Fourth Highest Of A List Of 95

FOURTH HIGHEST OF A LIST OF 95.

DR. E. W. RYAN EVIDENTLY HAS INFLUENCE.

WAS ELECTED A DELEGATE TO THE GENERAL CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR.

The Rev E. W. Ryan was the fourth one of the eight ministerial delegates to be elected to represent the Detroit conference at the grand conference of next year.

There were 95 names voted for, and the fact that Dr. Ryan was the fourth one selected, shows that he has considerable influence among the ministers of the conference.

On the first ballot there were 262 votes cast. Rev. J. F. Berry, of Chicago, editor of the Epworth Herald, received 216 votes; Rev. John Sweet, of Owosso, 185 votes, and Rev. W. H. Shier, of Detroit, 145 votes.

It took the tellers about one and a half house to get at the results of the second ballot. Only three men received the necessary 134 votes to elect, and they were: Rev. E. W. Ryan, of Ypsilanti, 167 votes; Rev. Arthur M. Edwards, Chicago, 149 votes; Rev. C. W. Baldwin, of Port Huron, 140 votes.

The third ballot resulted in the election of Rev. W. Dawe, of Saginaw, who received 140 votes. The last report of the tellers showed that Rev. W. F. Sheridan, of Pontiac, received 140 votes and he was declared elected.