The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
mo AGREEMENT
ON COADJUTOR
High and Low Churchmen in
Lively all Night Session

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Mann of Orange and DR.. rlcClelIan
| Fiske of Proyidence-Layman of
Diocese Favored Former-rIajority
OF Clergy the Adjournment
of Convention to rIay
The interest of Episcopalians in this
section of the State has been centered in
the convention whicn was held in Grace
church, East Orange, on Tuesday, for
the purpose of electing Coadjutor for
the Rev. Bishop Starkey.
The delegates from the Church of the
Redeemer and Saint Peters Episcopal
Church of Morristown, were: the Rev.
William M. Hughes, D D., and Mesars.
E @. Keasby, j. s. MacKee, G. d. M.
Cole, and j. R. Emery.
On nearly every one of the seventeen
ballots the High church candidate,
Rev. DR.. George Mcclellan Fiske of
Providence had majority of the cleri-
cal vote. while on every ballot cast Rev.
| DIR. Alexander Mann of Grace church,
Orange, had a majority of the lay vote.
At almost any stage of the proceed
ings the change of three votes among
the laymen would have insured the con-
current choice of the two orders, but
the laity seemed unalterably opposed to
DIR. Fiske and the clerical supporters
would not compromise.
Seventy-seven out of 88 clergymen re-
manned until the close of the convention,
and So parishes out of SO were repre-
sented on the final ballot. Many women
stayed until the adjournment was taken
The convention was saved on several
occasions from getting into parliament
tary tangles through the alertness of the
secretary, Rev. John Keller, whose
Interpretation of canon law was accept
ed by all as absolutely correct. The
salary of the proposed assistant bishop
was fixed at $4,000, with house in
Newark.
Rev. DR.. George Mcclellan Fiske was
named by Rev. Lewis Cameron of the
Church of the Holy Communion, South
Orange, who has always been classed as
broad churchman. The nomination
was seconded by Rev. Frank B. Reazor
of st. Marks church, West Orange.
Archdeacon Alexander Mann was
nominated by Rev. DIR. W. M. Hughes
of Morristown, and seconded by Rev.
Louis Shreve Osborne.
John G.. Crawford nominated Rev.
Stephen Bennitt of Jersey City; Rev.
H. Fields named Rev. DIR. R. P.
Williams of Washington, D. c., and
Rev. DIR. H. w. Pell Hodson named Rev.
DIR. John s. Lindsay of Boston.
The first ballot showed that eighty
four clergymen had voted. forty-one for
DIR. Fiske, thirty-seven for DIR. Mann,
three for DIR. Lindsay, and one each for
DR.. Williams, Mr.. Bennitt and Rev w.
NJ. Grosvenor New York. Fifty mine
parish delegations voted, 26 being for
DIR. Flske and 81 for DIR. Mann. DR..
Mann accordingly had the majority Of
the lay vote, but there was no majority
of the clerical. On the second ballot DIR.
Fiske increased to 43, giving him a
majority, but DIR. Mann still held his 81
in the clerical and 81 in the lay, while
DIR. Fiske lost one lay vote. DIR. Fiske
J dropped to AZ on the third, while DIR.
Mann rose to 80. but DR.. Fiske gained
two lay votes and DR.. Mann lost one.
Bishop Starkey announced at o'clock
that he had decided to withdraw from
the convention and he named DIR. Hol-
ley, president of the standing committee,
us chairman.
The fourth, fifth. sixth, seventh and
eighth ballots all showed about the
same result.
Rev. Mr.. Keller wanted to adjourn al
, $50 o'clock for half and hour. A large
number of the clergymen had gone into
the Sunday School room where an i'm.
provised supper was being served. AS
, soon as these learned that a recess was
r about to be taken they left their food,
and entering the church defeated the
move for a recess. Afterward they
calmly returned and finished their sup
pers.
The ninth ballot did not change the
result. and Col. E. A. Stevens of Hobo
ken moved that the convention go into
committee of the whole to discuss candi-
detes. This was lost. So was motion
to defer the election for six weeks. A
similar fate attended a motion to adj
iourp sine die.
On the tenth ballot rs clerg-men voted
and DIR. Fiske had SS, while DIR. Mann
had S3. DIR. Mann retained his lead in
the lay vote. When this ballot had
been announced Rev. Dr. Edward L.
Stoddard of Jersey City said:
''We have been locking horns for
several hours. There seems to be no
inclination TO unlock them. 1t is a
question whether it would be wise to
unlock in favor of either candidate
: But think if a committee of five from
each side were to confer with the under
standing that new man may be
brought IN we might arrive at some
conclusion. At the present time neither
side dares drop its candidate for fear
that the other fellow will get in. /"
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