Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19
BALLOTING FOR BISHOPS.
Methodists, North, Have Not Yet Sue
ceeded I'm Efccting.

CLEVELAND, o.. May 1S.-The fact
that everybody expected that the
General Conference would elect
the two new bishops this morning served
to draw a large crowd to Central Armory
Bishop John p. Newman presided. The
Rev Or. Morris and Mr. A. B. Perkins
delegates from the Church, South, were
presented TO the conference. Or. Morris
is the gentleman who was thoughtlessly
ignored by the conference two weeks
ago, and is now back. that the confer
ence may make amends.
1t was decided that no ballot should
be taken until 10 A. NJ. on account of the
absence OF many delegates from the
city.
A great deal OF time was consumed In
an effort to change the discipline so as
to do away with the leaders and stew.
ards meetings. 1t was purposed by the
Committee on Revivals to put their work
on the official board. The objection raised
was that the official board should not
have anything 10 do with matters
spiritual but should attend strictly to
temporal matters The report was
adopted
The result OF the ninth ballot was an
nOunce0 as lOilOMSs necessary 10 a choice
334: H. A. ButtZ, 21S; Earl Cranston. 236:
C. C. McCabe, 23S; j. w. L. Bowen. IL:
T. d. Nicely, O.; J. w. Hamilton. l59
rhe ballot showed surprising losses for
Buttz Cranston, and McCabe. and big
gains for Nicely and Hamilton. Bowen
is now practically out of the race.
There are at least ten men who are
doing a 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..
Nicely: DR.. Smith, Of Pittsburg; President
Reid. Of Dickinson College; A. J. Palmer
of New York, and Rev. DR.. Mitchell, of
Cleveland.
DR.. Nicely who came to the conference
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
endeavoring to pick him up again, as
his vote shows a gain of forty over Sa-
turday.
The Rev DIR. w. L. Watkinson, frater-
nal delegate from the Wesleyan Church
of England, was allowed the floor. to bid
the conference farewell. Bishop Newman
responded
Rev. DR.. Isaac T.. Teeter. of Iowa,
moved that further balloting for bishops
be postponed until 1900. Defeated.
The Committee on Temporal Economy
presented a report relating to superan-
nuated ministers. Rev. Luther Wilson. Of
Baltimore. said that he thought the great
Methodist Church should follow the ma
ton 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 10 elect, 81; ;
Butte 1873: Cranston, 259; McCabe, 22S,
Hamilton. 49,: Bowen, ~; Nicely. 81; c. w.
Smith. 3; Berry. /.
The ballot showed further gains for
Hamilton of 81. for Cranston of %. and
for Nicely OF "a. and loss for McCabe
of 10. and for Buttz of %.
DR.. Berry put the conference In good
humor by saying that in order 10 facili-
tate the election he would withdraw his
name as a candidate.
The conference adjourned until 2:S0.
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