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Show FOUR BISHOPS ARE ELECTED Four More lo Be Chosen by iethodists. Dr. Bashfsrd Selected on the Fourth Ballet By Conference. It Is Believed That Drs. Burt and Neely Were Elected on tho Fifth Ballot. . LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 19. Three additional bishops were elected by the Methodist general conference today, Dr. W. F. McDowell Mc-Dowell and Dr. Henry Spellmeyer on the second ballot, which was announced at the morning session, and Dr. J. "SV. Bashford, chosen on tire fourth ballot late this afternoon. The third ballot resulted re-sulted in no election. Four Of Uie eight blshopa to be elected have thus far been chosen, as follows: Dr. Joseph F. Berryr'Chicago; Dr. Henry Spellmeyer. Newark, N. J.; Dr. William F. McDowell, New York; Tli- .Tnmnf TIT X3n oi Vil nolnwipn The fourth ballot, which was announced an-nounced late thlo afternoon and which resulted In the election of Dr. Bashford, placed Dr. William Burt and Dr. T. B. Neely next at the head of the Hat in the order named, with 4C0 and 440 votes, respectively. Dr. R. J. Cook had 394; Dr. L. B. Wilson. 345; Dr. J. W. E. Bowen (colored), 253; Dr. H. C. Jennings. Jen-nings. 223; Dr. J. R. Day. 196; Dr. George P. Eckman, 183; Dr. C. W. Smith, 1C5; Dr. W. A. Quayle, 121: Dr. G. H. Buchtcl. 31; Dr. G. F. Bovard. 14, and Dr. Robert Mclntyre, 14. Several Sev-eral other candidates received small complimentary votes. The fifth ballot was taken just before adjournment, and as a result of it it is reasonably certain that Dr. William Burt Is elected aa the fifth bishop, and perhaps Dr. T. B. Neely as the sixth. The rapid gain of Dr. R. J. Cooke and Dr. L. B. Wilson plncfes them next In order for election, provided the precedent prece-dent of the election of the next highest provails. Dr. Bowcn's loss of 18 votes on tho fourth ballot is thought to be an indication that he la out of the race, but it does not necessarily affect his candl-diiov candl-diiov for missionary bishop. Bishop Henry Spellmeyer has been pastor during all his ministerial career and for the last thirty years has occupied occu-pied a charge In Newark, N. J. He is accounted one of the most successful executive men In the church. He has acted as executive manager for the present general conference. Dr. William F. McDowell Is the youngest of the four bishops thus far chosen. He is 42 years old and for thc last five years has been secretary of the board of education. Previously he gained fame on chancellor of the University Uni-versity of Denver. He Is a graduate of the Ohio Wcsleyan university. Bishop James W. Bashford is 48 years of age, a native of Wisconsin, and a graduate of Wisconsin State university. univer-sity. He relinquished the presidency of tho Ohio Wcsleyan university, which he has held for thc last fourteen years, to enter the Episcopacy. Tho conference Instructed the Episcopacy Epis-copacy commlttco to hold a session tonight to-night to consider the question of missionary mis-sionary bishops to be elected and to report re-port to the conference tomorrow morning. morn-ing. It Is thought the committee will recommend that at least three missionary mission-ary bishops be elected. 1 |
