Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-04
BREACH IN W.C.T.U. HEALED
ORGANIZATION Split Sixteen Years Ago Over
Political Action.
UNION is ON NoNPARTlsAN PLATFoRI
Vice President Fairbanks L. to speak
at waterloo October i3-Dstes FOR
other Republican Meetings
I'm state.
prom a star correspondentl

DES MONIES, Oct 3--(Special THE
woman's Christian Temperance Union in
this state which sixteen years ago split
into two organizations over the question
Of supporting the prohibition party. united
today on a non-partsan platform which
reads: The organization in relation to
work for enactment and enforcement OF
law shall give its endorsement to men
and measures only, the rights of all MEM
oers being conserved" The union Of the
two organizations was affected this after
noon at a meeting at the Central Christian
church. TO bring 1t about large num-
Der of details had to be looked after. The
non-partisan faction i'm which the older
members, in point OF years, have continued
to work owns property including Benedict
Home in this city which is free from debt
and has, Furthermore, $1,000 in assets in the
way of requests and endowments some al
ready on hand and others TO come soon.
This organization has but 100 members
in the state. Mrs. Florence Miller OF this
city has for years been its president. The
partisan faction. which sixteen years ago
gave its support to the prohibition party.
has membership of $500 and an endebted-
ness of 500 more. 1t has agreed to
wipe out this indebtedness among it's own
members. This afternoon the two organiza-
tons met together In the Central Christian
church IN this city, adopted a constitution
and elected officers and the two old Or
CARNATIONS are no more. In reality, how
ever, the partisan organization Of the
larger membership has come back to the
fold of the old organization. There will
be from this on but one Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union in Iowa and that
| is the organization that is affiliated with
the Francis Willard wing of the national
society. The white ribbon is the symbol
OF the organization and the 'r' designat-
/ ing the Temple wing of the party which
was the emblem of the partisan organiza-
/ ton, is dropped Every effort to induce
! Mrs. Durham to withdraw her candidacy
| as president of the consolidated organiza-
| ton failed 1t was argued by those who
opposed her candidacy that as Mrs. Miller
president of the organization, had recently
died and as Mrs. Durham was identified
with the factional fight, 1t would be better
for the society to elect younger member
| as president and select one not identified
with either faction of the society. Tn,
matter, however, was allowed to go to tn,
delegates for them to decide. The unior
of the two organizations this afternoon wa.
somewhat spectacular and affecting womer
embraced each other. a band of whit,
ribbon held high in the air in the hand.
of delegates encircled the room and tn,
delegates marched about the aisles slngin,
temperance hymns. 1t was some minutes
before the real business OF adopting tn,
constitution and electing officers could b,
taken up.
After the demonstration the agreed upoI
constitution was adopted, and Mrs Marion
hp,, ~ I2ur
partisan society since il split off. wa
elected president of the merged societies
II was then so late that the convention
adjourned till tomorrow to complete tn
election of officers. A banquet was givel
tonight at Plymouth church
Fairbanks at waterloo. r..
| Dates have been arranged for Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks to speak In this stat
at Waterloo, Saturday. October 10, an,
with him on the platform will appea
Governor Cummins and other prominen
politicians Mr.. Fairbanks will speak II
the afternoon and Governor Cummins will
speak both afternoon and evening. II 1
the intention TO make the meeting a dis
trlct rally and gather in the republican
from all that part of the state. At In
republican state headquarters here toda
dates were announced for prominent cam
paign speakers. as follows.
Governor A. y. Cummins-October
evening, Missouri Valley October 4. after
noon, Alton; October S. evening. Ottumwa
October o. afternoon, Neota; October II
Rock Island. ILL.,; October II, evening
Marengo; October Is, afternoon, Waterloo
Walter J. Smith-October t. afternoon
Atlantic; October 6, afternoon, Harlan
October s. evening. Snencer; October
evening. Clarion: October TO- afternoon
. Yinton: October II. evening. Wilton: DC
tober y, evening. Eldon October 10. after
, Senator ]. p. Dolliver-October g. after
noon, Indianola October 4, afternoon. Al
lantic; October Q, afternoon. Audubon: DC
. tober 8, evening, Webster City; October
evening Altoona: October 10, evening. Ne'
Hampton: October - afternoon, Tama
John Fl Lacey-October 3. mornini
Keota; October T. evening, KiFksville: or
: toher ., evening Fremont: October g. an
ernoon. New Sharon; October 10 evening
! Agency; October H. evening. Blakesburs
next week Bunch. Pulaski. Abba and Blu,
= ton.
8 Candidate for warden.
1t Is learned that c. w Jackson. fc
six years sheriff OF Woodbury. county. wi
he a candidate for appointment to III
: position OF warden OF the state penitentiaT
: at Anamosa. made vacant by the death
; Warden w. A. Hunter. The members
= the board and Secretary Treat are toda
! Hunter. They will not take up the matte
( of the appointment OF a successor to NJ
! Hunter for some days, the institution
the meantime being In charge of the deput