Evening journal., 1908-04-23
WILL TRY AGAIN
TO NAME BISHOP
Episcopal Clergy NOtSatiSfied
That Next Convention Will
be Harmonious
CHANGE AMONG DELEGATES

With the closing Of the month. in
terest Is being revived in the ad-
journed special convention of ,he
Episcopal Diocese Of Delaware for the
election Of a bishop TO succeed the late
Leighton Coleman. which Is TO be held
at Dover on Thursday. April 30. There
is nothing, however. at this time TO In
dicate that the majority OF Episcopal
clergymen here have become more de-
cided in the choice OF amy ono man than
they were at the convention in ST.
Andrews Church. on February 10,
which resulted in a deadlock 1T is the
most absurd and chaotic situation that
could be imagined" said a prominent
rector to-day. There are not two men
In the diocese who can agree how the
election OF April 30 win result"
Twenty-seven ballots with no bishop
nominated. but with the Rev. Nathaniel
Thomas. OF Philadelphia. many times
only one vote short OF the required
two-thirds majority was the record at
the convention in st. Andrews Church.
VIII a similar situation mark tho con-
vention az Dover? No Episcopal min
lister at this time will venture to say
that it will not. There will. neverthe-
less. be significant changes in the COM
ing convention, ramelv. the absence Of
the Rev. ]. S. Bunting, who was an
ardent supporter Of Mr.. Thomas. and.
in fact. nominated him for bishop. and
the probable presence Of the Rev. w.
L. Wells. OF Milsboro. end the venor-
able Rev. John McKim. Of Georgetown.
Mr.. Bunting has left Christ Church,
Christiana hundred. for charge IN
Georgia. and the Rev Mr.. Wells and
Mr.. McKlm did not attend the Febru-
ary convention.
One Clergyman Gone.
Mr.. Buntlng's withdrawal will take
one vote from Mr. Thomas. who re-
ceived eleven votes. hut should both
Mr.. Wells and Mr. McKim attend the
convention. and counting the absenc,
of Mr. Bunting. n two thirds majority
would be again necessary to elect
Should those who supported Mr.
Thomas at the convention here vote
for him again this month, he woul
have ten votes. Should Mr. Wells
and Mr. McKim vote for Mr. Thomas
ITO WWMlNs AiNDAWANANNf NN 'ANAAIM
Should only one Of them vote Tor MIN
there would be precieely the same
situation as compelled the convention
TO adjourn without having elected a
bishop I'm ST. Andrews
The candidates voted for at the last
convention. besides Mr. Thomas. were
the Rev Octavius Applegate. Of Kings
ton. N. Y: the Rev. Roger Israel, OF
Scranton. Pa: Archdeacon George c.
Hall. and the Rev Kinaey J. Hammond
Of Immanuel Church. this city; the
Rev. c. II. BTurner. cf Lewes; the
Rev. Samuel Hart. of Connecticut, and
the Rev. Richard p. Williams. Of
Washington. Mr.. Applegate received
the next highest vote to Mr.. Thomas, g.
No Forecast Made.
With not even the most interested OF
Episcopal clergvmen able 20 forecast
the result. however. speculation by the
laity Is Of little value. and not only
until the actual voting has begun will
there be a possibility Of predicting with
satisfaction how the convention will
end.
Elements NAV have entered into the
choice Of q bishop which may contra
vert even the most general opinion
Although the report that DR. Thomas
is being considersd as successor to tho
late Bishop Satterlee. OF Washington
is declared nonsense" by Delaware
clergymen. II may influence the cn-
vention not little
The convention at Dover viii be bui
an adjourned session OF the special
convention held in February. and all
the rules that prevailed at the con-
vention in this city viii be applied q
the Dover meeting.