Evening journal., 1912-03-16
GENERAL
CONFERENCE
DELEGATES
Ministers Elect DR.. c. A.
Hill as Wilmington Dis
triCt Representative
WOMAN GOES AS
FIRST ALTERNATE

It required all Of yesterday after
noon for the Wilmington Annual Con-
ference and the Lay Conference to
elect delegates TO the General Confer
ence Of the Methodist Church to bs
held in Minneapolis in June. The Rev
DR.. c. A. HILL pastor of st. Paul's
Church, where Conference is meet
ing, was honorcd by receiving the
highest vote for delegate. The other
ministerial delegates chosen were
District Superintendent r. X. Steph-
enson, OF Dover district, also on the
first ballot; District superintendent
Robert Watt OF caston district, on the
second ballot; District Superintendent
G. T.. Jones OF Salisbury district on
the fourth ballot. District Superinten
dent H. l.. Honecker. OF Wilmington
district was among the men who re-
oeived votes. but he withdrew his
name after the third ballot 81 do not
expect to be elected" he remarked.
The Lay Conference did not choose
Mrs. William NJ Field as a General
Conference delegate. electing Joseph
w Coley Of Silverbrook Church. as
delegate from Wilmington district
IT
alternate The other Lay delegates
elected were William Salisbury, OF
Dover Colonel John c. Townsend. Jr,
Of Selbyville, and Charles II Jeffer-
son of Chestertown. All of the dele
gates elected excepting two are from
Delaware.
The Ministeriol Conference, decid-
ing on a secret ballot and If possible
II. a.I .I..I. saltf
the following as "A board of election
Revs. j. l.. Johnson ID. j. Givan, T. u.
Terry, Leonard White, r. A. II.
OBrien, r. ~ Faulkner, G. T. Alder
son. j. w Easley and G. w. Pretty
man.
An hour was required TO count the
first ballot. which elected Or. Hill and
Or. Stephenson, the vote being
First ballot-C. A. Hill. 81; r. X.
Stephenson. 90; Robert Watt, rs; G..
p Jones, 6S; E. l.. Hoffecker, Go; w.
r. Cochran, 40; G. W. Prettyman, IS;
c. r. Wyatt. 22; =. S. Collins, l5; W.
l.. White, IS; r. T.. Terry, 10; G. T.
Anderson. 10; II. G.. Budd. IA; Alfred
Smith, IS; II. E. .Martindale, IL w.
G.. Koons, s. w. A. Wise, G; Or.
George T. Reed, B G.. l. Hardesty, 3
II. Il. Quigg, 3; I. A. IL. O'Brien, 3;
W. r. Mowbray. ?; u. II. Webster, 3
l.. f.. Barrett, 8; G.. &. Williams. T. f.
Beauchamp, r. II. Adams. r. T..
Coursey. ]. w. Easley, f. +. Carpen.
ter, q. T. Smith, j. 4. Prouse, Miltoa
McCann. each; S. n. Pilchard. ?; W.
II. Mowbray, 2; w. J.. S. Murray, 3;
G w Townsend, 3; $. NJ. Morgan, 3 +:
| r.. H. Dashicl, ?. Total number OF
votes. 1913; necessary TO choice, So
Or. Watt was chosen on the sec
ond ballot, the vote being.
Second ballot-Dr. Robert Watt, SO (;
G.. =. Jones, Ga; f. l.. Hoffecker. 40;
W. +. Corkran, 26 c. w. Prettyman,
25: c. r. Wyatt, 16; c. 4. Anderson, q:
V. S. Collins, 6; r. E. Terry, 4; II. G.
| Budd s w. l.. White, 3 Alfred Smith,
10; r. +. Martindale, .; G. E. Reed,
| 3. w. q. Koons, 3 u. II. Webster. q;
r. r. Coursey, >; w. r. Mowbray. L.
E. Barrett. S. ~ Pilchard and f. f.
Carpenter, 1 each Necessary to elect,
So
There was no election on the third
! ballot. which resulted:
Third ballot-G r. Jones, co. +. l..
| Hoffocker, 3S; C. W. Prettyman, 10;
! w. +. Corkran, II; c. r. Wyatt Z;
c. r. Anderson. 3; w. l.. White. j.
W. Easlcy, V. $. Collins. l.. T.. Bar
rett, r. Il. Terry. / each. No election,
! rs being necessary.
After this ballot was announced,
District superintendent T.. L. Hof-
/ fecker withdrew his name. 81 didn't
expect to be elected today and would
respectfully withdraw my name he
said.
The, fourth ballot resulted in the
election of District Superintendent
Jones the vote being:
Fourth ballot-G. p. Jones. S4; w
+. Corkran, 10; c. w. Prettymon, 2l;
t. l.. Hoffecker, Z; c. r. Wyatt 8;
and many others I each. Votes cast
l5l. Necessary to elect. 49,
Lay Conference.
In the Lay Conference before all
b the delegates were elected Il was nec-
ossary TO cast six ballots The first
ballot was for a delegate from Dover
> district.
Harry Mayer ia a howery address
placed the name Of William Sauls-
bury before the conference. A. l.
, Johnson of this city. seconded him
b j. W. Fletcher OF Cambridge Md.
nominated Colonel A. w Sisk o
]
The name Of Judge Henry c.
Conrad was placed before the Confer
ence by Frank NJ Jones. OF George
town.
J. r. Price Of Lewes was nominat-
ed by Captain John Kelley
The result Of tho first ballot showed
Salisbury. 20; Sisk, "a; Price. iS;
Conrad. IL. total. i4S. No election.
The second ballot on Dover district
was announced and Salisbury receiv-
ed So: Sisk. so; and Price I. Sauls.
bury being elected.
Charles II. Jefferson and Thomas A.
Smith. Of Ridgeley we're the candi-
dates from I ston district the re-
suit of the balloting being; Jefferson
1O9: Smith. S5; Mr.. Jefferson beins
elected.
From Salisbury district the candi-
dsfes were Colonel William T. Rec.
ords of Laurel. nominated by Samuel L
Smith John G. Townsend. Jr., Of Sci