Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-18
VOTING FOR BISHOP
More Ballots Taken at Cleveland
Without Result.
BOLT FROM THE LEADING CANDIDATES
Hearty Welcome of Delegates
From the South.
REP PORT ON ITINER NCY

CLEVELAND. Ohio May 1s.-Bishop
Newman presided at toGay's session of the
NJ. E. general conference.
AS soon as the reading of the journal was
completed, motion was made to take the
ninth ballot for bishop DR.. Buckley at
once opposed this, on the ground that
many of the ministers who went out of the
city to preach Sunday had not returned,
and the voting was made u special order
for 10 o'clock.
III the meantime the routine proceedings
began with a continuation of the cons:d-
GRAFTON of the report of the committee on
itlnerancy. A brief interruption was made
to introduce DR.. J. e. Morris and A u.
Perkins of Texas, fraternal delegates from
the Nj. Il. Church South. 1t was DIR. Nor
ris concerning whom an unfortunate COM
plicat.on arose a the time OF his first visit,
and he has returned in order that the con
ierrHce may redeem itse,f. The gentleman
MAS shown s"aEt courtesy on the occasion
.! MS previous appearance before the con-
terence a day or TWO after Il had met here
i'"tA gentlemen were received this moru-
ing with applause.
The time unit! 10 o'clock was fully occu-
ped In a discussion of the report of the
committee on it!EeianCy. and at that hour
the ninth ballot was taken. Nearly an
hour was consumed in counting the vote
but Immediately after the recess the tellerS
entered the room.
The report Of the Bible Society was be
ing read and the customary applause
broke out, but Bishop Newman promptly
suppressed it.
The ninth ballot was then announced.
The whole rCmAer of votes cast was 800
making 33i necessary to t. choice. The re-
suit on the leaders was as follows. G. c.
McCabe, 2'S; Earl Crans;on, 2SG; H. A.
Buttz, 2lS; J. w. Hamilton. 159; 7. b.
y }. T.. | q
The result of the ballot proved to be a
great surprise. The loss for McCabe was
81 Cranston -, Brttz 81, Bowen -, while
the gain for Hamilton was 80 and for
Nee!y ~. This bore cut the rumor OF q
break to Neely and Hamilton, and the re-
suit of TIE tenth ballot was awaited with
intense interest
Tn vote was taken, when DR.. Te;er of
Iowa moved to defer all further balioting
for bishop until the next general confer
ence. in 1890. No second was given, and
great laugh was caused, ard the tellers
retired to count the vote.
Bishop Newman at this point presented
Rev. w. l.. Watkinson, fraternal delegate
from the british Wesleyan conference who
said a few words OF farewell.
Bishop Newman'S response was a gem
and called forth most prolonged applause.
The report of the committee on revisals
was then read. 1t showed To changes
other than minor matters of routine tha:
We're recommended.
The tenth ballot resulted as follows:
Cranston, 259: McCabe, "23; Buttz, 1893;
Hamilton. $50; Nicely, 81; Bowen, l.. Nee
eSsary for choice. :;4l
Before the tenth and last ballot of the
morning was announced, rumors of
CranstonH Hamilton combination began 20
gain circulation. This union of the east
and west seemed to be a certainty when
the result vas announced.
The eleventh ballot was taken, and the
conference recessed until 80 o'clock