The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
METHODISTS ELECT
TWO MORE BISHOPS
Quayle and Smith Chosen at
Baltimore Conference.
DR.. BRISTOL FORCES AHEAD
Washington Pastors Vote Increases
Steadily and He Receives I5o on
The Twelfth Ballot - Charges of
Scandal brought Against Several
Candidates-Dr. GoOdeII Speaks.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Nd. May 25.-Two bishops
were elected by the Methodist conference
to-day, on the tenth and eleventh ballots.
respectively. They are the Rev William
ouayle. Of Chicago. and Charles W.
Smith. OF Pittsburg. editor Of the Chris
tian Advocate This makes four bishops
elected altogether since the conference
began. leaving four more TO be chosen.
Rev. DR.. +. NJ. Bristol. Of Washington,
d. c.. took a squirt in the banoting to-
day. and it is the belief Of The knowing
ones that he has an excellent chance OF
being elected to the episcopacy. Dr.
Bristol began forging to the front soon
after the announcement that Rev. Dr.
William A. Quayle. pastor OF ST. James
Church, Chicago. author and lecturer.
had received 5is ballots. and that Charles
w. Smith, editor Of the Pittsburg Chris
tian Advocate. had received 5lI votes. and
were elected to the bishopric
Hughes, Then Bristol.
1t is believed that Z. H. Hughes will be
one OF the four bishops still 10 be chosen.
and as soon as he crosses the line il is
planned that the Hughes forces shall
rally TO the support OF DIT. Bristol. In
addition 10 the Hughes strength. DR.. Bris-
tol has also obtained the influence Of the
South American delegations. The last
named forces have been rallying around
II. c. Stuntz. OF the Philippines. but they
felt that DR.. Stuntz cannot pull through.
They have gone over TO Dr. Bristol. with
the hope that he viii make his official
residence In South America IN addition
20 the Hughes and Stuntz forces. Dr.
Bristol is obtaining the influence OF the
delegates who believe that too many high
Offices are going TO book agents, secre-
taries. and editors. and that a pastor
should get bishoporic
On the twelve ballots in the order
named, DR.. Bristol has scored as follows.
III, rs, s5, 81, So ST. 7s. 30, %. 10l. III. l5s
thirteenth ballot, taken tonight, result
ed in no election.
Scandal MOngers Busy.
Women, tobacco, rum, and church poll
tics have been used 10 knock out leading
elect Quayle was attacked just as he was
honored with Office. When IL was seen
that Rev Or. Quayle was about to be
elected his candidacy was handicapped
for a time by the calculation Of a report
that he had. during his ministerial career.
Tilted a young lady to whom he was said
to have been attentive This matter was
inquired into and II was found that DR..
Quayle never had been false TO any vows
he had made. nor had he been guilty Of
any breach Of promise to marry
Rev. DR.. George p Eckman. of New
York, has been put entirely out OF the
running. While Or. Eckman was making
a good showing in the preliminary ballots
a report was circulated that at one time
during his ministerial career. a number
Of years ago, he had upon one occasion
been under the influence of liquor. The
persons who circulated this report only
told part Of the truth. neglecting to say
that Dr. Eckman had been given 80 much
liquor while sick In bed that he was. for
a little while. little intoxicated through
no fault Of his. The men who spread this
rumor did not put IL in it's true light, his
friends say. but merely contented them
selves with saying that he had been
drunk since his ordination. DR.. Eckman
withdrew from the race
GoOdeII StiII in Race.
The divorce stories affecting Rev. DR.,
c. L. Goodel aroused his New York con-
gregation to protest in his behalf, but he
lost 49 more votes In the conference to-
day, his total Eaving fallen from SSS TO
lOS. DR.. Goodell, who returned from New
York to-day. states: 81 am not going to
withdraw" He said:
The conference must either elect or
defeat me, and thus place itself on record
as to whether II would become a party to
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