New-York tribune., 1886-05-07
EARyIyGs or TuE THIRD AVENUE ROAD.
THE REV. DR. PHILLIPS BROOhS CHoSHN'
RESULT OF THE BALLoTrNG FOR ASSISTANT b'sh"f
by THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

RESULT or THE BALLOTiNG FOR A's's'ASi "
by THE EPISCOPAL CONvE\TIoN.
PHILADELPHIA, May 6 (SpeciaD. D.-Ihe third
day OF the Episcopal Convention was almost enureN
consumed in ballotiug for the seveFai cahuiu"'o,
Assistant Bishop Bihop Stevens presided for whie
Inn, as peed early In proceedings 10 retire 70
nj, home During tho voting many OF the delegates
went about the petioning votes for ther FAVOR
lies The Rev. Dr. Currc, OF ST. Lnke's. saif tDat ne
thought from the strangely equal vote OF yesterday tha
neither of those candidates could be eeced Therefore.
hs noninatcd the Rev. s. c. Mcdonnell. rector of ST.
steph,n's The Rev. Dr. McVicsar protested against
Dr. Curric's speech The Rev. d.. Mortimer rominated
the R.y DR. Ecceston OF Baltimore. ballot was then
ordered with the following result: The Rev. Dr.
Phillips Brooks Co. the Rev Dr. Thomas Davies 6l the
Rev s. ID. Mcconnell IL. the Rev. Dr. Eccieston' "f
Baltimore g. the Rev. DR.. T. Y. saeree D. the kew DE-
w. n Mcvlckar @, the Rev DR.. W. T. Huntington - IN
Rev Dr. Cyrus f. Knight l. Bishop Elliott 2, blank 2,
and the Rev. Dr. r. n Potter l. The total number OF
votes cast was lG3. necessary to choice 81 Four
more ballots were taken without any choice. At this
mint Dr. McVckar Withdrew ms name III Iavor or Dr.
Erooks ami DR. Buchanan placed in nomnstion thr
Kew Dr. Kinsolying, after which an Adjournment looh
place. , ~ p,,.., =. p,.non of
Western Texas; the Rev. Dr. sa'teree is rector OF
Calvary Church. York DE- Hantinston Is sreet,r ol
Church. Batnoro DR.. Potter Is president OF hobart
College wYo k anda hroher OF tne Assistant Bshop
Of do ese. aud Dr. BrooSs resident oi D,s'on n
Court Common Pleas this morning ne was "aileu ou
by committee from the convention and re9hesteu 10
attend its proceedlngs He replied that. aituousn
nxous To attend tue convention he could not caVe th
court while there ready Tor trai. eeFeia
LAWYERS who hid cases OD the list immediately aio,"
and requested that their cases should Dc cOh'Inue'
TINS ex mple was followed by other lawyers unlli tnc
wno. lsr was cleared. The Judge then exprrsseu lis
thanks AMI adjourned the court; A.. o-o,,o, apd
The Convention again assembled In the evening @ ann
the b oting proceeded Dr. Davies withdrew ms name
after The seventh bal OF and renoDiae Ell the rev wv.
KiusolyIng ani on the eighth ballot the latters vote
was increased "a. Dr. Brooks vote however, ha hn
been increa steadily each ballot anu III tne
ballot ne within two votes OF tae REQUISITE hvo
for election rhe ninth ballot settled tue eIeeuoh 50
as the clergy concerned, DR.. Br0oks rece'ihs o.
votes Out of "a total or l6l. . ,-..,.,e. s,x votas
sixty votes cast for Mt hlns9Yhg, ; SIX W. En
were bank and -ss cast Tor DTS Dasies ~
ceston Potter aul Huntington. TeIlers were thel 'p
pointeI and the Of hs laity taken Dy parsnos'
During the progress OF tue bal.otng Jonn T. Catw"i-
la ,r produced an Afternoon newspaper III whcn "aa
stated that Dr. Brooss mad informed his parish tnt ne
should not accept the Office II chosen. Ihe reaang o'
tina statement Interrupted by objections anu toin
motion eusued gnlcn was Yer ninael ny Lenuri N"iiS
VINO said that la letter from Dr Brooks VI con
tr,ry nature The first ballot nv the lay deeg"rs Gun
ur.uc the action OF Clergy ny vote oi % 10 3D.
The invention then adjourned untll to-moIro"'
Bosros MAY 6. The Rev. DR.. Philips Brooks VINO II
now in Chicago Oh his way California. has teiegraphe'
20 his parish that will not leave Boston 20 accept th
bishopric for which he has been nominated