The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-19
BALLOTING YET FOR
THE NEW BISHOPS
Grea, lnteres. Manifested at the MetEO-
dist Conference.
MANY VOTES TAKEN YESTERDAY
Bishop John =. Newman Pre>idcs ut
the eScssiOns..rp Men EiectiOnrpr.
ing..Dr. NCclry's Chances Injured
by His Obstinate Course ON the
" oman Question.

Cleveland May lS.-The fact that
everybody expected that the general
conference would elect the two new
bishops this morning served to draw
large crowd TO Central armory Bis
hop John =. Newman presided. The
Rev. Dr. Morris and a. T. Perkins,
delegates from the church SOUTH were
presented To- the conference.
Dr. Morris is the gentleman who was
thoughtlessly ignored by the confer
ence two weeks ago, and is now bach,
than the conference may make amends.
4 great deal of time was consumed
in an effort to change the discipline so
as 70 do away with the leaders and
stewards meetings. 1t was purposed
Ey the committee on reViSa!s to put
their work on the official board. The
objection raised was that the official
board should not have anything to do
with matters spiritual, but should at
tend strictly to temporal matters
The report was adopted. The result
of the ninth ballot for bishop was an
nounccd as follows: Necessary to a
choice 23i; II. a. Buttz, 2lS: Earl Gran
son. 23G: G. C. McCabe. 2SS; j. w. e.
Rowen, Il; r. Il. Neely, 81; j. w. Ham
lton, lo9.
The ballot showed surprising losses
for Butt2, Cranston and McCabe and
big gains Cor Nceley and Hamilton.
powcn is now practically out of the
rcce.
There are at least ten men who are
doing Il good deal of quiet clectioneer-
ing to get the election. Among them
are DR.. Rashford. of the Ohio Wesls yam
university; Dr. Buckley. Of New YORK:
Or Neeley, Philadelphia: DIR. smith. OF
pittsburr; President Reid. of Dickin-
ID, of
anI Rev. DR.. Mitchell. of Cleveland.
DIR. NEELEY \ FAVORITE.
Dr. Neeley. who came to the confer
ence as favorite. and who. 1t was be-
Iicvcd. stCCd good chance of election,
fell into disfavor on account of his OBJ
ssiuate stand on the woman question.
1t seems from the ninth ballot that
his friends are cndeavoiing to pick MN
up arain, as his vote shows gain OF
forty votes over Saturday.
Rcv. Dr. Isaac =. Teener, of Iowa,
moved that further balloting for
hiehops be postponed until 1900. De-
fnutcd.
The committee on temporal economy
presented a report relating to super
anruatCd ministers.
Rev. Luther Wilson. of Baltimore,
said that he thought The great Method
ist church should follow the nation in
not compelling applicants to show the
necessity OF relief. 1t would do honor to
Il" church. The report was recon-
luited.
rhc result of the tenth ballot was as
follows: Number necessary to elect,
sal: Butt2. 1873; Cranston. 259; McCabe,
223; Hamilton, $50: Bowen. i26; Neeley,
| 81: G. w. smith. .: Berry, |.
| The ballot showed further gains for
| Hamilton of q: for Cranston %: for
Medley, "A; and Il loss for McCabe of 10,
| and for Buttz OF %
The eleventh ballot resulted: Grams
| ton, 2i5 McCGbe, PA: Hamilton, l9l;
| GuttH. III: Nceley, 13i, Bowen, I.
No result was reached on the last bal
! let taken this evening and the con-
ference went over till tomorrow with
conditions unchanged.