The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-20


ballot with plurality Of thirty.
On the fifteenth ballot there were 504
cast, making 3Ii necessary for ch oice.
OF these G.. C. McCabe OF New York re-
ceiyed 344 votes, clccting him by eight
votes The vote on others was: Cranston,
32S; Buttz, 1l2; Hamilton, l09; Neely, 80;
Bowen. 30; scattering, 3. The widest
scene then followed. Delegates stood
yelling and waving handkerchiefs. Calls
for "McCnbc," Song" and speech" rose
from all parts of the hall. Delegates
rushed back To where he was sitting and
he was surrounded by an enthusiastic fol-
lowing. In the first lull II motion to in
vite Bishop McCabe' to the platform
was heard. Ii was carried with IA whirl
and as McCabe walked down the aisle the
demonstration was repeated, but no
begged to be excused from saying or sing
ing anything
The sixteenth Ballot.
The sixteenth ballot was soon an
nounced. resulting in the election of DIR.
Cranston as the second bishop. In all 5Oi
votes were cast, making 336 necessary foe
n choice OF these Cranston received 1865,
thus clccting him by 30. Buttz received
50, Hamilton B, Neely 10 and scattering 10.
The conference went wild again and
cheers filed the hall Handkerchiefs were
waved and the noise continued for several
minutes while DIR. Cranston walked for
ward aud bowed. An attempt by Judge
| Caplcs of Oregon TO make the election
unanimous was howled down. The con
| ference took up the election of two book
| agents for New York. The nominations were
announced as DIR. Homer Eaton of Troy,
Ny; c. r. McGce of New England, j.
| y. king of New York II. II. Daugherty
| of New York, w. NJ. Swindetts of Phila-
| delphia. c. h. Manis of New York, east;
w. NJ. Evans of central Pennsylvania,
| and John ID. Hammond of California. Dr.
| Buckley then obtained the floor and
moved that nominations be made ON call
| of conferences. Other speeches condemn
| ing il were made and the motion To NOM
| mate by conferences was carried.
| Nominations for agents for the West
| ern Book Concern at Cincinnati were then
| called for In both cases two were to be
| elected Before the vote was taken the
result of the first ballot for New York
| agent was read. DIR. Homer Eaton was
| overwhelmingly reelected and after TAX
| ing the first vote on the Cincinnati con-
cern and the second on New York the
conference adjourned. Both votes Will be
announced "Wednesday.
sketch of Earl Cranston.
DIR. Cranston was born in Scioto county
O., about 60 years ago. His education
was obtained at Ohio university at Athens
He was a fellow student with the Rev
DIR. David H. Moore, now editor OF The
Western Christian Advocate at Cincin
natl. He became, after leaving college, u
travelling minister of the Methodist Epis
copal church and served in that capacity
until the breaking out of the war. IL,
enlisted in the United States service ant
rose to the rank of captain of the Sixtietf
Ohio Volunteer infantry. In consequence
of that service he is now an honorcd mem
ber of the military order of the Loya
Legion of the United States in the Ohi'
commandery His service in the church
after the war was in Ohio CONFER
ences until he was transferred
| about 1880 tn the Colorado con
ferences, where he became presiding
elder In 1884 upon the election OF Bishol
Walden DIR. Cranston was chosen to sue
ceed Bishop Walden as one Of the bool
agents of the Western Methodist Bool
Concern in Cincinnati. He has held tina
position until now. DIR. Cranston has al
ways held high rank as a pulpit orator