The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-06
COLOR LINE DRAWN
GEORGIA WOMEN VICTORIOUS AT
Los ANGELES.
BEST OF SPIRIT PREVAILED.
THE NEW YORK COMPROMISE
ADOPTED.

COIOred Delegates Not Barred In
Terms, but the Result Is the Same
ThiDg-The Cancels Passage
Through the Eye of "A Needle
Would Be Easy in Comparison to
Their Journey to Seats in the Con-
ventiOn-The West Is Now Booming
Mrs. Decker of Colorado for Presi-
dent.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 5.-After two
hours discussion of the question of ad-
mission of colored women into the Wo-
mems Federation, the anti-colored del
egates won the day when the conven-
ton voted Overwhelmingly to accept
what is known as the compromise
amendment. agreed upon in New York
several weeks ago.
Upon the opening day of the con-
vention it was evident that a spirit of
tolerance would rule. There was abso-
lutely no bitterness in the preliminary
talk outside the convention hall. This
morning there was suppressed excite
ment during the consideration of the
charter, which came up first, and
when Mrs. A. o. Granger, president
of the Georgia federation, moved that
Sections 2 and 3 of Article 2, parts of
the proposed amendment, be made the
first order of business, every one knew
the battle was on. When points of or
der and interrogation points flew thick
and facts, Mrs. Lowe retired from the
chair temporarily, calling Mrs Denison
to preside.
Section 2, which was finally adopted,
follows:
From a state where a club is a
member of the state federation it would
also be eligible to the general fedora
ton, if recommended by the executive
board of the state federation, the pow
er of admission to remain as given in
Article 2 of the bylaws
Section of Article 2, which will come
up tomorrow, reads:
THE president shall refer all appli-
cations for membership to the Com
mittee on Membership appointed by the
board of directors for it's action upon
the same. The action of the Commit
tee on Mempership shall be in writing
and an unanimous vote of the COM
mittee shall be required to elect. In
case the committee fails to agree the
application shall be referred to the
whole board, the written vote of two
thirds of which shall be necessary to
elect to membership"
Election Contest on.
The color discussion has entirely
overshadowed everything else to-day,
but election rumors are flying fast.
There seems to be a feeling
ground. Colorado woman said that
seventeen states have already an
nounced their intention of voting for
her for president.
The rumor that Mrs. Denison has
withdrawn from the race was promptly
denied by her to-day. The report of
the committee appointed to secure
national charter, headed by Mrs. Lock-
wood, called forth much discussion and
ENHANCEMENT. This committee was in
structed to continue the work of per-
fecting the charter under the new or
ganization. The education session was
the strong attraction tonight with
| President David Starr Jordan of Lee
land Stanford University as chief
| speaker, on THE Education of Wo-
men,"
Former Slave Owners Substitute.
During the discussion Mrs. Shields
spoke as a former slave-owner. Her
substitute was that Clubs containing
general federation in those states and
territories where they are eligible in
their state and territorial organiZa
tions, and in other organizations race
eligibility shall be declared by a two
thirds vote"
The New York compromise amend
ment, previously distributed in the Au-
ditorium, read:
From a state where a club is a
member of the state federation it would
also be eligible to the general fedora
ton if recommended by the executive
board of tn state federation, the power
of admission to remain as given in
Article 2 OF the bylaws"
When it came to a vote the substi-
tute was lost overwhelmingly.
Then came turn in the tide, when
Mrs. Alice Bradford Wiles of Illinois
moved to accept the New York COM
promise as presented by Massachu-
sets and Georgia. This was followed
by a similar plea from the Wisconsin
president, Mrs. R. H. Youmans, but
a recess was taken before action was
reached.
When the convention assembled
again the rules were suspended and
viva voce vote was taken. The con-
vention voted by a large majority to
accept the compromise amendment, as
IT road in the printed slip The deci-
sion was greeted with much applause,
and while it does not finally settle the
color question, it is looked upon as
triumph of the South in it's two-years'
struggle to keep colored clubs out OF
the general organization.