The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-15

IF Mrs Benjamin Iwisaes to place
the matter before the house" said
| Mrs. Hoffman, will she say what Is
vrong2"
II do rot say anything is wrong"
said Mrs. Benjamin. but IL is not IN
| derstood'
The delegates decided by a majority
| of 1877 10 11S 70 take the vote by ballot,
and Immediately half a dozen women
asked what they had voted to do. They
were all laughed at. Then Miss Anna
| A. Gordon moved to reconsider the yea
| and nay question.
I'VE have a matter Of vital inpor-
lance before US" she said. and it is
| only fair that every one should have
| the most impartial treatment. We
| all want to act honestly and squarely
and a ballot would give every one a
| chance to vote as they want to-"
The question then arose SIS TO wLether
! the matter could be amended and Miss
Gordon said there was nothing to pre-
vent It.
'If its necessary for men to have
the secret Australian ballot" said Mrs.
Annie w. Clark. Of Ohio the women
NJ ed It,"
LET THE WORLD KNOW.
This is the fairest way 10 decide
this question said Mrs. Forbes. Of
Connecticut IF a woman has her mind
made up she is willing TO let the world
know how she stands
Miss Elizabeth Preston, OF North Da-
kota, opposed the yea and nav vote.
She said 1t would keep the delegates
In the church until midnight.
Time Is OF no value" urged Mrs.
Forbes. "a great moral question is at
| stake and we can afford to stay here
| until II IS settled
'fTheYe never was a more rnOIneu tOl3
! question before this union" declared
! Mrs. Carse. ] ask for vote by ballot.
| There are tlmid ones here who would
vote differently from what their leaders
want them 10, but who are afraid TO
do so openly"
This statement created a momentary
buzz and there were some murmurs OF
| dIsapproval.
"A ballot never vas taken in con-
! gress," said Mrs. Hoffman. There can
\ be no fear OF q miscount when dele
cations stand up and are counted"
1T is q rule" said Mrs. Durham.
that when yea and nay vote is taken
| the presidents name shall be called
last 50 that the delegates shall not be
! influenced by the action"
This provoked more Of order, as many
! thought the remark was a personal
reflection upon Mrs. Stevens.
IF we have not women here with
! convictions, all the worse for them, -
said the Rev. Anna Shaw, OF Boston.
want every union In the United States
to know where l stand on this ques-
ton"
A vote was finally reached and it
was decided by an overwhelming ntl-
tority to take the vote on the question
at issue by yea and nay. That brought
the Temple question TO the front.
eff the executive committees report
20 oHpnfaH xxil1 ~ fr+arfpra with Mrq
Carse's report?" asked Mrs. l.. A.
Ramsey, of South Dakota.
1T VIII open up the whole question
OF the Temple" replied Mrs. Stevens.
EXCITEMENT OVER A FUND.
Mrs Brehm asked for report from
Miss Cornelip Dow regarding a fund
Of $1,000, which was raised for a me-
mortal fund for Miss Willard. AS Miss
Dow stepped to the platform some one
suggested that the delegates should
sing two verses of the hymn Rock of
Ages" The idea met with approval
and the delegates had a short respite
from their debate, while they sung two
verses of the hymn. Miss Dow then
reported that only $1,000 of the fund
remained, and the question was asked
as to what had become or the balance.
Mrs. Stevens, the recording secretary.
said that $500 was given by Miss VII
lard TO pay rent for a restaurant in
| the Temple at the request of the Tenn
pie trustees. This statement was
| promptly disputed by Mrs. Carse, who
/ declared that the money was simply
| loaned by Miss Willard and would be
| repaid by the trustees
This rejoinder OF Mrs. Carse created
more excitement among the delegates.
Mrs Helen NJ Barker, the treasurer,
next reported that Samantha Fox had
! bought Temple bonds TO the amount Of
81 600 to help along the building, and
that the executive committee had re-
deemed the bonds for $500.
Mrs Fox" said Mrs. Barker, mort
gagged her home 10 get the money TO
buy the bonds, and, when she was no.
titled that she could not receive the
/ interest due, she pleaded that, II she
| could not get back her money, she
would lose her home and would have
to go TO the poor house. She pleaded
| for her money and wrote 10 Miss VII
| lard, who told me to buy the bonds at
a reduction, and thus Samantha Fox's
home was saved"
What Influenced US IN that action Z"
/ explained Mrs. Stevens, was that Miss
Willard had promised Mrs. Fox that
the money would be repaid"
IN view Of this explanation" said
| Mrs, Rounds. Il move that this COM
vention ratify the action OF the execu-
/ tive committee in this case
IT WAS A COMPROMISE.
rs IT honest" asked Mrs. Carse, "tor
the W. c. T. U. to pay only part Of
this debt? Cannot we pay all2"
u wish we could" said Mrs. Stevens.
The case Is not correctly stated, %
declared Mrs. Carse, taking a position
near Mrs. Stevens. we sent a letter
TO the bondholders OF the Temple bonds
stating that on account OF deprecta-
ton in real estate values We could not
pay them in full. We thought II YVES
better TO give the bondholders 40 per
cent than nothing. We have other
plans and do not propose TO let the
bondholders suffer"
Have the Temple trustees repudiat-
ed the interest on the Temple bonds %
You are not listening" replied Mrs.
Carse 'sWe thought II better 10 pay
20 per cent than TO repudiate the debt
altogether"
After further discussion as to tech
nicalities the motion to sustain the ex-
ecutive committee was passed.
Mrs Babcoclx, OF Rhode Island ask
ed 10 have a report OF an interview
| between Mrs. Stevens, Miss Gordon and
Marshall Field submitted TO the con-
| VentiOn.
Mrs. Stevens asked that the matter
| be deferred.
Mrs. Hoffman then moved the adop-
/ ton OF the resolution OF the executive
committee that the Willard Temple be
| discontinued as an affiliated interest OF
/ the W. c. T. L.
For ten years. said Mrs Hoffman.
I'VE have come up regularly 10 listen
| 10 pledges, and we have always been
going 10 DO things al the end OF the
1 x-aar as,d ,han of fha end ~ tn va1t