The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-15

Mrs. Benjamin. of Michigan, who was called
"the conventions parlamentarian." made
plea to begin all over again. Finally out
of the confusion. the president disentangled
a motion to have yea-and-nay vote, which
rrevailed-197 to us
Before the next vote was taken the report
of the credentials committee was called for
and made showing a total of 364 delegates
and officers present and entitled to vote.
Miss Anna Goode moved to reconsider 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 amendment had been considered
the first test vote of the friends OF the tenn
pie, who desired a vote by ballot. A yea
and-nay vote was then again decided on.
"Rock of Ages was sung by the delegation
standing.
Miss Dow cf Maine, reported S229l2.e2
paid in on the temple trust funds, on which
interest of S29L5V has accrued. few trust
bonds have beer purchased, and the balance
of cash now on hand is s22, ,491, and she also
holds $1,S00 worth of trust bonds. As an in
cidental motion the action of the executive
board in securing some of these trust bonds
was ratified.
A HEATED DEBATE.
The general discussion was then resumed.
the motion being to adopt the action of the
executive committee in declaring the tenn
pie to be no longer an affiliated interest to
the w. c. T. u. The recording secretary,
Mrs. Hoffman, made an eloquent argument
in support of the executive committee. After
she finished the speeches were limited to
three minutes each, and rattling debate
followed, in which the memory of Miss Will
lard was invoked by both sides. The de-
bate was protracted, and 1t was several
times found necessary to open the windows
to cool and freshen the air. Finally, after
all who wanted to speak had been allowed
their limited time, Miss Anna A. Gordon
was permitted to close the debate. speaking
against the temple, the previous question
being ordered to follow her remarks, which
were unlimited as to time. Her speech was
largely made up of recitation of what
Miss Willard, in the last few months of her
life, had said in regard to the temple and
her hopeless views regarding it's success.
There had been some confusion and much
excitement during the debate. but Miss Cor
don spoke amid intense silence.
Al $50 o'clock the secretaries began the
roll call on the motion to adopt the action
of the executive committee in abandoning
the temple 1t was long roll call, lasting
forty-two minutes nearly ten minutes more
than was required for changes and count
ing. The vote resulted 2S5 to II, the temple
being dropped an affiliated body.
Mrs. Dunham, of Iowa, presented a reso-
luton indorsing the action of the Boston
convention approving the temple, but 1t
went over till tomorrow. resolution of
thanks to Mrs. Carse for her efforts on be-
half of the temple was adopted. An adj
journment was then taken, at o'clock.
The evening session was delayed in start
ing and was devoted to rejoicing by North
Dakota, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Minnesota,
Texas and Southern California unions over
their increasing five hundred or more each
during the year.
The election of officers will come up to-
morrow morning, and present indications
are that Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens will be elect
ed president without difficulty as also will
the other officers, so far as they seek re-
election.