The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-25

louched his highest notch Just then,
having a poll Of one hundred and nine
ty-one votes, AT this time, too DIT,
Neely's figures were climbing toward
high water mark; so that he also must
have been palpably convinced of di-
vine leading; while Drs Cranston and
McCabe, both Of whom were just then
suffering from reverses, might we'll
have been excused had they felt, dur
ing this hymn, that the Divine hand
was temporarily withdrawn.
Thus the great battle progressed,
with occasional humor, no doubt, for
those looking on, with varying feelings
on the part of the contestants, but
mostly, on the part of ALL with the
feeling that an ecclesiastical deadlock
was a serious thing, and with ever
growing uncertainty as to when or how
this tangle of difficulty would finally be
unraveled.
OF the breaking of this deadlock the
wires have told. 1t occurred very sud-
denly on Tuesday morning. 1t was not
brought about by combinations; other
wise it would have been broken Mon
day instead of Tuesday; for the eighth
ballot was announced Saturday and
the good brethren had the quiet and
rest of an entire Sabbath in which to
come to terms with one another. But
they didn't do it, An arrangement
would also have been possible after the
adjournment Monday, with the figures
of the thirteenth ballot as basis. But
there was nothing accomplished even
then. What was attempted is another
matter, and really, the seriousness OF
the situation would have justified al
| most anything not positively wicked.
The fact remains, however, that moth
ing which occurred Monday night had
lessened the current fear of post
poned election or had influenced senti-
ment in such way as to affect decl-
siveIy the first ballot that was taken.
AS usual it was DR.. Buckley who
broke this deadlock, that marvellous
tactician and debater who makes or
breaks so many things in this confer
ence. This gentleman is the one man
in five hundred whom all the rest inclu-
ding the bishops, recognize as pre-emi-
nently fitted to counsel and lead this
body, particularly so when snarl
arises. Judge Caples of Oregon, in his
speech on the woman question. made a
humorous break, which caused every
body to laugh. He was favorable 70
women, and wanted to show it. "Of
course" he said, 1--WE all take off our
hats to the ladies' At least hats
was what he intended to say, but what
he did say was, we all take off our
heads" to the ladies. DR.. Buckley
however, never takes off his head to
anyone, nor in any situation. He al
ways, on the contrary, has it on, well
screwed down, too, so as to be level and
steady, and with all the internal ma
chinefy so oiled and cooled as to be ca
pable of any strain. Repeatedly has it
been remarked here, that if any one
has cool head on the day of judgment
it will be the leader Of this general
conference, and that it will be marvel
If the irrepressib1e doctor is not called
upon at that time to assist somehow in
directing the proceedings.
To this great tactician, with DR.. Ky
nett to ably assist him, is the confer
ence indebted for the great deliverance
it had last Tuesday and for the fact
that, the two bishops being in, 1t Is pro-
crossing now with it's other elections,
and is measutably free to apply itself
for a few days to the serious business
of legislating for q great church. In
saying this your correspondent gives in
a sentence the long and short of this
whole business; literally so, for DR.. KY
nett is certainly the longest man in
this conference and DR. Buckley deci-
dedly one of the shortest. With their
little speeches these men did 1T. Some
one had moved to indefinitely postpone.
The motion was greeted with applause.
A good speech By the proper person
might have carried it. Mr. Chair
man." shouted Dr. Buckley from his
seat in the extreme rear. Bishop Bow
man was presiding; so little does it
mean for Methodist bishop to be de-
clared mon effective" OF course the
good bishop heard DR.. Buckley's call.
They all do 1t, almost every time,
though frequently fifty others are
clamoring for recognition, and the con-
ference is always pleased.
'To indefinitely postpone" he said,
would make the conference appear ri
diculous. We must rise to the morale
of the situation. 1t is quite possible
out of the five men before us to get two
men with whom we can look the whole
church in the face"
Who these two were he did not say;
presumably they are the honored men
who finally went in. At any rate, these
two were helped by this remark Of the
doctor. as the election was also hast
ened by still another remark. "Our
only course" he said, with significant
vote right on until it becomes evident
that there are men who will block us
in our effort to elect. Then let us stop
and let these men go out with the full
responsibility upon them" This,
doubtless, had reference to the rumors
afioat that certain candidates, if they
could not get in themselves, would ma
to prevent others from going in.
But if DR.. Buckley was after the OBJ
structionists, Dr. Kynett was on a diff
ferent tack altogether. He evidently
was after votes, and it soon transpired
where in particular he wanted these
votes to CO. Noble men, he said, were
all these leaders in the contest pending
One of them, he declared, had served
the church for twenty years as no other
man had done; and he was proceeding,
but a brother called him to order.
This is no time for electioneering,"
said this gentleman, and DR.. Kynett
finished, and brought down the house
as he did so nv retorting 81 am not