The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-18
DIFFICULTY
IN SELECTING
The BISHOPS
Tho Methodists HuStling in General
political Fashion for Their
Respective Candidates.
DARK HORSE GAINING GROUND.
colorsd Candidates Vote Falling Oh.
Two missionary Bishops Recon-
mended-Four Fat JOba Gone.

conference OIL lue N4tLuOulSL GplSCOpal
church took thrae more ballots to-day
IN an endeavor to salect two additional
members Of the board of general super
Iu,endrnts, but without result. The
balotng, however, showed many
chsnsgs, and the opinion prevailed that
nj least one Of the distinguished Metho-
sIs,s who polled but 4 small vote in the
earIy balloung, will bs selected for the
heasgt office within the gift of the
church. ]. W. q. Brown, the colored
candidate, lost much OF his strength on
,o.days baIlotIng, ana It is now gener-
aly conceded that no cOlored bishop
will be elected at this general confer
ence. DR.. Berry, too. who has been
leading IN the baiioting, lost many Of
his supporters to-day especially on the
fifth ballo. and his friends are now ap-
prehensIve of the final result.
Settled Down to Hard Work.
with only ten days before the end Of
The conference the delegates to-day set
tied down to hard work and consider
able important business was disposed
ot Almost unanimously the confer-
ence voted toabollsh dual and triple SEQ
rvta.yshIps Of the various church be-
neyOlsnt societies, a question which has
bsen in dispute for years.
The result Of the third ballot for two
additional members Of the board of gem
eral superintendents was announced
Immediately after the close of the
morning devotional exercises at the
Methodist Episcopal general conference
to-day The most significant change
from the second ballot was the falling
Of in the vote Of DR.. ]. w. E. Bowen,
the coiored candidate. A gain in the
vote of DR.. Berry was received with a
buzz of comment and many Of the delr-
gates expressed the opinion that the
distinguished editor Of the Epworth
herald will be chosen within the next
two on three ballots.
how the Third Ballot Resulted.
The result of the third ballot was as
follows:
J., F. Berry, $40; j, W. Hamilton, 2ss;
D. H. Moore, 1870; W. B. Kelley, 1856; J.
W. E. Bowen, 12s; H. spelimeyer, 1oS; ].
". Bashtord, 20; II. B. Neely. 2s; C. ].
Little, IS; A. j. Palmer IS; F. NJ. Brls-
tol, 12
Several others received from one to
ten votes. Total number Of votes cast,
6ss: necessary to choice, AS.
In spite Of the protests from many
delegates a motion to take another bal
lot was carried and the conference amid
considerable confusion proceeded with
Its votes for bishop.
The conference voted unanimously to
extend traternal greetings to the Pres
byterian general assembly now in ses-
sion at St. Louis, Former Governor
Pasuson Of Pennsylvania, chairman o.
the committee on state Of the church,
presented. without comment, the COM
m!rtee report recommending that there
be but one general secretary for each
organized benevolsnce Of the church.
each secretary to be an executive OFF,
Ger.
Do Away with Four Secretaries
This recommendation, If adopted,
would do away With four high salarIed
secretaries. and lively fight at once
developed. Amendments and substl-
tutes Of all kinds and motions to refer
were voted down one by one after a
heated discussion. Governor Pattison
finally spoke in defence of the report
explaining that the proposed changus
were In the nature OF reorganization
and not OF economy. The report was
then adopted amid much applause With
the amendment that the conference
elect at least one assistant secretary to
each genral secretary. This action does
away with two secretaries Of the mis-
sion society, one OF the church extern
sion and one OF the Freedman's AID So
cie,y each OF whom received salary OF
1850 year
Result Of Fourth Ballot.
The result Of the fourth ballot on gem
t'al sgperiatendeats was then read, as
follows:
LF. Berry, ss2; j. w. Hamilton. 959;
oh Moore. 2o5; W. v. Kelley, 49, II,
saamcyer 1856; ]. w. Il. Bowen. s4i T.
/. Nealy, q; J. W. gashford, 20, Others
received from one to eleven votes.
III. large lncreass in the votes OF
Du Kelley and spellmeyer occasloncd
cons 1rrable surprise and during the re-
Cess hat followed, some decidedly liyely
e.eaoaHeering was done by the trienuS
Of .Hr various candidates.
Annr r7rszs the report Of the commit
tas 9n aI,y eyangeltzatlon was read ana
tIrnawod for afteen minutes, when tho
anh ballot for general superintendent
wae lEn. Consideration Of The e'V
~I,aatlon report was then resunea
aaH doptel.
pr Buckley then read thc report ot
thr committee on Eplscopacy RECON-
msaa.ng tho election OF two missionary
bHarpa Tor southern Asia
DR. KELLEY WITHDRAWs'