New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
THE THEOSOPHISTC ONCLAvE
GREAT INTEREST IN THE NOMINATION OF A Sue
cEssoR TO THE LATE Mr.. JUDGE-THE MYs-

CESSOR TO THE LATE Mn JODGEOlfE MiS-
FERROUS ADEPT MAY BE PRESENT.
The Philosophical Society in America will hold
its annual conclave In New-York City April %.
This convention will be the most important In the
history Of the organization. The announcement
that the meeting will take place In New-York VIII
prove a surprise. several weeks ago an official
notice was sent to all the branches naming Chicago
az the place The change made for a peculiar
reason It was the result OF request by
mysterious adept In the society," whose existence
had been unsupported and who made known his
wish in a communication to the Executive Com
mittee That the highest body In the society should
thus bow to the wishes Of stranger suggests
that the explanation must be ono out OF tho or
binary. And such Is the case.
In the Theosophical Society there are two bodies.
called the exoterc and the esoteric The former 10
the society known TO the world. which hods open
meetings discusses philosophy and religion and
carries It's propaganda like all other rehs'ous
and humanitarian institutions In the esoteric body
there ls no such thing as the election OF on'-
GERS Nine Blavatsky the head Of this body
during her life and was succeeded by W. Q. Judge.
When the latter died. March q last. II looked as
though there was to succeed him. Among
the qualifications necessary for such leadership are
the power to leave the body at will and transport
oneself to any distant place and to communicate
with disciples and the Mahatmas by thought trans
ference.
the society possess these powers sufficiently de-
welcomed and there was considerable anxiety until
an examination Of Mr.. Judges effects was mace.
A complete surprise was In store document
was found which stated. over the departed chef
signature that there was In the society rear
adept who had yelled himself In such ooscur1ty
that his very existence known to scarcely
half a dozen members. Mr. Judge named him as
successor. But the paper contained an injunction
that his name and identity must be kept secret
for specified time said to be one year MI
Judges Endorsement secured prompt acceptance
OF the new head, albeit he Will remain unknown
for months The unknown IL not IN official IN the
Theosoph,cal Society but as an adept the EHecu-
tive Committee did not hesitate to defer to MS
wishes. A.,
The principal feature at the coming convention
,u ia tho election OF a new president OF the exc
ter1c body in the place OF Mr.. Judge THIS Is an
AFFAIR Of the external organization and does ho'
carry with II occult leadership II the new aotR'
wcre known he would doubtless be elected put as
that would involve the disclosure OF his 'denu'y' Ms
ror,a cannot be presented It Is believed. however.
that he will be at the convention inoosn'to' ND "
has leaked out that he is now in New-YorK.
POSSIBLE NOMINEES
~,.,,, ,b,rk DR. J. D. Buck OF Cincinnati. Will be
chosen president but there Is one obstacle IN 'ne
wav The headquarters are IN New-York while all
-, ~ puck.s interests are centred In Cincinnati
ana he saws ne could not move. An arrangement
might be made however. whereby he could be repre-
sented at headquarters by Claude Fails Wrgnt. VINO
Is ex-secretary TO both Nine. Bavatsky and william
O Judge. and resides here II Dr. BUCK Goes "o'
ncrrn,t the presentation of his name no one can say
,o may he selected Dr. Buck II a physician OF
no,e and for many years was dean OF Putt Medica
College Cincinnati All his life he has boon deep
student OF mysticism. Egyptology ana mathematics
and is said to have one OF the most vamaoe
bra ries OF mystical works In tho country he h's'
heard OF the Theosophical Society in 1879 and
wrote TO Nine Blavatsky for Information she re-
ceived the letter London. as she was boarding snip
for India and dashed of characteristic reply
using the top Of q barrel on the deck rs table inc
doctor Joined at once. His wife became memVcI
IN 1856 and the following year W. q Judge VISITED
Cincinnati and initiated the doctors TWO sons ana
onc daughter and the doctors wffe's two sisters
making seven Theosophists in one family The
doctor has been president OF the branch In Cincn-
natl since It's formation. member OF the Executive
Committee OF the society in America for years
and last year elected vice president Since MI
Judges death he has been acting president. He Is
over six feet tall Of massive build. has high FORE
head and strong though kindly face lie Is
skilled parliamentarian and for years has presided
over the annual conventions. He will doubtless be
called upon to the chair at the coming meeting
lie IL tho author Of "A Study OF Man." "Theo-
sophical scientific work. and is prominent con-
trbutor 10 Theosophical publications
Next IN Importance will be the election OF Vice
president Dr. Jerome A. Anderson. OF San Fran
cisco. may be named for this Office. He holds the
strings on the Pacific Coast. He also is noted
physician. is the author OF many papers on meo'cai
science and has published two well-known Theo-
sophical books-"Renca rna ton and Sevenfod
Man" He founded THE New Californian Maya
zine d" and is Editor Of The Pacific Theosophist"
He is president OF the San Francisco TheosophicaI
Society and member OF the Executive Committee
NJ the Philosophical Society in America
DR. Anderson was a remarkable child. He could
read AZ m. age of four and enlisted In the United
States Cavalry at the age OF sixteen Thoush seii-
educated he passed without preparation an exami-
nation including a course Of twenty-scven studies
~ the California public school system. and got a
percentage Of 90. He was graduated from the
Medical College In Ohio and completed his education
in the medical department OF the University OF CALL
fornia He Is president Of the Alumni Association
Of his department OF the university and Is fellow
OF the San Francisco Chronological society," ana
many other medical associations
r August Neresheimer a wealthy diamond mer-
chant NJ Maiden Lane New York. Is treasurer OF the
society. and will doubtless be reelected.
MIR. WRIGHT MAY BE A DARK HORSE
Claude Falls Wright will be one OF the chief per-
sonages at the gathering and may prove dark
horse Should he consent to being nominated he
might be elected TO almost any office from president
donn Though only twenty-nine years DID, he Is
believed by many to possess strange powers but no
,,ansforms himself into a vertabie sphinx when
onnroached on the subject. Like the ,ate Nine
Rlovatsky he is constantly doing things calculated
10 dumfound conventional people. He hates con-
ventionalism His hair and beard are a shade OF
rel which nroduces an almost luminous effect. His
,und ~ learning is prodiglous. He Is quiet re-
fined and mild Looking and has habit OF making sHnn
sbern nv eccentrictes believed to be deliberate
He eats only or two meals day sleeps sb nste
no pofh nj
hours ri a stretch He has lectured In almost
sverv State in the Union. He is the author OF
"Modern Theosophy" and OF many arue'eS anu
Mr. Wright Is a native Of Dublin. He studied for
the ministry then applied himself TO civil engineer,
ing and wound up by studying surgery at the Royai
College OF Surgeons, Dublin remarkable incl