Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-25
THE LIST OF BISHOPS
Completed by the Election OF Newmi

Completed by the Election Of Newman
and Goodsell.
NEW YORK, May 24-When Bishop
Foster called the general conference to or
der, all the delegates we're in their places
for about the first time since the opening
day. When DR.. Osborn, Of India, an
nounced the opening hymn, the galleries
and boxes were we'll filed. DIR. Newman
was in his customary seat when the result
Of the tenth ballot taken yesterday was
made public. 1t resulted in no election.
There were 435 votes cast and 290 heces-
sary for a choice. DIR. Newman received
274, DIR. Goodsell 267, and DR.. Granston
2lS. The result had hardly been announced
when DR.. Bayliss jumped up and offered q
resolution in the interests Of fair count.
He suggested that when conference was
called the 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 thing.
They were all honest men and didn't feel
inclined to submit to any such indignity.
The eleventh ballot was soon counted and
resulted as follows: Newman 276, Goodsell
2l3, Granston les, Wynett 70, Payne 43,
and o. Peck 90.
While the ballots were being counted,
DR.. VIM. Mast, the father Of German
American Methodism, was invited to
place on the platform. The tellers re-
turned with the count Of the twelfth
ballot No one having been elected, an
other ballot was taken, and the question
of new Sunday School magazine was
again taken up. The recently elected
Bishop, J. III. Vincent made an appeal for
the continuance Of the present magazines,
and opposed the minority report. DIR.
Lanahan also opposed new paper because
it would multiply the number of officers in
the church, which is now about one to ten.
While DR.. Lanahan was talking the tel
lers came In and the result of the 18th
ballot was announced. There was o de-
cided detection from the Cranston constit-
uency and Kynett stock went mp. The
Newman faction held firm and brought
him within seven votes of the desired num-
Der. Votes cast, 437; necessary to choice,
292. The votes received were as follows:
Newman, 2s5; Goodsell, 2l5; CranstoD,
l25 and Kynett, 100, The fourteenth bal
lot Was then taken. The question Of the
sdvisability of appointing q missionary
Bishop for India was under discussion
when the teilers returned and announced
DR.. Newman's election. The votes
cast were 43S. DR.. Newman received 320,
only 292 being necessary for choice. DIR.
Goodsell came next with 203. When DIR.
Newman's election was announced there
was wild applause.
While the tellers were counting the next
ballot much discussion was occasioned by
q motion providing for the declaring Of all
the seats of the Bishops-elect vacant and
inviting them to seats on the platform,
which was finally passed. The fifteenth
ballot resulted in no election and another
was taken, pending the count Of which
the Bishop for India question was taken
up. On the sixteenth, however, DIR. Good
sell was elected by q vote of 800 out OF 430
cast, which was SO more than was needed.
Congratulations were now in order and the
Conference adjourned.