The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-27
GOV. SHAW OLE IOWA

Another character of magnitude IS Gov
Shaw, of Iowa. He is In some ways the
opposite of Gov. Pattison. lie is about five
feet nine inches in height. thin in build
nervous In temperament, and ungainly
on the platform. When addressing an
audience he rises with one hand full Of
books and papers and note slips He
turns quickly and addresses the chair;
then the audience. He takes a look at
the hoor, then angularly puts his left
foot to the front. from the knee down.
perpendicular. His right arm extends
like the adjustment of a similar limb
on baby's doll. His left foot is drawn
back, While his left hand, with its
freight of books and notes is resting on
MS breast. AS soon as he gets all his
physical sections in what to him IS a
proper attitude, he speaks a short SEN
tence, then pushes himself in slidelike
motion few inches forward, and then
launches into his speech. Every word is
wisdom. Every sentence is an argu-
ment, and every argument tells against
the question he opposes. Probably no
man in all the conference has impressed
his mental personality upon the confer
ence to j greater extent than has Gov
Shaw, of Iowa. He works as hard and
faithfully in committee as he does in his
political duties at the capital of the
state. He is about fifty years of age.
Time and experience have made him as
approachable as a school boy, and as
cOmpanionable as a traveller.
DIR. BUCKLEY.
Beyond question the biggest man in all
this great conference is the smallest man
in 1t. l an writing now of Rev. James
NJ. Buckley, the editor of the New York
Christian Advocate. He is about five
feet six inches in height and weighs not
more than 12O pounds. He fought con-
sumption In his early life, and by strict
adherence to medical rules slew the mon
ster that would have slain him. The
spirit that oVercame disease has been
the force that has made him the master
that he at present is. SO great is the
influence of this man that the newspa-
pers of Chicago have called the general
conference of the Methodist church
"Buckley's conference" Intellectually
he has no superior, as a preacher he
is as great as any He has no equal
in debate He possesses a memory that
is unfailing and covers fifty years of
careful observation and reading and has
the facility of bringing to service the
right Illustration, aphorism or symbol at
+ just the proper time. He is faultless
parliamentarian, and with the assistance
of Rev. T. B. Nicely, of Philadelphia.
keeps the whole assembly, including all
the bishops straight. He is as fearless
as a prophet, and as sharp as a lance,
and cares not where or upon whom his
satire may light. One morning last
week while speaking, some person
claimed that he was not speaking to the
question. The chair answered that the
doctor was speaking unusually close to
the question whereupon DR. Buckley
turned and. addressing the chair, said
"Sir. If your ability equaled your wit
there would rise a paragon of humanity
before the world.
The greatest men in the country consid-
er it pleasure to meet ard converse
with DR.. Buckley. And well they might,
for there is no man more universal
ly and accurately informed than he. DR..
Buckley could have been elected bishop
time and again if he had so desired. He
is greater than a bishop. A writer has
said Of a certain refOrmer that he but
toned the world within his overcoat Dr.
Buckley can button the conference bish-
ops and all within his.
There are other great characters that
might be sketched would space permit
such as Rev. T. b. Nicely, of Phnadel-
phia Rev. D. Day, president of the SYRIA
cuse university; Mr. Gates, the Republi-
can nominee for governor OF Illinois;
Judges Lore, of Delaware, and Murray
of Pennsylvania. Greatness is so COM
mon in America that what Gen. Grant
said OF the army can be said of the re-
ligious denominations: If all the leaders
should pass off their places could be
more than filed.