The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-18
is DR. HOSS A BISHOP ?
HE RECEIVED THE NECESSARY
NUMBER OF VOTES.
He MAY BE ELECTED TO-DAY
DR.. KiIgo Received Sixty-sM Votes on lht
Second Ballot, Almost Half Enough
to Elect.

Baltimore, Nd, May lI.-Rev. Dr
Warren A. Gambler, of Oxford, Georgia
and Rev. III. c. Morrison, of Nashville
Tenn, were elected bishops of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, to-day by
the General Conference in session here
Ii is said to have been the most excit
ing election ever held by the conference
Only two ballots were taken but "A large
proportion Of the delegates were of the
opinion that Rev e. Il. Hoss, of Nash
vile was also elected. The discussion on
this point was lively. The whole number
OF votes east on the second ballot was
255, and Bishop Wilson, who was pre-
siding, announced that 12S were required
10 elect. DIR. Chandler received 14S, DR.
Morrison 140 and DIR. Hoss 129 The
conference had started out to elect only
two bishops. This limit was determined
upon several days ago. AS soon MS
Bishop Wilson announced that Drs
Gambler and Morrison had been elected
there was storm of protest it was
claimed that DIR. Hoss had also been
elected. Motions We're offered thick and
fast. Substitutes and amendments were
tackled on. Questions of order and privi
lege filed the air. Frequent motions I,
adjourn were made. The conclusion
grew and only men with stentorinl
vaices had any chance ut all, either 0l
recognition by the chair or OF hearing
by the conference. The struggle Sgss
ended by vote to adjourn in the midst
Of business.
The effect is questioned. Some claim
that DIR. Hoss has been elected and other
claim not. 1t is generally agreed that
Drs. Gambler and Morrison are elected
Delegates are freely predicting that DIR
HOss will be elected tomorrow.
The method of accomplishing this will
be either as reconsideration or. as d
special action TO be taken by the confer
ence. The mere mention of it is tex.
pected TO arouse lively parliamentary
skirmish
DIR. Gambler is forty-One years of age
and was born in Georgia. He graduated
mt Emory College when nineteen years
Of age, and entered the North Georgia
Conference At the age Of twenty-three
he was appointed Il presiding elder. He
has been a delegate to every General con
ference since 1882. Since 1883 he has
been president of Emory College. having
previously been one of the editors of the
Nashville Christian Advocate. DIR. Cand
Ter is noted as a pulpit orator.
Rev. DIR. III. G.. Morrison is IS years ot
age. He is native Of Tennessee. HI
has been missionary secretary of the
church for the past eight years. He has
succeeded in liquidating the missionary
debt of $4,000, which has placed hin
high in the estimation of his fellow
chHTpHnnn ENn
Wesleyan University and mt Emory anf
l1enry college. He entered the Holstor
Conference i'm 1869. and has served
charges at Knoxville. Tenn. San Fran
cIsc0, California. and Asheyille, n. G.
tie was editor of the Christian Advo
cate for eight years. He has been a
professor in Vanderbilt University and
in Martha Washington and Emory and
Henry colleges.
Those leading in the balloting ana
the number of votes they received are
as follows:
Rev. Il. e. Hoss, Nashville. Tenn.
l02-129; Rev. Ii. G. Morrison. Nashville
Tenn, 101--140; Rev. Dr. w. A. Cand.
Ter, Oxford. Ga, 100--14S; Rev. ]. J.
Tigert, Nashville. Tenn, 27--I9; Rev. DR.
James Atkins, Nashville, Tenn. III:
leev. DIR. IL. n. Sledd, Danville. va. IA,
first ballot: Rev. Dr. Collins Denny.
Nashville, Tenn, 1872: Rev. DR. Coke
A. Smith, Lynchburg, Va, 42--42: Rev.
DIR. II. II. Mahon, Memphis. Tenn Sc:
Rev DR.. ]. o. Keene, Greensboro. Ala.
Z first ballot; Rev. DIR. Seth Ward
Houston. Texas, first ballot. Rev Dir.
w. +. Harris. Jackson. Tenn. first
ballot: Rev. DIR. j. ID. Hammond Ma
con, Ga, 1913; Rev. DIR. w r Murray
Jackson, Miss, 13 first ballot. Row Dr
james Campbell Waco. Texas 2 FIRST
ballot; Rev. DR.. J. II. Pritcbett Albany
MO, hrst ballot; Rev. Dr. ]. C. Kilgo,
Durham, n. c., 1866. A large number
received one vote each.