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Show METHODISTS VOTE FOR EIGJT BISHOPS CLNiEAPOLTS, May 16. Out. of 244 candidates, ono man was elected bishop by tho general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church hero today. Homer S. S'tuntz, ussistant corresponding cor-responding secretary of the board of foreign missions, Iscw York, was first to be elected. He is the second to have the honor of beinsr elected on the first ballot since tho two-third rule went into effect. Out of S02 votes cast, Dr. Stuntz received re-ceived 577,' forty fo'ur more than necessary nec-essary to elect. Immediately he was declared elected- Tho calling of the ballot was suspended while Bishops Henry Witc Warren and W. F. McDowell Mc-Dowell escorted him to the platform. The next highest men were D. G. Downey, 2sbw York, o33 ; Matt S. Hughes. Pasadena, Cal., 200; W. O. Shcpard, Chicago, 209; 11, J'. Cooke, Now York, 232; K. B. Jones (negro), New Orleans, La.. 222: F. J. McCon-noll, McCon-noll, Greencastle, Jnd 21o; N. Lucock, Kansas City, Mo., 212; Andrew Gilles, Minneapolis, Minn., 210. Due to the scattering vote on the first ballot, it is believed anyone may be elected on the second. This will bo announced tomorrow. Under a suspension of tho rules, the committee on episcopacy reported their decision that eight bishops should be elected. Without chango the report was adopted and after adopting the rules regulating balloting, the first bnl-lot bnl-lot Avas takon. It is oxpocted that two and possibly three ballots may be taken ta-ken tomorrow. |