Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-24
I'd EDITION.
--latest kilograms to The Sta,
DR.. NEWMAN ELECTED 4 BISHOP.
Celebrating the Presbyterian Centennial
GLADST0NIANS FEEL JUBILANT.
THE CROP REPORT SCANDAL AGAIN.
A Texas Town Struck by Cyclone.
DIR. NEWMAN MADE A BISHOP.
DR.. NEWMAN ELECTED 4 BISHOP.
Celebrating the Presbyterian Centennial
GLADST0NIANs FEEL JUBILANT.
THE CROP REPORT SCANDAL AGAIN.
A Texas Town Struck by a Cyclone.
DR. NEWMAN MADE A BISHOP.
He 10 Elected ON the Fourteenth BAL.
lot I'm the MelhOdist Conference.


lot I'm the Methodist Conference.
NEW YORK, May 24-when Bishop Foster called
the General Methodist Conference to order all the
delegates were In their places for about the first
tline since the opening day, and when Dennis Os-
porne, OF india, announced the opening hymn the
galleries and boxes were well filled. DIR. Newman
was IN his customary seat when the result Of the
iotn ballot, taken yesterday. was made known This
Dailot resulted as reported, In no election. There
We're 431 votes cast and 29O necessary for a choice
Ut Newman received ga; DR.. GOOdseli, 267, and
Ut. Cranston, ZIG. The result had hardly been
announced when DR.. Baylis Jumped up and offered
resoiution IN the interests OF 1alr count He
delegates should rise and pass their votes to the
teller, who should then declare the number OF
votes cast, OF which an accurate tally should be
kept. The conference would not hear OF such a
thing. They were all honest men and did not feel
inclined TO submit 10 any such indignity.
The eleventh ballot was soon counted, and re-
suited as follows: Newman. 276; GOOdsell, 213;
Granston, los; kynett, 80; Payne 43, and E. y. w.
The twelfth and thirteenth ballots failed to
elect bishop. on the thirteenth ballot Newman
lacked only seven votes
DIR. NEWMAN AT LAST ELECTED.
Dr Newman was elected bishop on the four
teenth ballot.
DR. GOoDsELL ELECTED ON THE SIXTEENTH BALLOT.
ON the sixteenth ballot DR.. Goodsen was elected
bishop by "a vote OF 800 out Of 43O.
DISCUSSION BETWEEN BALLOTS.
While the ballots were being counted DR.. VIM.
NsaSe, Ine iaIner OF German-Amer1can Meth
odlsm, was invited to place on the platform,
and Bishop Wilson, OF the Methodist Church
south, was welcomed by the conference and
made brief speech. The question OF establish
ing a new Sunday school paper was also dis
eussed. The committee on book concern pre-
sented report recommending that the magazine,
The study, be suspended, and that the policy OF
Our Youth be broadened. minority report was
presented recommending the establishment Of q
new paper. Before the matter could be decided
the telers returned with the count Of the twelfth
ballot. The Newman faction remained solid and
added another vote 70 their number. OF the 294
necessary Newman got 277.
The thirteenth ballot being taken the tellers
retired, and the question OF a new sunday school
paper was again taken up. The recently
elected bishop, j. ii. Vincent, made an APP
and opposed the minority report DR.. Lanchau
also opposed new paper because 1t would multi
ply the number OF offcers in the church, which Is
now about one TO ten. While DIR. Lanchau was
talking the tellers came In and the result Of the
thirteenth ballot was announced