Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-16
women APPROVE
THE AMENDMENT
AT JAMESTOWN.
Bitter Fight in Organization
Marked Heavy Victory
For Supporters. /.
MRS. GOSS CHARGED
UNFAIR METHODS
Contended that suffragettes had Pack
ed the Convention and Remarkable
Scene Follow-Nfinot Invites Meet
ing But no Decision is Made.
MRS. GOSS CHARGED
UNFAIR METHODS
(By staff correspondent. !,


jamestown, n. D., Oct. 16.-The en-
dorsement Of equal suffrage by vote
Of 11s to IS this morning was the eli
max of the annual meeting Of the
North Dakota Federation Of Womens
clubs the resolution endorsing votes
for women being adopted after . spir-
tied and bitter fight, in which Mrs. e.
B. Goss's charges that the convention
had been packed by the suffragettes
met with the widest kind Of q scene.
women delegates from every section
Of the big hall responding with cries
Of denial to the Bismarck wornaii'S
assertion.
Mrs. L. B. poctornan. Of. Willis.
ton, brought the suffrage question be.
fore the federation by introducing q,
minority report for the resolutions
committee. Z
Mrs, NJ. A. Hildreth, representing
the opponents of suffrage endorse
ment, moved to lay the report OF MfS.
Doctornan on the table, and the hsht
Mrs, n. 9. Yoy7s insisted 7 that tAa.
ffsdes4tfn VA i55fnd BY cnHgt,tn. tcr:;,
al limitations to sSfradn faoat6- ssinT
that 1t would complicate the organiEa,
ton in politics. and be detrimental to
its best interests GS$tE /, rs 3
Mrs. R. NJ. Pollock, responding to
Mrs. Youngs address. declared the
federation already had placed itself in
politics by advocating certain laws.
etc. Politics. she maintained. meant
better government for the people.
Mrs. Guy Grove. who spoke next,
declared that all things. in the home.
school, etc. were affected by politics.
and she said it was the federatioil's
duty to take cognizance OF the fact
Mrs. E. B. Goss then made her,
startling accusation of packed con,
vention. which stirred mp such a re-
n1arkable scene. ,tt2.
On the the first vote, 70 lay the
resolution on the table. the vote was
11S to IS, but on the flnal vote on
adoption. the vote was t28 to 26.
The question of endorsing suffrage
came up when the report Of the reso-
lutions committee was received. All
but Mrs. L. B. Doctorman of wittston
amendment. -,'-,,s ~ !.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hildreth moved that the
report of Mrs. Doctorman be laid on
the table. and the fight was under
way.
Ninot Wants Meeting.
Mtnot invited the federation to
meet there next year, the matter.
however, being placed in the hands of
the executive committee.
Miss Nelson, president, :. presided
over the difficult situation ana both
sides given hearing and treated with
fairness.
The club women unanimously en-.
dorsed the peace movement, the bet
ter child labor laws and public health
plans.
Mrs. Sprague spoke on food sani-
tation; Mrs. w. F. Cushing, Bismarck,
spoke on the general federation meet.
ing; Miss Mabel Olson Of Fargo on
behalf Of the North Dakota Nurses
association today
The visitors were taken to James.
town college at noon where lunch
was served.
The final session this afternoon and
board meeting with the new onicers
concludes the work. An auto ride
and afternoon tea at the state hos
pital for the insane. also takes place
today
1t has been the most successful
meeting in the history Of the fedora.
ton. ~4
The federation sent greetings to
Mrs. A. Carr Of Minot, who recently
lost q young son.
!. Mrs; Mrs; +: I. Holley Of Fargo. was
The following officers were elected
President, Minnie ]. Nelson; cor.
responding secretary, Mrs. L. p. Hyde.
Valley City: auditor, Mrs. ". B. Den-
ault. Jamestown district; vice presi.
dents. First, Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre,
Langdon; Second, Mrs. J. W. Warren,
Leeds: Third, Mrs 7. NJ. Youmans;
Fourth, Mrs: e. L. Kinney. Hankin.
son; Fifth, Mrs. 8. n. Putnam: Sixth,
Mrs. J. w. Bush. Oakes; Seventh. Mrl
D.. Stewart, Bottineau: Eighth, Mr..
Dullum, Bismarck; director, Mrs. J.
M. Gillette, Grand TorleR