Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23
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MOrninR-SeVeral FruilleSs Rallafs

MOru1nE-SeSer0l kfu1tIeso Ballots.
NEW YORK. May 23.-The election of bishops was
| continued this morning at the General Methodist
Episcopal Conference. The result OF the NTH
| ballot was made known Immediately AFTER reading
the Journal II resulted in the election OF Dr. L
| by vote OF 526 out OF 40 votes cast. Only 300
votes were necessary TO choice, but Dr. A. d.
GoodseI lel IA short OF the number, getting but
2s6 votes On the same ballot Dr. john p Kew
man received 231; Chas II. Payne, 1877. and Earl
Cranston, 1l9 Bishop Lowman presided, and
read the result OF the ballot The devotional exer-
| cises were led BY Col Ray, OF Indianapolis
Inc sixth oallot was ordered and the vote was
cast In less than half an hour.
'Hl6HFALUTIN" MUSIC IN CHURCHES
While the tellers were out counting the vote,
posed changes IN the discipiins one or rhese
changes relative TO the relations OF church ehoirs
10 the government OF the church, occasioned con-
duce operatic and other ''highfalutin" music into
the chuIch service was deprecated, and, on motion
Oh Coz Kay. the item relating 10 church music
was amended so as to make the music committees
alnenaDie TO the general conference.
NJ, DE- IN hkwhAS Hasn't QUITE ENOUGH VOTES.
III tne siAth ballot 431 votes were cast, OF which
-eS9 were necessary TO a choice There was no
electlon- DR.. j. p. Newman received 252 votes,
pr; q. A. Goodsel, 80; DIR. Z. II. Payne, las; DR..
Earl CranstOn, 13o. The vote for DR.. Newman
when announced was greeted with an outburst OF
applause which drew a rebuke from the presiding
ON the seventh ballot there was no election.
Ihere were AL votes cast, OF which 2g4 were
Necessary 10 choice. Drs Newman and Good
I35. ' -'0A -'0' III - Nv
APPLAUSE FOR DIR. NEWMAN.
AT io:2O the teilers returned with the result Of
the sixth ballot The number OF votes cast was
431. or this number 292 were necessary to a
choice, but none OF the candidates received this
number DR.. John p. Newman had 252, d. A.
Goodsell, 30: c. II. Payne, las, and Cranston,
los. When the vote for DR.. Newman was
ANN NEE the house and galleries broke
handkerchiers at DIR. Newman, who sat in the
Grant box, quiet observer or the work that was
ballot rebuked the conference and the spectators,
and said he hoped they would remember they were
not at political convention.
EVIDENCES OF REPEATING.
Another ballot was Immediately ordered, and
the telers were soon at work on the seventh count
Ter bishop. something OF a sensation was created
when the telierS returned with the result OF the
seventh ballot They announced AL votes cast.
Necessary TO choice, .e4. Drs Newman and
Earl Cranston, lJ6. As none received the num-
Der required there was no election. The sensation
referred TO was occasioned by one OF the tellers
announcing evidences OF repeating. Two votes
were found on the seventh ballot that were thrown
OUT one consisted OF Slip OF paper nearly torn
through the center into TWO strips. The names or
TWO candidates were written on each slip In the
same handwriting. The other seemingly fraudu-
lent ballot consisted OF Two pieces OF paper with
the corners turned down so that the two could be
cast as one and then become separated In the hat.
The Two pieces OF paper were Identical in SIZE had
the same corner turned down, and contained the
same candidates. names, and we're In the same
handwriting.
A resolution commencing the action OF the tel
Iers IN throwing out the suspicious ballots was
PASSED. Dr. Edwards tried To explain how the
suspicious ballots might have been cast, but the
conference would not near him. The majority OF
the delegates seemed 10 think a fraud had been
attempted.
DIR. NEWMAN GAINING.
The eighth ballot was taken a little before noon
anu when counted resulted in no election. The
same vote was cast, but Earl Cranston gained 20,
Dr. Newman gained and Dr. GOOdsell gained 4.
While Dr. Pay ne lost 49,