The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-19
ONE BISHOP HAS
BEEN SELECTED
]. F. Berry Selected by the
Methodist Conference.
OTHERS WERE STRUNG OUT
DR.. SPELLMEYER LACKED ONLY
EIGHT VOTES.

Los Angeles, May 18.-The Methodist
general conference today voted FOR
eight bishops. but elected but one. j..
j.. Berry, editor Of the, Epworth Her
aid, who received more than rWo-thirds
Of the entire vote east on the first bali
lot. One other ballot WAS taken. but
the result win not be known until
morning. One hundred and twenty re-
ceived votes on the first ballot Those
having more than 30 are as follows.
J. It. Berry, 53l; Henry Spellmeyer,
449: W. +. Mcdowell, 4Z3, j. W. Bash
ford Sos. Thomas b. Nicely, 326, j. r.
Day, 20; r. J. Cook, 263; j. ~ II.
Bowen, 242; II G. Jennings, 173; T. -.
Wilson, 173; G, p. Eckman. 1865 g. H.
Boektel, l165 d. ". Smith, 125; w. A.
0uayIe. los; r. F. Bovard. 90: A. b.
Leonard, &c; ". T. Crawford, "A; Rob
ert Mrfntyre, 63; III. C.. b. Mason IS;
c. NJ. Taylor, %; y. @. DOwney, S.; j.
i. COucher. IS Total votes cast, 14l.
of which n we're defective, making
the total legal vote cast $50. Neces-
sary TO a choice, 49,.
III was practically a fOregone con-
clusion that Dr.. j. +. Berry would be
named as one Of the eight bishops TO
be elected, and il was no surprise to
the delegates when il was announced
that he had been elected by a de-
cisive majority On the frst ballot. Dr.
Berry received an ovation when the
figures were announced. the entire as
sembiy rising and applauding him as
he was escorted TO a seat among the
bishops on the platform.
Almost Elected.
As viii be seen, DR.. Henry Spell
never failed Of election by only eight
votes and DR.. W. +. Mcdowell 10y
hfty-eight- DR.. Bashford and DR.
Nicely were the next nearest in the or
der named. ana it is thought tonight
that several OF these candidates wit
be named on the next ballot. Dr. j
r. Day of Syracuse, n. y. Dr. r. j
Cook Of Chattanooga, Tenn, and DR.
J. W =. Bowen (cOlored) are the mex
! highest in the order named. DIT. Bow
4 en- is the candidate Of the COlOred dele
gates and it is believed that he vii
/ receive their solid support on the mex
ballot.
While receiving q considerable mum
+ Der of votes from other delegates tn'
/ opinion was expressed tonight by more
/ than one delegate that the representa-
I tive of the cOlOTed race had probably
received on the first ballot the high
+ est number of votes that VIII be cas-
I for him.
There were scores Of Comphmentaf!
/ votes ranging from one to ten IN man!
/ cases and from that on up 10 twenty
/ DR.. J. n. Buckley. the New York edi
! tor. was hOnored with twenty-five
votes.
Los Angeles Candidates.
Robert Mcintyre ana p. j.. Bovar
/ are both Los Angeles minister's. ~ .
/ B. Mason ecOlOred), who receives
I sixty-six votes, stated to the confer
/ ence after the first ballot mat he wa
| not a candidate AID requested TN
J delegates not TO vote for him.
! The first ballot was taken just be
fore noon and the conference ad
1 jOurned until p. IN. Upon reas
/ sembling at that hour the secretar
/ announced that the tellers would no
/ be ready to report until 4 O'Clock. an
/ upon motion of .Dr. Buckley furthe
] adjournment was taken until clocH