The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-20
TWO NEW BISHOPS

Elected by the AIeihOdlst Conference
MeCsbo aud CrAnston choSen.
CLEVELAND, May ls.-Thc N. E.
general conference has elected G. G. Nc
Cabe bishop On the titteenth ballot with
a plurality OF eight votes,
Earl crunaton was elsetad7On the six
tssnth ballot with a plurality Of thirty.
Bishop Bowman presided for the Sec
ond time to-day. The reading Of the
Journal had just been completed when
Ray G. L. STAFFORD, OF Iowa, moved 10
nostpone indef uItely the election OF
bishops, and In support Of the motion
said there were large number opposed
- lucrensIng the episcopal board. DR..
j. II. Buckley opposed the motion. The
committee. he eald recommended three
blEhopA. and the conference, by ma
iority nf twenty five, substituted two.
He reviewed the conference OF 1885,
when eight ballots were taken. 10 IN
definitely postpone would make the con-
ference ridiculous in the eyes OF the
world. DR.. Buckley says the difficulty
now lies In the fact that Individuals
who hive no possible chance to secure
fhc necessary tW0-thIrdS vote for nn
election, still permit friends 70 vote for
them II IL manifest, he said, that no
election could be secured II the members
persist In voting for those who cannot
be elected. II impossible TO elect, then
the conference can adjourn, and the men
who blocked the election VIII have 10
bear the responsibility OF It.
Dr.. ]. r, Mace, Of New Jersey, favored
the motion 10 postpone indefinitely the
election and charged that the great
body OF the church does not want any.
more bishopR, He said the doorB had
trrn opened In order that inspiring men
might see new fields. Instead OF being
ridiculous, he said, the general church
would be greatly relieved. as the pres
ent bishops can do all the work.
Rev. C. D. Hills Of New Hampsnire:
presented a substitute, which provided
that II no election should result on the
onIy ghail be voted for on the fifteenth
ballot: II no election should then result,
only the highest four shall be voted f0r
on The sixteenth ballot. and this process
shall be continued until an election re-
IstJi CrIes OF "No, no. greeted It's reading.
aud Bishop Bowman ruled It out OF or
Dr.. a. J. Kyuett. OF philadelphia, said
the voting Is a good thing III that ~
holds the delegates in their seats ana at
the same time bas'Regs 10 being us. us
p0scd OF In n remarkable manner. hc
.ulogized the candidates for bishops
and particularly Mocabo.
A this juncture Rev. Il. D. Munger,
~ rentrnl New York, leaped to MS feet
and protcstcd vigorously against cleo
,iGnecrirE, DR.. Kynctt said no comOl.
rgtlonE existed, and II was n matter OF
Inngrat,Ilation. Finally the motion 70
postponc wuR defeated by large ma
I3rIty. General Rushing, OF New Jcr+
10Y. attempted to secure suspension 81
tho rules In order 10 pr"Neht hU1su-
tuta to eject three IHstchd OF two hloh-
ana INT tho conference refuEed TO DO so.
nov {. / North, OF New York, east, at
tarnntnd 10 gart1rr the Same result by
moving n reconsideration OF The vote by
which the conference decided 10 cltct
tyn InTtend of three. but the confer
rnre rsflyed 10 suspend the rules ana
r.rmlt II, and the fourteenth ballot was
ordered and taken.
Tho report u the fourteenth bnllot was
received In hIl Oi votes wcre CMst, ,l,s
making 226 necessary I" vU"ls,. ~ ~
lcpdsfE were CranstOn, 23li McEhpe'
gis. Hn,ailt6s, lGa; BntlS, l!3; N'tly'
i'll, I,owsn, 55, and scattering. 10. ~
rnupnred with the previous pal"t tils
vng rain Of fS for CFaRston. q gain OF
rs Tor NfcCnbe, gain of Tor l'ow.h. Il
l0a,t of = for Rut,z, n loss ~ w i9T or, H'.iy
fr.I n lolR of n for Hamilton. EhG n
/ MN ballot was ut once thkch ana tue
ui.erH Urirad. uu,, ,,,,,t-
f,trr the transaction Of ttttir b@ss-
ra1 thu tclIhrs returned WIN tlt NJ
iunia LnIlDt. Thnrr WEI" ~ Wy" ls
T., rnlIng roo necessary ia . choice
,t,,,rrc Z Nrcabc. * Scw YORK, rc-
...y.a al yC,rs, eicctlng him by eight
.a' Thc vote on OthprS WIS Crnns-
a sa't Puttg, ~; Hamilton, lOv'
M s6. Pl.tysH, 3G Etnt'orinB' W,
li8pat scene then followed, DC
sata r,05d yelling ard way.B& n1,,', !,
r.blaig. Caffr fnr "MHcahr.' = sons,
and esnqrch" rose from all parts " tnc
hall Delegates rushed bnck 70 Mn,"la1
he was BlltInG and he was auff0u"aeu