Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
So DR. MORRIS WENT BACK
The Northern Conference Is TO
Make Amends
FOR ITS 1HOUGHTLESSNESS
Nobody Has Yet Been Given the Bishops
Crook-Gans and Losses.
THERE'S GOOD DEAL OF WIRE WORKING
In a Quiet Way, of Course-Dr. Neeley's
Stand on the Woman Question Hand
leaps Him-A Man With One Vote
Generously Withdraws.

Cleveland, O., May lS.-The fact that
everybody expected that the general con-
ference would elect the two new bishops
this morning served to draw large
crowd at Central Armory. Bishop John
P. Newman presided. The Rev. DIR. Nor
ris and Mr. A. b. Perkins, delegates from
the Methodist church, south, were pre-
sented to the conference.
DR. Morris is the gentleman who was
thoughtlessly ignored by the conference
two weeks ago and is now back, that the
conference may make amends.
1t was decided that no ballot should
be taken until 10 a. M, on account of the
absence of many delegates from the city.
1t was proposed by the committee on
revisal to put their work on the official
board. The objection raised was that
the official board should not have any,
thing to do with. matters spiritual, but
should attend strictly to temporal mat
tiers. The report was adopted.
The result of the ninth ballot was Ian
nounced as follows: H. A. Buttz, 21S;
Earl Cranston, 236; G. G. McCabe. 23S;
J. w. e. Bowen, II; T. B. Neeley, 81; y.
w. Hamilton, 1853. Necessary to choice,
1874.
The ballot showed surprising losses for
Buttz, Cranston and McCabe and big
gains for Neeley and Hamilton. Bowen
Is now practically out of the race
There are at least ten men who are
doing good deal of quiet electioneering
to get the election. Among them are DR..
Bashford of the Ohio Wesleyan univer-
sity, DR.. Buckley of New York, Dr. Nee
ley, Dr. Smith of Pittsburg, President
Reid of Dickinson college, A. j. Palmer
of New York and Rev. DIR. Mitchell Of
Cleveland.
nr NaaIax, xyhr m -, 70 H. 49, eauo,, a..
as a favorite, and who, 1T was believed,
stood a good chance of election, fell into
disfavor on account of his obstinate stand
on the woman question. 1t seems from
the ninth ballot that his friends are en-
deavoring to pick him up again, as his
vote shows a gain Of forty votes over
Saturday.
The Rev. DR.. w. L. Watkinson, frater-
PAL dekUAte from the Wesleyan church of
England, was allowed the floor to bid the
conference farewell. Bishop Newman re-
sponded.
Rev DR.. Isaac p. Teeter of Iowa moved
that further balloting for bishop be post
poned until 1900. This was defeated.
The committee on temporal economy
presented report relating to superannu-
ated ministers. Rev. Luther Wilson of
Baltimore said that he thought the great
Methodist church should follow the ma
tion in not compelling applicants to show
the necessity of relief. 1t would do honor
to the church. The report was recon-
mitted.
The result OF the tenth ballot was as
follows: Number necessary to elect, 341
Buttz. 1893; Cranston, 259; McCabe, 223;
Hamilton, 180; Bowen, IL; Neeley, 81; G.
W. Smith, 8; Berry, 1. The ballot showed
further gains for Hamilton of 81, for
Cranston 90, for Neeley "a, and loss for
McCabe of 15 and for Buttz of 20.
DIR. Berry put the conference In a good
humor by saying that in order to facili-
tate the election he would withdraw his
name as a candidate.
The conference adjourned until 2:30
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