Smyrna times., 1910-04-06
". 0. HOFFECKER SLATED
FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE
HE AND JOHN p. HOLLAND
PROMINENTLY MENTIONED
District Superintendents Also Slated
Many Candidates, Both Lay and
Ministerial. Mentioned.

District SuperintenQentS Also OldIeu'-
Many Candidates, Both Lay and
Ministerial. Mentioned.
Politics played an important part
in the recent session of the Whining
ton Annual Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church. The politics
were ecclesiastic. but peculiar
feature thereof was the fact that
secular politicians were the most
active, and they hope, it is said, to
be benefciaries. At this session,
it is declared, General Conference
delegates. both. ministerial and lay
were slated, and this alleged stating
is held to be responsible for the
failure of Rev. Charles A. Hill, of
this city, to secure the superintend-
ency of the Wilmington district, for
which he was strongly recommended.
The activity of some laymen was
so great that it caused other would
be lay delegates to halt and take
notice. These active laymen. it is
asserted, strove to obtain desirable
appointments for certain ministers
with the expectation that these min
listers will aid them at the election
for lay delegates. The alleged slat-
ing is said to have been in behalf of
a certain candidate for the bishopric.
The General Conference will meet in
May, 1912, and the delegates from
the Wilmington Conference will be
elected in March of that year. A
hot fight has been started at this
early date, and the next two years
will witness an interesting cam
paign. The Wilmington Conference is
entitled to eight delegates, four min
isterial and an equal number of lay
delegates. According to report. Rev.
E. L. Hoffecker, superintendent of
the Wilmington district, Rev. Robert
Watt, superintendent of the Easton
district, Rev. R. K. Stephenson,
superintendent of the Dover district,
and Rev. G. P. Jones, superintend-
ent of the Salisbury district, are
slated for ministerial delegates and
Hon. Walter o. Hoffecker, of Smyr-
ma, and John P. Holland, of Milford,
for lay delegates, with two other
lay delegates to be slated.
The district superintendents US
ually are elected delegates, but in
1912, as a result of indignation over
the recent developments, unless the
present sentiment changes, it is
declared, not more than two district
superintendents will be elected dele
gates and possibly only one. Rev.
-sss.. K. Stephenson is mentioned as
sure of election and Rev. E. L.
Hoffecker possible of election. Fol
a long time it has been contended
that two pastors should be elected
delegates, and in 1912, it is relieved,
a strong effort will be made to elect
two men from the pastoral ranks.
OF the pastors, Rev. Charles A.
Hill, of Wilmington, is most promi.
nently mentioned for delegate.
Others suggested include Rev. T. c.
Wyatt and Rev. ]. w. Easley, also
of Wilmington, Rev. v. S. Collins, o.
Middletown, Rev. H. T. Quigg, o.
Milford, Rev. W. R. Mowbray, O.
Lewes. Rev. L. E. Barrett, O.
Chestetown, Md, Rev. H. G. Budd
of Crisield, Md, Rev. C. w. Pretty
man. of Snow Hill, Md, Rev. T. E
Terry, of Easton, Md, and Rev. W
A. Wise of Centreville, Md.
Among those mentioned for la,
delegates are Francis W. Heisler
Harry ]. Gutherie, William P
White, Henry J. Bailey, William D
Haddock, and Melville Gambrill, o
Wilmington, Joseph W. Coley, of Clay
mount, J. Atwood Weldin, o
Brandywine hundred, William R
Finn, of Newport, Joseph Smither
of Smyrna. Richard Cooper. of Ches
void, William Salisbury, of Dover
Lieutenant Cooper, of Camder
James P. Pierce, of Milford. Judg
Henry C. Conrad of Georgetown
William 7. Records of Laure
Henry P. Cannon of Bridgevillt
Thomas ingram Of Lewes, Thoma
N. Rawlins Of eaaf5rd, John {
Townsend of Selbyville, w. R. Net
bit, of Port Deposit, William
jackson and ]. E. Ellegood,
Salisbury, Md, A. Lincoln Dryd,
of Crisfeld, Nd, G. A. Cox of Fai
mount. Md, Colonel A. W. Sisk
Preston, Md, Colonel John Fletc
er of Cambridge, Md, Judge Robl'
d. Jones of Snow Hill, Md, and D
A. E. Sudler of Sudlersville, Nd.
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