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

a 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
ative, dropped the Woman's Temple in
Chicago as an affiliated interest, and
oisc.6imed all connection with or in
terest in the building which is intend
ed to be a memorial to the late tenn
peranCe leader.
The action of the convention was
taken after a long session and a pro-
tracted 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 1t was even charged by some that
matters OF record had been distorted
TO Apply TO the cases point.
The Templates. as the advocates of
the retention of the Temple are called.
declared that the w. Q. T. u had re-
pudiated debt which 1t was in honor
/ bound to pay, while the anti-Temple-
ties denied II. They did not like the
, term reputation. and said the w. c.
i. L. simply withdrew from any obli-
cation TO stand back OF the Temple
project.
After the vote had been announced,
Mrs. Marion II. Durham. OF Iowa, Of
feTed a resolution to the effect that
while the W c. T. L. no longer recog-
nized the Temple debt as a legal obi
CATION, il still would consider IL a moral
obligation against II. This resolution,
/ II was agreed. Will be considered this
morning. IT may result in another
battle, for there are many delegates in
1 the convention who said yesterday
] that If 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 so clever manner as to
win the admiration even OF the Temple
I ties. An attempt was made early in
! the session TO have the report Of the
I Willard Temperance hospital consider
ed. but the proposition was voted down
by the Templates. The vote stood
s. to s. and IL was a sad dampener
+ 10 the Templates.
/ It was supposed that the matter was
! laid away until the afternoon, and the
/ delegates We're transacting routine
business quietly and apparently with
! perfect harmony, when suddenly Mrs.
4 Clara c. Hoffman, the recording secre-
/ tary. OF Missouri, announced that she
desired 10 read a 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 70 read II, and
I II was as follows:
LADY S0MERSETs LETTER
Eastnor Castle. Ledbury. Oct. a. 1883.
Ny Dear Sisters and Comrades: Mutual
thought makes mutual presence" said the
! voice. which having once heard none can for
! get: the voice that know today is ringin g
Ia your ears: but you hear il In memory
only, and silence aches around you. bring
ing back Rfresh tbs sorr0wful reality. n
thought I am with you today and ! share
( with you the overwhelming sadness, ! realize
how empty is the platform. how terrible the
I task % those who are called % conduct the
/ first convention for twenty-five years with
out Frances v lizard. Had 1 strength / would
/ have crossed the Atlantic only 20 have been
: AAlA "a stand with YEA IN The commemorative