Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-07
WOMEN PLAY AT
REAL POLITICS
Gag Rule Is Charged in Pro.
ceedings of State Christian
Temperance Union.
EXCITING SESSION is HELD
Dispute arises Over APPOINTMENT OF
Superintendent OF Medal Cen
test Department.


convention of the Womans Christian
Temperance union this morning, and
the delegates showed that they wee
well up on all phases of parliamentary
law i'll the heated discussions which
took place.
After the devotional exercises hal
been co.npleted, the convention was
called to order by Mrs. Mary Il. KuhL
state president. Recording Secretary
Eta Root Edwards called the roll and
the delegates who We're present an
swered to their names. Tnel came
the reading OF the report OF the cX7cG-
| tive committee which held its meeting
yesterday morning at the library Duild-
| ing.
The report and the commentators
of the committee, with one exception,
met with the approval of the delegates,
but the convention split Oh the one eX-
| ception This was the recommends
ion that Mrs Adelia e. Carmen be re-
| aDpointed superintendent OF the medal
contest department. Although this ap-
| polnt:aent met with the unanimous ap-
proval of the executive committee. 1t
found immediate. opposition among
| he delegates. I .tRi
| Want Il younger Woman.
When the president put the ques-
ton as to what should be done with
| he report, delegate Immediately pro
posed that the name OF Miss Louise
| Taylor be substituted Tor that o. Mrs.
Carmen The delegate explained n er
motion by saying that she believed
1.-The Younger women should be brought
into the work of The organization and
given responsible positions. The mo-
ton was seconded Immediately, and
then the discussion commenced. Par
| liamentary law became mixed up in
the discussion and it became ques-
| ZION whether they were ready to vote
on the adoption of the recommends
tons or vherler they wished TO dis
| cuss the matter longer. The chair
called for Il vote of ayes and nays, but
the vote was apparently evenly di-
vidcd and standing vote was called
| for Il was found to he hard work 10
count those who We're standing ana
after the count for both sides had
been taken once it was whispered
that some OF the voters had been
skipped, whereupcn the voting was
done over again Again the count
failed TO satisfy. as apparently 199
delegates wished to close the arSu-
Ement and vote on whether to accept
or reject the committees report. while
9S wished further discussion. This
| brought forth demand for a ballot
vote but this was forstalled by an
other motion that the voting be 1e-
ferred until the credentials of the dele
gates had been collected and passed
upon This motion found favor and
the vote was postponed until later.
Accused of Gag" Rule.
During the course OF the controversy
short speeches were frequent, bota
sides being anxious to let the other
know where they stood upon the sub
ject and to explain their reasons for
so doing. One delegate arose during
| Tie course OF the first vote and A.
cused State Vice President Mrs Al
mena Parker Mcdonald. the mover cf
tthe Ti16rrony thTrt-7ffsc stops of At
tempting to 'exefeise gag rule on the
| convention and an animated discus
| sion followed The chair vas com
PEELED to rap for order again and again
before the. meeting quoted down and
the business proceeded
second Report Approved.
After the first report of the execu-
tive committee had been disposed of
for the time being the afternoon re-
port was taken up and presented 20
| the delegates for their approval There
was nothing in the report of any great
interest except the appropriations If
! the finance committee and. although
! these met with general approval. il
was decided 20 hold them over TO a
future time before approving them.
The remainder of the report was 9p-
Iproved. 4
| President Gives Address,
The annual address of the president.
| Mrs. Mary e. KuhI of Chicago took
UP the remainder of the morning ses-
sion. It was a lengthy summing I'D
of the conditions which face the or
ganization. She outlined the work
which must be done to eliminate the
saloon evil and said that shall be the
Office of the organization TO chan ye
the present evil conditions and to edp-
cate the public The speaker told how
scientists so about getting at the root
OF such disease as the white plague.
and said 1t is up to the woman's or
ganization 10 go after the liquor and
white slave traffic in just as thorough
manner When this is ACCOMPLISHED
ana the traffic is wiped out and the
map is all made white" as Mrs. KuhI
is sure 1t viii be in time. the general
CONDITION Of the people throughout the
country VIII be greatly improved She
said that the money which is now he
ing spent annually because of the
traffic in alcohol can be applied 10
public improvements. roads can he bet
tered. deep waterways ding. and AL
public projects given more money. an
with the money that men are no,s