New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-22
TO VOTE FOE BISHOPS TODAY.
CHANCES OF VARIOUS CANDIDATES.

SOME GUEsSES FROM wELL~INFoRMED DELEGATES
a SHORT SESSION.
A feversh interest marked the proceedings OK the
Methodist Episcopal Conference yesterday. Delegates
and their friends circulated actively in tho lobbIes
but It was generally agreed that all the canvassing
had been done for the various candidates for Bishops
and fcw votes will be changed until after several
ballots have been taken to-day.
Representatives Of The TRIBUNE who applied to lead
ing ministers and laymen of the prominent deo
cations for their estimate of the result OF the first
ballot received some interesting replies. minister
of high official station who had opinion of his
own but merely expressed tho views of others, put
down Vincent, Cranston, Coodscll, Fitzgerald and
King a prominent delegate from New-York whose
opportunities Of knowing the temper and feeling OK dele
gates are tho equal OF any in the Conference selected
Vincent, Goodsen. Cranston, King and Fitzgerald.
A well known Southern member leader In this ana
former conferences gave the OF Vincent, Gran
stOn, Fitzgerald, GOOdscll and Newman one OF tho
abest of the lay membcrs who comes from beyond tho
Mississippi said Vincent Cranston, GoOdscll, King aud
Fitzgerald delegate from Ohio, whose name Is among
tho honored ones Of the denomination, picked out
Vincent, Cranston, GOodscll, Fitzgerald and Paine
A ministerial delegate from tho Northwest believed
the five who would finally be elected were Vincent,
Cranston Goodsell Buttz and Paine. He thought
II possible however, that only three would be chosen.
and that It would Simply impossible to elect the other
man. who said to have genius for such calculations
thought there could DO little question as to the
names OF the five who would lead tho poll Vincent,
Cranston, Goodscll, Fitzgerald and King would DO
the men. But regarding the election he did not
feel so certain. The chances he thought, were that
Vincent would be chosen the first ballot ana That
Cranston and Goodseu would be elected today On
tho first ballot tomorrow no thought 1t likely Fz-
rerald would be chosen, and then tho contest would
be narrowed down to King and some man Ike Paine
or JOYCE Of Ohio, or Upham, of Now-England. DO
sides the bishops two book agents, i've SECRETARIES
and clever editors are to be elected.
Tho Committee on Missions reported that In VIC"
Of memorial and petition from the indian ana MALAY
Conferences It was thought advisable to recommend
tbe appointment Of missionary bishop for that dls-
,rIct The proposition gave rise TO some dlscssl0n
bt The Conference was plainly not ready 10 lnako te
discus slon final. One Of tho objections urged Was
that the payment of two missionary bishops from inc
Enseonai Fund under the report adopted on SATURDAY
rmld make that fund insufficient 10 meet the demands
~ the Fnlscopacy. In relation TO delegates 10 NE
Dcxf Fcumcncal Conference II was decldcd ina, INC
General Conference should assume no nnancin W,
lISatons a proposition that such o0ngations shoul
he Maid by the Book Concern PROVOKED strong AZ
taet from the Rev DR.. J. &. Smart OF Detroit. Inc
Committee ItIneraney reported On pan i iPp
,bc orcanzation OF new Annual Conferences In the
vi We One delegate said that this was demanded
b tho frontier churches, whore tho ministers were
often Obliged TO watch all night with RHO In mana
for sefdcicnse and preach tho next DAY aiter rons
a score of miles.