple. Miss willard
feared the Temple plan was TOO vass. az
her request Lady Henry had pleaded with
Mrs Carse to abandon the undertaking.
Lady Henry feared the fight for the
Temple would wreck the organization
Miss Willard had done so mnch to build
up She believed the temple would. even
though it was not owned by thew. z. L.
u, ever stand as q memorial TO What
circulated during the noon hour little
pamphlet entitled Temple Questions
Answered.
Ii went over in catechism for the whole
history OF the temple, answering all the
points made by the friends of the Temple
1t created good deal of sensation among
the delegates, being very pupgent.
At the beginning OF this afternoon
session the president announced the
Temple as the order of business. Mrs
Matilda B, Ca rse of Illinois, read her re-
port OH the Temple, which was full his
tory of the building and the connection
of the W. G. 4. u, with the enterprise
ton TO stand by the Temple. She ortiz
cised sharply the action of the general
officers against the Temple. She read
new letter from Marshall Field, dated
Novem Der 2, 1898. in which he promised
to extend such obligations as he may be
interested in and in addition he Will give
$50, 600 cash to pay obligations OF interest
soon to be come due and you, uOu In sbocA
or total of 500, 600.
Notwith standing tho rule adopted
against applause, there was hearty and
general burst of hand clapp1ng at this an
nouncelnent
The burden of the report was plea for
the compilation of the Temple as ntting
memorial to Miss Frances Willard.
The annual report of the financial score
tary, Miss Sarah G. johnson was pre-
sented, sowing balance on hand one year
ago SIS oil. 05; receipts during year,
S4a, 92s. SO. Total receipts, s71, 6s9. 63; ex-
penditures, sl1, 056. 81; balance on hand,
SEC. 632 ".
read the report of the action OF the ex-
ecutiye committee adverse to the Temple
and Mrs. Cham bers of Pennsylvania moved
its adoption.
AS substitute, Mrs. Durham of Iowa,
moved that in view of the 1891 convention
endorsement of the enterprise this conyen-
ton pledge itself to the Temple in the
matter OF retiring the trust bonds.
1t was decided, however, to consider the
report instead of the substitute and the
| discussion was taken up energeticaliiy.
| Much time was devoted to an attempt
| to find out what had been done by the
convention, many in sisting that they did
not understand.
Finally out of the confusion, the pTesl-
dent dissntsnglsd a motion to have yea
and nay vote, which prevailed 1877 to lis.
| Befure the next vote was taken the re.
port of the credentials committee was
called for and made. showing a total of
1864 delegates and officers present and en-
titled to vote.
the decision to vote by yeas and nays,
owing to the parliamentary tangle.
Reconsideration prevailed and Mrs.
/ Clark of Ohio. moved to amend to vote
| by ballot, but this was lost. This amend
| ment had been considered the first test
vote, the friends of the Temple hay ing
desired vote by ballot. A yea and nay
vote was then decided on.
| Miss Dow of Maine reported $40, 9l2. 62
paid in on the Temple trust funds, on
which interest of 1891. 80 has accrued. A
| few trust bonds have been pur chased and
the balance Of cash now on and is $22,
491 and she also holds $500 worth of trust
| bonds,
The action of the executive board in
securing some of these trust bonds was
ratified. The general discussion was then
I resumed, the motion being to adopt the
action of the executive committee in de-
claring the Temple to be no longer an
4 affiliated interest to the VI. G. I. q.
4 The recording secretary, Mrs Hoffman,
i made an eloquent argument in support OF
Il the executive committee. After she
Il finished, the debators were limited &c
1 three minutes each and rattling debate
followed, in which the memory OF IL isf
Willard was invoked by both sides.
| Finally, after all who wanted to speak,
had been allowed their limit. Miss Anna
Gordon was permitted to close the debate
speaking against the Temple, the previous
question being ordered to follow her re-
marks, which were unlimited as to time
Her speech was largely made up OF reel
tation of what Miss Willard, In the last
few months of her life, had said In regaro
Go the Temple and her hopelessness re
garding it's success.
The secretary hogan the roll call on tns
motion to adopt the action OF the execu
tive committee in abandoning the Temple
The vote resulted 2S5 to H. the Templ'
being dropped as an affiliated body.
Mrs. Durham of Iowa presented reso'
luton endorsing the action of the Boston
convention, approving the Temple, but il
| went over till tomorrow.
| A resolution of thanks to Mrs. Carse