The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-20
FOUR BISHOPS
TO BE CHOSEN
Three Elected BY the Methodist
Conference Yesterday.
BURT AND NEELY NOW LEAD
COLORED CANDIDATE IS LAG
GING BEHIND.

Los Angeles, Cal. May 19-Three adj
ditionaI bishops were elected by the
Methodist general conference today
Or. W. T. Mcdowell and Dr. Henry
speumeyer on the second ballot which
was announced at the morning session.
and DR.. j. w. Bashford chosen on t-e
fourth ballot late this afternoon.
-Four OF the eight bishops TO be elect
ed have thus far been chosen. as fol-
lows: Dr. Joseph r. Berry Of Chicago;
Dr. Henry Spellmeyer, Newark, n. j.
DIT. William f. McDoWau. New York
Dr. James w. Bashford Delaware. o..
The fourth ballot. which was an
nouuCed late this afternoon, and which
resulted I'M the election of Dr. Bash
/ ford placed DIT. William Burt and DR..
T. b. Nicely next at the head of he lisL
I'm the order named. with $50 and 449
J votes. respectively. DR.. il. j. Cook had
394, DIP. /. r.. Wilson, $40; Dr. j. ~. e.
Bowen tcoiored), 253; DIT. II. G. Jen-
nings, 223; DIT. j. B. Day 1876, DIT.
George p. Icl1mau, 183; Dr. q. ".
Smith, 100, Dr.. w. A. Quayle. lll. Dr.
7 @. II. Buchtel, 81: Dr. G.. r. BoVard, IA,
and DR.. Robert Mcintyre, a. Several
other candidates received small com
plimentary votes.
Those Next in Line.
/ Dr. Burt made a gain Of 121 votes
/ over the third ballot Dr. Nicely gained
/ thtrty-three votes and Dr. Cook ten.
/ Dr. Bowen lost eighteen votes on the
/ fourth ballot. Dr. /. B. Wilson gained
: siXty-eight votes and DR.. j. r.. Day
/ lost 101. Between the third and fourth
/ ballots DR.. Day had announced his
/ withdrawal from the race, yet he pOlied
/ 1S6 votes. The fifth ballot was taken
{ just before adjournment and as re-
( suit of 1T, 1T is reasonably certain that
! DIT. William Burt selected as the fifth
/ bishop and perhaps DR.. r. b. Nicely
l as the sixth. The rapid gain of Dr. r
/ j. Cooke and DR.. l.. b. Wilson places
them next I'm order for election pro-
/ vided the precedent of the election OF
/ the highest prevails. Dr. BoWen's loss
! of eighteen votes on the fourth ballot
] is thought to be an indication that he
is out of the running, but it does not
/ necessarily affect his candidacy fol
missionary bishop.
The New Bishops.
Bishop Henry Spellmeyer has been q
pastor during all his ministerial career
/ and for the last thirty years has Oc-
1 cupied a charge i'm Newark. n. j. Ht
is accounted one of the most successful
/ executive men in the church, He has
| acted as executive manager for tht
! present general conference.
DR.. William Z. Mcdowell lis the
/ youngest of the four bishops thus fal
/ chosen. He is A. years old and for thu
/ last FIVE years has been secretary o.
/ the board Of education. Previously h'
! gained fame as chancellor of the Uni
! versity of Denver. He is graduate
: of the Ohio Wesleyan university.
/ Bishop James w BashfOrd is As years
of age. a native of Wisconsin, and Z
/ graduate Of Wisconsin State university
He relinouished the presidency of tn.
/ Ohio Wesleyan university, which I'D
has held for the last fourteen years Il
I enter the episcOpacy.
The conference instructed the eplsco
/ pacv committee 20 hold a session to-
/ night to consider the question of mis-
/ siOnary bishops 10 be elected and 70 re
( port TO the conference tomorrow morn
ing. Tt is thought the committee VIII
/ recommend that at least three mission
AIRY bishops be elected.