New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
TWO BISHOPS CHOSEN.
THE REV. DRs. VINCENT AND FITZGERALD
SUCCESSFUL.

SUCCESSFULL
THREE MORE MEN TO BE ELECTED BY THE
GENERAL CONFERENCE To-DAY-THE TIME
LIMIT MADE FIVE YEARS.
After four ballots, which occupied the day and
evening sessions yesterday the Methodist Episco-
pal Conference, in the Metropolitan Opera House,
erected two Of the five new Bishops The new
bishops are DIR. John II. Vincent, Of the Rock
River Conference, Illinois, and DR.. James N.
Fitzgerald, of the Newark Conference.
AL The morning session the galleries, boxes and
asles were packed with people they were on only
one day during the debate on admitting women to
the Conference. Even the chairs were occupied
by all who had access TO them, and the Bishops
OF the Church were all present. A large portion
OF the audience were women and mostly Metho-
dists, but there sprinkling of visitors, among
them the Rev. DR.. r. S. Macarthur, Of Calvary
Baptist Church. and the Rev. Dr. William Ormis.
ton, OF the Collegiate Dutch Church, who watched
with much interest the proceedings from one Of
the boxes
lhere was nothing exciting IN the preparation
made for the balloting. Bishop Andrews announced
theso tellcrs: G. s. Chadbourne, t. NJ Mills, II. W.
Knight, Nj. l.. Ganse, ]. w. johnson, A. Ashley,
H. w. Hickman, w. ]. Coggeshall, F. W. Hoyt
A ). Phillips G. S. Walden, p Cost and j. B.
Green. There were no nominating speeches, but
the interest in the result shown by the series
OF minor motions that were made and the gen.
eral lmpatience Of the body to dispose Of them.
an effort was made to reconsider the two-thirds
rule which was adopted last week. but it met
with little favor and failed Another motion pro-
posed to throw out all tickets on which five candi-
dates were not voted for. This brought out
good deal of opposition Delegates whispered
that this would favor the rings and states. The
vote to th-ow out such ballots was finally lost
TAKING THE FIRST BALLOT.
The balloting then went on speedily, the tellers
collecting them in their hats. When the Foochow
Conference was called, the Chinese delegate came
forward and threw in bis vote, and was applauded
by the house Governor Lounsbury, of Connecti-
cut did not come in until the first ballot was
nearly over and by special permission he was al
lowed to cast his vote. The telers returned at
about II o'clock and were occupied nearly two
hours in counting the ballots In the meantime
the other business Of the Conference was trans
acted.
There were eighty-four candidates voted for and
large number of them got but one or two votes.
When at last the tellers returned and Bishop MALTA
lieu announced that the vote would be read, there
was deep silence all over the house. The sccre-
tary read that 447 votes had been cast, 29s were
necessary under the two-thirds rule for choice,
and none Of the candidates had received so many.
=" Read the votesl Give US the votes!" shouted
o hundred voices
Will you have them read ?" asked the Bishop.
Yes, yes" was shouted impatiently from all
sides Of the house.
The first ten candidates stood as follows =
j. ii. Vincent 2l5, Charles III. Paine 1870, J. NJ
Fitzgerald %, j. NJ King I2S, D. A. Goodsell
l5s, Earl Cranston 1873, J. P. Newman 1876, A. j.
Kynett H. W. Joyce l4S f. BUTT il5
McCa6e a; f. W 5. Peck a., a Martin ss'
Marsdcn III 10, Louis Fiske TO- j. NJ Buckley 0,
w. n MCElrOX " whtfCrd p vi Hho C.
Hartzell and 8. H. Tiffany. got votes each,
lone, W. and Hqghe Smith H SaS res yaas ssc
s. +. Pendleton, F. S. Chadbourne, John Landau,
J. 3 Grace, w. F.. WhitloclS. J. +. Wilson, ]. F.
G9ucher and w A Spencer received s two votes o1k
G. f. FELTON,, Il. II. Ollie, j. NJ. Reid, A. T. Adams,
Elliot, W. F. King. J, II. Hengs,, G; o. Bishop
Axtell, I. L. Flood, S. s. Hare A. W. Pottle,
w. r. Forbes, John Braden. J. W. Locke, G. G.
Truesdell, A. Manice, j. W. Johnson, w. +. Brush,
H. y. Ridgeway, L. b. Bates and A Wheeler
HOW THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS RECEIVED.
When the name of DR.. Newman was reached
there was an instant of silence, but before the
next name could be called applause broke from the
boxes and portion of the delegates and spread
up to the galleries and all over the house. DR..
Newman, who with his wife occupied the box OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour. to the right Of the stage,
Redeemed and smiled broadly with pleasure The
result of this ballot for few moments disconnected
the plans of most of the delegates. DR.. Cranston,
who had been regarded as the leading candidate,
had fallen to the seventh place. Dr. vincent
led, and Dr. King had tied Dr. Cranston.
When time had been given to recover from the
excitement, the Bishop announced q second ballot,
and when that was taken the Conference al
iourncd until evening Delegates and their friends
crowded the corridors for an hour, specializing on
the results Of the first ballot. The vote received
by Dr. Newman, as foreshadoweI IN lhE ,I gh aH
pected that he would receive more than q hundreu
votes His friends were jubilant and his box
those who wished to congratulate him. Governor
Lounsbury was one Of the first OF these lie
added that II 1t were not for the twothlrds; rule
Dr. Newman would certainly be made Blshop
and he thought that he would be elected IN splIe
of it. ,.-uu,o,,
BALLOTS AT THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was called promptly ao
100 o'clock by Bishop Fowler, and by the time
the minutes of the morning session had been read
nearly all the delegates were in their places The
second ballot was at once called for and Bishop
Fowler announced that 443 votes had been cast
but that no one had received zoe, the necessary
number for choice OIL that ballot. Vincent.
Fitzgerald, Newman and Goodsell had all gained
rapidly and Newman had taken the third place. On
the third ballot Bishop Fowler announced tnas
$50 votes had been cast and that Dr. vincent anu
DR.. Fitzgerald had both received more thaH tio
300 necessary aud were elected Bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The result was re-
ceyed with applause that was interrupted 10y ene
chairman, who instructed the delegates to prepare
for another ballot On the fourth ballot 43i votes
were cast. Joyce and Goodsell had both made e
slight gains Newman was still third but had loso
eleven votes. The three ballots were as lonows'
Cd 81 4th
EE incens - 225 $40 =
fltzscasu' - 900 o27 21S
Eesanm' - 90 $50 PSF
1oouson, or 300 265
Joyee ~ 148 1i2
6raIs.on ia1 l19 1913
III 60
Kynett, ITO IVSS 10
King, . 1Oo lug -
peck E. w. s. "a % y
Hamilton, u 0S 80 a