Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
THAT OHIO STATE
Seems to Absorb the Earth and
the FuIlness Thereof.
ELECTION OF METHODIST BISHOPS


ston Chosen After a Stop Had Been Put
on the Scattering yote-Record of the
Eloquent Chaplain.
CLEVELAND, May 2O.-The deadlock in
the Methodist Episcopal general confer
snce over the election of two bishops was
broken yesterday by the selection of DR.
Charles c. McCabe, of New York, and DR.
Earl Cranston, of Cincinnati. 1t was ap-
parent when the delegates assembled that
they were tired of the balloting and were
determined to bring matters to a1fissue.
The ball was set rolling by Rev. C. L.
Stafford, Of Iowa, who moved that the
election OF bishops be indefinitely post
poned. This precpitated a lively discus
sion, and the motion was defeated. Then
DIR. A. b. Leonard, of Cincinnati, moved
that in future ballots the name of no can
didate be announced who received less
than ten votes. That motion carried. and
1t smashed the deadlock.
Forced to "Bunch Their Hits"
From the first the conference had been
voting for two candidates on each ballot,
that is,cach delegate had two votes on each
ballot. On every ballot from 100 to 200
votes were scattered among a score or
| more Of candidates who had no chance of
election. As soon as it was decided that
candidates must receive more than ten
votes to be counted the delegates saw that
the time to do something had arrived A
combination was quickly formed On the
fourteenth ballot McCabe's vote jumped
To 2's from 1yO, what he had received On
The last ballot taken the day before, and
Cranston's from 2i5 to 26l. That indicated
clearly who the leaders were. and on the
fifteenth ballot McCabe's vote rose 10 344,
or more than were needed to elect, while
Sranston pollcd 32S, or eight less than
were needed.
Insatiate Ohio! What Next?
The next ballot gave the victory to
CranstOn, and the west and east had both
elected their candidates. Bishop Walden.
speaking of the result, said it was an Ohio
day. Both Of the bishops elected are ma
tives OF the Buckeye state, and six Of the
sixteen bishops now on the board were
born in Ohio. They are Stephen NJ Mer.
rill. John n Walden. Isaac w. joyce.
Charles c McCabe, Earl Cranston and
John NJ. Thoburn. Bishop Foster, who
was retired, is also an Ohio man.
bishop Elect McCabc's Career.
Charles c. McCabc. u. D., was born Oct.
llth, 1895, in Athens, .. He entered the
Ohio conference in 1850 and was stationed
at Putnam. In 1862 he became chaplain
in the One Hundred and Twcnty-second
OHIO Volunteer Infantry. AT the battle
| OF Winchester Va, in June, 1885, while
looking after the wounded on the field. he
was captured and taken to Libby prison,
where he remained captive for -four
months. After his release he rejoined his
regiment at Brandy Station. but with
broken health was sent back to the hos
pital at Washington. He was invited after
partial recovery to speak at an anniversary
OF the Christian commission. and George
IL. stuart. president of the Organization
asked Secretary Stanton to grant him per
| mission TO make tour of the great cities
| Of the Union in the interest Of that cause
After the War Was Over.
After the war he reentered the regular
| work of the ministry and was stationed a.
Portsmouth. o. In 1895 the Ohio confer
| cnce called him into the service of ths
Ohio Wesleyan university In 1868 ths
| board of church extension asked that hi
might be appointed to aid DR. Kynett in
| building up that cause For sixteen year.
| he travelled through the length and breadth
OF the land and saw the work adyanc,
with unezampled prosperity upon ever,
| side. In 1854 he was reelected missionary
| secretary. Through his matchless inspira
| ton and efforts a cry "a million for mis-
sions," once a prophecy, is now one of tn,
brightest facts in the history of the Metho
dist Episcopal church