The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-29
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MErHoplSTs ADJOURN.
Effort to Censure Mckinley Faffa
Amusement Question Unchanged.

Effort to Censure Mckinley Fans.
Amusement Question Unchanged. 4
CHICAGO, May 29.-With three bust.
ness sessions yesterday the quadrenpial
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, which for month past has been
sitting here considering great questions
affecting the welfare Of that denomina'
ton, practically came to close the
actual adjournment did not take place
until today, but this session was little
more than a formality, and many of the
delegates left for their homes last night. Z
Much important business was trans
acted, including the settlement OF two
of the most interesting questions brough,
before the conference.-the reports of the
committee on temperance and the COM
mittee on the state of the church in re.
gard to the ban on card playing, theateI
going, dancing and other amusements.
A strong political color was given tbs
discussion OH the temperance question
by the bitter arraignment of President
Mckinley because of his attitude on the
anticanteen law but after some decided
ly warm debate the conference refused to
criticise the attitude of the chief magis'
trate by striking out by an Overwhelming
vote all reference to any action Oh
his part or that Of Attorney General
Griggs. The minority report on amuss'
ments, accepted Saturday, was, to the
surprise Of many, laid on the table, which
action leaves the paragraph in the book
of discipline the same as before the ques'
ton was considered. ~
Chief Justice lore. Of Deiaware opposed
what lie regarded as the political attitude
of the majority report, and he said he had
sat with President Mckinley for four years
in Congress, ana had leNned to love MIN
though he belonged to the opposite party.
DR.. L. B. Lynch OF philadelphia, yigof.
ously op posed the reference to the Pres'-
dent. while +. N. Lynch favored the most
out-spoken disapproval Gov. Shaw point.
ed out the Inconsistency of blaming the
President for the opinion of the Attorney
General and then pralslnG him for tie
action of tho Secretary Of the Navy Or.
Leonard, once candidate for the position
Of Governor of Ohio OH the Prohlbltion
ticket. supported the strong expression OF
the majority report.
DR.. Buckley called attention to the fact
that a mere resolution of this General Con.
ference was not binding on the church.
and that members could 20 out and repud.
late such proposed action. He offered al
amendment regretting that after tine Con,
gress had passed an act PLAINLY luteuuou
to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors
In forts, camps, and military reservations.
The intention was defeated by a legal in
depreciation which seems forced and un-
natural, but expressing qualification that
the House committee on military AFFAIRS
has favoraby reported II bill In such ex'
plicit terms that no other construction can
be placed upon 1t that 1t means prohibition
and appealing to the House anu Sena 10
and tho President of the United States 70
have it speedily enacted as law.
Mr.. Yates. the Republican nominee for
tho Governcrship of Illinois. moved to
strike out the part which declared that
the power of tho organized liquor trafho
il so great that with rare exceptions can
didates for political offices dare not speak
their honest sentimen Is concerning that
traffic, but his motion was laid on the
table. On the final vote tho minority re-
port was adopted almost unanimously,
there being only II small number voting
in the negative, and no reflection was
made upon tho President.
The report OF the church extension COM
mittee was presented by Mr. John Field
OF Philadelphia Or. Nicely moved an
amendment to tho effect that the dona'
ton day should not be used to cover loss
es on the loan fund and the amendments
was agreed to by q large vote, though t
was earnestly opposed by officers Oh the
Church Extension Society.