The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-16

CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 15.-1nter-
est In the N. e. conference to-day was
centerod In the election Of bishops.
Bishop Fitzgerald presided. Promptly
at 0 o'clock DR.. ewIndsll arose and
moved that the order Of the day-the
election OF bIshopS-be taken up.
FIften tellers were appointed 70 col
lect the ballots.
While the various ballots were being
counted, the regular business was ta-
ken up.
DR.. ]. n. Fradenburgh. Of Erie con-
ference, presented a resolution Whlch
reclted the fact that as doubt exists
regarding the constitudonallty o. the
restrictions Of popular RInusementS,the
committee on judiciary should be re.
uueBted 10 present report on that
point. The resolution was adopted.
The flrst ballot for bishop resulted IN
no choice. There were ntty c9noI-
dates The vote was as follows: j.: ".
u, Bowen, (colored). l47; g. c. NC
Cabe. lll: Earl CrnnstOn ll6; >. W.
Hamilton 107; Dr.. Buckley Y.
The result Of the first ballot was
greeted with applause ana the colore9
Delegates were del lhted over the lead
SS ti,eir candidate. As there was no
election another ballot was taken. ana
the tellerS retired 10 count the vote.
A motion was made to adjourn ana
receive the vote In the morning but
DR.. Buckley snid It would be Impossible
10 keep the vote secret and the con:
ference adjourned until 2:S0 when II
viu receive the result and take another
ballot. II necessary.
In addition 10 the leading candidates
there were received by others a. tol-
lows: r, 3, Neely, fortY-seHen; Q. w.
Smith, forty-One; ]. r. Day, thlrty-hVe;
s, +. Upham thlrty-fouF; ]. G. Hart
zcll thIrty.Eour: ]. F. Goueher thirty
two: ]. II. Buckley twenty-eight; W.
A. Spencer twenty-five; F. L. NaBleF
twenty-five: ]. F. Berry tWenty-two'
W. n. BrodbeclI, r. p, Reed and 9. J.
Little twelve each: II. a. Goblin ten;
W. ". Kelly nine; H. H. Moore. Emory
Miller, a. J. Anderson and J. w. bSSn-
ford seven each; w. 3; Leonefu 4VS'
r. NJ. Bristol four; G, II. Payne, n, 3.
Mason nnd A, ]. Palmer three each;
r. I. Cooke, II. g. Jackson and Merritt
Hurlburt two votes each: ]. n. King,
A. ], Merchant, E, A. SchelL. w. z.
King, D. w. c. Huntington, c. ]. North,
". 4, ouayle, John Mitchell, Robert
Forbes, F. r Jewell. Robert Bentley,
D. F, Pierce and J. 3. Graw, one vote
While the voting was in progress the
conference managed to transact q uttle
business
DR.. Swindell presented = resolution
requesting cOuEreHs-to pass law pro-
hi6ItinE the sale Of Intoxicating II.
uuorS IN any building under the control
Of the general government This was
aimed at the emlgrant building on El'
lis Iatand in United States army posts,
and Il was adopted.
4 recess of ten minutea was taken
and after the recess the regular order
Of hus.ness was taken up and the nem-
osiai services were held. The hrgt mem-
oriRi read was by Mr., W. F. Whittier, on
the late DR.. J. ". Mendenhall. "A
second memorial was read BY DR..
George Reed on the late DR.. ]. R
peck, Both papers were mastery pros
ductonS and had the closest attention
Of the audience.
me result Of the second ballot was
announced after two hours spent In
counting. It resulted in no choice.
McCaba led and Bowen fell somewhat
behind, Following II the vote on the
flrst fVo names: c, G. McCabe slSi =.
w, u, Bowen 176: Earl Cranston 1S4;
], W. Hamilton las: DR.. ButtG %. Nee.
eSARry TO n choice, SS.
Tho conference then adjourned until
tomorrow.
on the acrimonious at the meeting OF
the committee on state Of the church
this afternoon. a report on soeiolog-
- Az
lam A. 0uayle, Of st, Louis, was pre-
eerlted 10 be the voice OF the church on
the subject. It was long and a wide
depaFtuFe from the usual formal report.
II called forth some decided criticism,
and was defended by DR., Quayle. After
q long discussion Il was returned to
the subcommittee for revision. The
committee took up the suggestion that
the term OF probation DO BhoetGned, hut
the committee decided in favor OF 70.
tRininE the present term OF six months,
A ub-commlttee was Instructed to
prepare q ritual form TO bO used In the
admission OF prObationerS TO full
membership.
Tho committee on itinerary consider
ed another measure calculated to les.
Hen the authority OF the bishops. II
was TINT the consent OF the cabinet OF
pFeBtulnk elucTb UG lluu OSLOTo ULbuOp
can trpnSfGr minister from one con.
ference 70 another. The committee de.
cllned TO recommend the change.
The only talk heard among the dele
gates in the Hobbies OF the hotels to.
night was In the way OF speculation
upon the result OF the third ballot for.
the two new bishops A delegate who
said he had received his information
direct from ono Of the tcllOrs, gave the
following figures to the Associated
Press representative. HO said: INC
Cabe 2S4; CranSton 2O3; Hamilton 1853;
Bowen 40; Butx ll3