The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-29
Click on the Political situatioa.

TOPEKA. May 26.-Governor George
Click returned this afternoon from New
York, where. In company with the Sec
Rotary of State Smith and Treasurer
Howe, he went some two or three weeks
ago to oecare . new fiscal agent
there and lock after the funds
that we're deposited with
Donnell, Lawson s. Simpson. In
short interview Mr.. Click says, regard
ing political excitement IN the east /:
Everybody Is for Tilden If he will &C
cept," said the governor, "but ] cannot
say that Mr.. Tildel will consent to lead
the Democrats TO victory. / did not
visit him, 90 / Go not speak by
the card. Next to him, l think,
stands MIR. Payne of Ohio. Then JUS
tice Field has 9 good following and so
has MIR. Baird. was told that the lat
ter could carry New York. Governor
Cleveland is looming up. but Mr.. Tilden
% occupies the heart OF the people that
there is not much, talk about any one
elSe''
Mr.. Smith was also seen and he says
they are al whooping it up for Tilden.
Every body 10 shouting for him. He will
be nominated If he will accept, and that
he will it is generally believed. In case
he does moi, GoYerB0r Cleveland will be
pushed forward, as 1t Il conceded that
he can carry New York.
As regards the Republican layout,
Mr.. Smith thinks that the fight has mar
rOWed to Arthur and Blaine.
There does not seem to be
any thought, much less fears, Of dark
horse, and SO al the forces are marshall
ing under either the flag of Arthur or
that of the statesman from Maine. l
found G strong sentiment for the former
IN New York, which was natural OF
course; but also found that Blaine's
stock was away up. attended the big
Arthur boom at Cooper Union, but l
was not taken off my feet by the enthu-
siasm.
The Methodist General Conference.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-The new
bishop, Fowler, presided at the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church to-day.
The conference refused to suspend the
rules to reconsider the report of the COM
mittee on lay representation.
The committee on the state of the
church called up its report for final &C.
ton.
Gov. Pattison, chairman, presented a
report on marriage and divorce. II rec
ommends that no divorces be granted
except on grounds justified by the Scrip
lures, and also that commission be ap-
pointed to confer with the governors of
ali the states 70 endeayo or to secure the
enactment of uniform laws on this sub
iect. The first clause was amended,
making it the sense of the conference
that divorces ought not to be granted but
for adultery, and any one divorced
for such reason, if he be guilty,
cannot be married again by any minis
ter of this church. On this question
several delegates desired to exercise the
privilege Of calling the yeas and nays
and they made this demand. No no.
tice being taken of them they created
some confusion, but the bishop declined
to acknowledge their right
to make the demand.
The report as amended was adopted.
The portion of the report of this com
considerable debate was that referring
to the "color line," as it is called. 1t
came up In two ways. The committee
presented a report declaring 1t the
policy of the church that no member
of any society within this church
shall be excluded from public
worship in any and every edifice of the
denomination and no student shall be
excluded from any school of the church
on account of race, color or previous
condition of servitude. The minority
report stated that in view of the action
already had ON the question further ac-
ton was uncalled for. The minority re-
port was voted down. Patterson made
a warm defense of his report
and was frequently interrupted
by applause. a layman called for vote
for orders which was not sustained. A
clergyman did the same with the same
result A motion to postpone was lost
and finally the main report was adopted
by an Overwhelming majority. -