The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-22
STILL NO CHOICE
Sixth Ballot for Bishops Taken at M.
E. Conference.

Baltimore May 22-The fifth bal
LOT Tor bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church taken yesterday af-
ternoon resulted in no choice. An
this mornings session of the general
conference.
The sixth ballot resulted in no cleo
ton.
DR.. Mason, of Cincinnati. the negro
candidate for bishop. withdrew from
the contest. He told the delegates
that when he was put forward it was
with the distinct understanding that
II elected his work was to be confined
to his own race. He believed that
black man could better understand
the problems of the colored people.
eating the situation in which the
Germans had found themselves, sup
ported the German candidate and he
was glad that they had been success
full ,s.S
The colored members did not
charge that he was not given a square
deal. He was sorry his own brethren
had not found a candidate: equally
acceptable to this body.
DR.. Hughes Leads.
Baltimore, May 22.-Before the adj
Journment of the Methodist Episcopal
grand conference last night the fifth
ballot had been cast in the bishopric
election and was in the hands Of the
tellers, who were instructed to report
the result to the conference at it's OPP
ening today. 1t was learned from a
thoroughly well informed source that
the ballot resulted in no choice, but
that it shows Rev. Edwin III. Hughes
lacking only about a score OF votes OF
election. He is followed by Reys. c.
w. Smith and w. s. Lewis in the order
named 1t also shows that Rev. ]. B.
Hfngley, secretary of the conference,
has gained ahOuf ~ votes
The election of Rev. Edwin h
Hughes on an early ballot is looked
for confidently. The ballots thus far
show marked gains for Rev. Chas. L.
GoodelL pastor of Calvary church, New
York, whose votes have increased from
1874 on the first ballot to 3e2 on the
fourth.
Rev: Homer c. Stuntz of Madison.
n. J., field secretary of the board OF
missions, has gained ten places in the
list since the. first ballot, when he was
21st on the list. with 101 votes. On
the fourth ballot he was 18th with
1876 votes.
The leading colored candidate. M.
c. B. Mason. developed his greatest
strength on the second ballot, his vote
on those that followed falling Off from
275 to 241, just four votes more than
he received on the first ballot
1t is expected the newly elected Ger
man bishop, Nuelsen, will be given an
Episcopal residence in Berlin with
charge of the Teutonic races in Eur
ope, and that Bishop w. Burt will con-
fine his labors to the Latin races.
Significance attaches to a recommen-
dation which the book committee de-
cided to make to the conference. It's
that hereafter the book concerns of the
church employ union men at union
wages and favor union labor whenever
opportunity offers. During the past
four years the two great publishing
houses of the. general conference have
had good deal of trouble with labor
unions, and especially with the typo
graphical union. The resolution is the
outgrowth of this and the desire of the
Methodist Episcopal church to get in
closer touch with laboring men and wo-
men. @fT.-rsa,
The Temperance committee has been
asked to define the duty of a Metho-
dist lawyer who may be assigned by
court to defend a liquor seller. 8