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bishops Elected by NE General Cen.
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terence ~ cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 10. 80 The
General NJ. T.. conferences has elected
hcCsbe bishop on ia, 18th ballot
With plurality oi uight vote.
NfautiOn was elected bishop on the
10th ballot by n plurality Of thirty.
Ihif'sen ballots for bishop had been
taken when the M. T.. conference ~.
ecmhlei this morning and the convsn.
ton was practically In n dend lock.
Rev. &, l., stafford, Of Iowa, moved
to postpone indefinitely the election of
bishops, saying large number were
opposed h increasing the episcopal
board. Dr.. j. NJ. Buckley opposed the
motion Of the committee. lie said he
recommended three bishops, and the
conference by n majority VI twenty.
nvo substituted two. lie reviewod the
conference Of 1858, when eight ballots
were taken. To indefinitely postpone
would make the conference ridiculous
In the Eye, OF the world. De- Buckley
tald the difficulty now lay iu the fact
that individuals who had no possible
chance 10 secure n necessary tw6-thifds
vote still permitted their friends tl
vote Tot them. DR.. G.. ID. Hills OF New
Hampshifo presented substitute
which provided that n no election
should result 90 the fourteenth ballot,
tbs i've highest ones should 10 voted
Tor on the fiileentb ballot; tue lowest
one 10 be- dropped at each succeeding
ballot. Bishop Bowman, Presiding,
ruled the niuti5n out " order. DR.. A.
J. Kinnett, Of Philsuelpuia, rul gizsd
the gauafNataH f.N hIaH.p. taFftut,I. tIy,
McCabo.
II. ID. Munger, OF central New York,
protested vigorously against election
eering. A resolution 20 postpone was
Defeated by Q large majority. Anat,
tempt TO SECURE the suspension Of
rulus In order % present a substitute 10
elect three Instead u two bitheps, was
defeated. Then tho fourteenth ballot
was taken.
Ga the fourteenth ballot 5O4 votes
were csai, making $3.50 uectssaTy TO
choice. The vote tor Cfanston was
26l; McCabe 2bs; Hamilton lig; Butiz
l2Si Nicely 49, boweu 81 Scattering
10.
The ballot was at once taken up.
There were 5Oj votes, necessary to
choice $50; OF thuse &. q. MoCnbo Of
New York received 8ii votes, elecling
him by eight votes. Tho vote Tor the
others wn'i CrAHtton a2s; Buiiz
liz; Hamilton 100; Nicely 90;
Bowen ~; Scattering %. The
delegates stood yelling aud waving
their hnuikerohieis, Calls for
"AicCAbe," "Solg,n "5pttoh" rose
from all parts Of ths hall. la the fint
lull motion to invite "Bishop Nc.
CAbe" to the platform was carried, with
q whiTl. Ne Df. McCabe walked
down tue aisle the denomination was
repeated, but d.. McCa0e begged TO DO
excused IRON saying anything or sing.
lug. The husonth ballot showed a
galn tot Crhnstou Of o..
The sixteenth ballot resulted In the
election Of DE-. Crnnslon ~ second
bl6hoT; 5Oi votes were cast; Necessary
10 n ohOicv $3.50; Cfanston received $3.50.
thus sleoting hin Dy 80.
The conference went wild, aud agAin
handkerchief wefo waved ana the
noise continued several minutes, while
DIT. CfAnslon walked forward anu
bowed.
An attempt by Judge Csples, OF ore.
gon, to make the election unanimous
was howled down.
The conference took up tho election
OF two book agents for New York.
Among the nominees was John ID.
Hammond, California. On tue first
b.llott DR.. Homer Euou Of Troy, n,
Y, was overwhelming elected,
The nomination Tor two agents Tor
western book concern at Cincinnati
were made,
After taking the nu, vote on the