, 1874-12-11
DcCllnati0n Of DR.. Pottcr---Electl0n
Of II huntington 10 Tho Vacancy.
1t 10 Thought that He Also May Refuse
to Accept.
T1lo Convention Aijo1rt1s Sinc
Die.

than yesterday, fargo numbcrH having loft Oh the
morning trains. After considerable dcat1ltory
discussion III to wl,at conatitutcd utlor,ln,, tlu
members Of tho Committee appointed to notify
Dr. Potter of his election wore called to meet II,
tho yestry roon Their report was in tho abapa
of TIC following telegram from tho Dishop-e!cct,
which was road by tlo 1sov. G, II. Seymour:
- New YonK, Dec. 10, 1874.
DEAN DnoT1iEn: Your kilograms arc received. NY
3e,er a re- to Mf townsend as been ,auterasood It
written mo TINT # was presumed could mt aceopf.
eannot. an bound hero by parochal obligations,
fa'i'llea plcigss to discharge. And. oven wcro it
II NoS s@ sts s 'ns rs IT, nsop O. Ts
hope to do a1!:1 meantime pray that God may guido
HENRY g. po1rrn.
m. porrERta LETTER or DEcK1SAr1os.
Tho letter referred to III DR.. Potter'H telegram
Ia Bub}o!ned:
uAroS Co1tEaE, sonEsscrApr, N. T.. Der. /.
REVEREND AND DEAn Dnor1trn: In your letter, re-
,s'a fGSsa y %yesM5esay M yo dsls no wtosle Il cce.ed
On ny se wo eesay w yS fe15 sr Sn Ice
clmssancee rerognizo your right to "a deinito nt
atlsyTcr az car giyc, although tho settlement Of the
1recede tho leso't and scarclug consideration of uo
3noincntous question. Under other circumstances
nber would oul5csu 10 elected to n|l tho W.
eaicy caused BY tho dorcaao Of your n,ncntcl D1o-
b 70 Is ssnss ss ito s ,s5o 5 e m
r. IT, snosr nstanss so haye received
to loo" II tho pledge Of acceptance given In all
yancs. but concentton Of tito os1co Il such that
could not wilaiy 4ourt It. responsibilities nor pre-
# honora am iot unmndinif Of lie rght oi tue r
Ch,rc to Tho best services Of her gona nor Of tho
aud especially Of your stato and ioeese APPRECIATE m
the courtesy Of your communication and your grahfo
fp
holtor bound 10 other duties and involved as at III
sd less s int cresta M m As YOU r,s that
e,iers, should tnore 10 occasion. that sm not can
truly anu tratcrnally youra, EL1rr. n. POTTER
THE pEcL1SATloN OF m. POTTER
; had dampcning oIrect upon the Convention,
n';a very general regret vas expresscd at 1t.
Tho roll Of lay and clerical delegates was then
called. Tho Roy. Mr.. Butler then moved that
tho election Of Bishop bo made tho ltst busi-
nosa for tho afternoon.
Judge Greene Of Cedar Rapids Offered rs IN
dintely to tho election
Considerable discussion, como Of it of rather a
warm nature, ensucd, iii the course Of Which
motion to table Judge Greene'emotiou waa nude,
but not prosscd.
A. now mosion WIS tlcn rnado and carried,
That tho Convention proceed to tho election Of
bishop at lalf-past II.
THE rnEAsunrns REPORT
was then reAu. II HhoNeu d balance Of over
sG90. wiki a,noNhts auo from parishes reaching
$4,000, and M indebtedness Of over S2, 0UD.
On motion, tho Treasurer was Instructed to
nav the fu1lotel expenses Of tho Into Bishop Leo.
Tho Convention then took g rocesH until half
past IL.
Upon rcaasemblihg there ras
RUSH Tor SoMISATio:;s
and over dozen 'soro mnde most of tho nomi-
nominating thon,.
On motion, tho Convention proceeded to an i'll
formal ballot and two batloa were taken, after
which tie Contention adjourned for dinner.
The lter, ". II. Huntington, Of Worcester,
h1aes.. Developed moro strength than tho other
candidates, aud appeared to DO tho especial
favotito Of tho clergy.
At2p: IN. tho conyention was chilled to order
hy tho President, aud tho miuutea read by tho
Secretary.
.. Tho Rev. Mr.. Butler moved that the Couyen-
tion proceed to ballot fos q candidate for EsIlop,
anu IL doing 80 took occas'en to eay tliat
IN. HUNTINGTON WAS NOT 4 rAuTY NAN
in church sc'ise: not Low-Church man, or
uigI,-Chureh man, but a man that wonl 10
everything to harmonizo the factions of botl
High end Low Church.
Iiuro
RuNEIHa D1Hous6IoH
took place on the part Of several dBIcgaten as to
tho tou1onciea of Huntingdon. air. Griffith, OF
Dubuque. said tho question vas net whether
man WAS of High or Low Church teudeucics,
but, this being essentially missionary field,
tho man required must bo one physically
ablo to deyoto his time to THO work.
am man .,,o who is ,,'i,,na strong worker md
talents and tme to visiting all pnrts u tho dio-
ceso, md devottng himself to tic upbuld1r Of
the Church in Iowa. For this roaaon he desired
Il Western man, rs ho beloycd l>r. Huntington,
although orthodox enough for him, ts ho cared
not whether ho was High or Low Chutchna.,,
xag not physically the man for BiHilop Of Iowa,
The lIoy. Alr. Heed. Of Dos Aioines, denied
that tho convention at DcsMoinea waR a Low
Church cauclts, h0 had heard 1t 1ns!natGd since
he cano to Davenport.
a question Of ortler wnB hero raeed. M tho
discusHion went outside Of tho znotou boloro to
House. it having taken the form of u running
.I aebRto oil the High aud Low Church prooliyi~
Tho Secretary wag thon called upon to road tho
lottor Of Dr.. Potter. In ws,iel. l'e
HpiAKs yEnx HIaliIY or Dr. HUST1S0ToN,
ot Woteeeser, III man ils.el for tho Episcopate
=, 6omo further discussion here onaued. whom
tua previous aWent!on Wan called. Then All ii-
formal ballot was talton, Dr. Huntington still re-
cclVlnR the largest nunper Of votes.
motion WAS thon made to proceed to forrna
6allot antl also that The President foad in prayer
ntae, aitaf wlch the first formal bA}!ot wau tAkon,
nY.,,. a. follows: Thosnt'Hon- Clerical: g; lay. !.
Lay, !. ,Wateon-clorical, q. hIoiluaino-Imy, 8.
1lal!-Clegisal. l. pottns-l.uy, i, seymour-
Lay. ". Wlgllt--cletlca,, /; lay, /. Iyan-
Lay, !. Total,-clcrical, g; lay, 81. Noooaaary
10 oholco-Gloriea1 Il, lay, II.
THE SECOND FunMAL BALLOT
toaulted Ia no ol!niec, willie III Tho third ballot
tho Hoy. Dr.. Huntington received a small
minority Ut both lay and clorIcal yotes
cast, Il,o roault was brought abuut more by
the desire OF Tho |ay delegates to bring tIo Con.
vontiou to u o'ose than by tho popularity OF iLo
candidate. -
Tho nomination waa mads unanimous. and
conn,tttoo appointed to notify tue l}s!,pp-oloot
bf lis election.
M, HUNTINGTON
Is now located in W0rcoItor. AlaBs, il nbout ~
yeara ct. a,;e, and su,nll ~ stature. The1o nro
serious doubts NJ to lsla physical t!tneaa Tor tho
position, and 1nauy members Of tho Convention
hayo ausottcd TINT. to tholr oo,tain Luowlelga,
ha Will not accout.
Tho Convention adjourned siue die at +
Pollock.
Dn. rorrEn's FAMILY.
To Ito Editor Of The Chicago 1fibaRs:
SIN: You publish nn error, in what you aay
IN minor editorial thus morning. about tho
pnrontRge Of tho Noy, Dr.. Potter, nlBlsop-oleot