The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-17
NO BISHOP WAS
ELECTED TODAY
BY METH0D|STS
Downey, Shepard and Hugh
es Led the Voting on
Second Ballot.
LIST OF CANDIDATES HAS
BEEN materially REDUCED
Favnrite Sons Have Been Discarded
and the Eligible Candidates are now
Little More than Half the Original
Number-Two Make Gains.

Minneapolis. May 17.-No election
resulted from the second ballot of the
general conference of the Methodists
on bishops. the result of which was an
nounced today. q. G. Downey of New
York was first with 3s3: w. Q. Shep-
ard of Chicago. second ith 37s; M. s.
Hughes. third with 369 Necessary to
elect 527.
With the taking of the second ball
lot numerous candidates who had re-
ceived complimentary votes Yesterday
were not mentioned today. the list Of
244 being shortened to 1856. Al the
close of the announcing of the ballot
today third ballot was taken. the re-
suit of which will he announced at
the adjourned session tonight.
The greatest gains among the eight
hlghes, men voted on today were
made by DR.. Shepard who added sew
enty-nine votes. and DR.. Hughes who
added seventy Seven bishops are yet
to he elected.
elected bishop late yesterday by the
conference. Homer C. Stuntz. assist
ant corresponding secretary of the
board of foreign missions. New York,
was the first of the eight men who will
Ire elected general superintendent. He
is the second man to have the honor
of being elected on the first ball
since the two-third rule went into
effect.
Eight hundred and two votes were
cast. thr.e We're declared defective,
making a total of ballots counted 799.
rive hundred and thirtN-three were
announced as necessary to election.
DR., Stuntz received 577. Immediately
he was declared elected. the calling
az hal 11<., I .R-:N
Bishops Henry White Warren and w.
T.. Mcdowell escorted him to seat
| on the platform.
When the ""cerng had subsidized, the
announcement was continued. Tho
| next highest men We're D. G. Downey,
New York, 331; Matt S. Hughes. Pasa-
dena. Cal. 2ss: w. O. Shepard, Chi
caso. .99; r. j. Cooke. New York.
3%2; r, E. Jones (colored5. New Or
leans. 222: F ], Mcconnell. Green
castle, Ird.. els: n. Luccock Kansas
city. Mo-. 212; Andrew GILES. Mime
apolis. 30,
The result of the first ballot vas
announced at an extra session at
| o'clock and another ballot inlmedi-
vote on the first ballot it is not be-
lieved anyone will be elected on the
| second. This will he announced to-
morrow morning
| Under suspension of the rules the
committee on Eriscopacy reported at
| the morning session their decision
| that eight bishops should be elected
| Without change the report which was
presented by Thomas Nicholson. chaii-
man of the committee was adopted.
and after adopting rules regulating
balloting the first ballot was taken
| Governor Eherf1art of Minnesota
addressed the conference and de-
clared the great work of the church
was TO make the rural life more at
tractive and the city life more whole
some.
| A resolution to have the delegation
change seats every week SO those in
| the rear could have chance to sit
in the front of the house was voted
down as was also a suggestion that
! the standing committees be made
| smaller.
| a reception 10 fraternal delegates
| from the Colored Methodist Episcopal
church. African Methodist Episcopal
church. Zion. and the African Meth
odist Episcopal church. was held at
night.