The New York herald., 1921-01-27
After Deadlock in First
Two, DR.. Stires Withdraws
From Episcopal Church
Contest.
HIS ADHERENTS SPLIT
DR.. Parks's Attempt TO
Throw Them Over to Slat-
terry Camp Defeated by
DR.. Van De Water.
ELECTION OPEN TO PUBLIC
Vote Made Unanimous by Ac-
clamation-Trinity's Rector
Remains Present Through
out Proceedings.

The Rev. DR.. William T. Manning,
rector OF historic Trinity Church on
lower Broadway at the head of Wall
street, was elected Bishop of the Prot
estant Episcopal diocese of New York
at the convention held yesterday in
the Cathedral of st. John the Divine.
He succeeds the late Bishop Charles
Sumner Burch. After the convention
appeared 10 be hopelessly deadlocked
on the first two ballots DR.. Manning
was elected on the third ballot by q
clear majority.
The vote on the third ballot gave
DR.. Manning 1875 clerical and 75 lay
votes; the Rev. DR.. Charles Lewis
Slattery. rector of Grace Church. los
clerical and SO lay. and Bishop Ma
thaniel S. Thomas of the missionary
diocese of Wyoming. s clerical and 2
lay. The Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires,
rector Of st. Thomas's. withdrew af-
ter the second ballot.
The Rev. DR.. Leighton Parks of St.
Bartholomew. who had placed the
name OF DR.. Stires IN nomination. at
tempted 10 throw DR.. STRESS follow
ing TO DR.. Slattery, hu, was unsuccess-
Water, who nominated DR.. Stires at
the election in 1919. jumped to his feet
and declared that he was for DR.. Man
ming. His announcement decided the
election.
Motion for Unanimity.
DR.. Stires. who had just como into
the Synod Hall, moved that DIR. Man.
ning's election be made unanimous,
which was done by acclamation. DIR.
Stires and DR.. Van De Water escorted
DR.. Manning to the speakers platform
and ne was introduced TO the conven-
ton.
On the third ballot "a clerical votes
were cast. OF which l2s were needed 70
elect. and N1lk lay votes. of which sew
enty-one were necessary 70 elect Dr..
stires got one-haif OF lay vote. bur
none OF the clerical on this ballot, de-
spite his withdrawal. and the Rev. Or.
Percy Stickney Grant, whose name had
not been mentioned until then, got ona
vote.
DR.. Manning was present throughout
the deliberations. The other candidates
left tho cathedral after the morning
services. Or. Manning sat few rows
back from the front his face wearing
fighting expression. He appeared to
be intensely. interested in every word
that was said and every move that was
made
The moment he was declared elected
BY acclamation a shout went up from
the delegates and from the Galleries.
In addressing the convention DR.. Nam
ming said:
"Gt would be quite Impossible FOR mo
TO express how feel in tho face OF the
responsibility you have laid upon me.
| can only say that with the help Of
God viii do my best will need your
prayers. patience and friendship. and r
believe YOU viii give them to me. Now.
let us join together and ask the help
diocese"
Reception After Election.
FAA'IMdI lAltTt was u TtCGDtlO0s LIT.
Manning stood on the platform ani
shook The hands OF tho delegates as they
passed. One of the last 70 leave the
hall was Or. Stires. lie had been in
formed of tho deadlock BY telephone
and he buried TO Tho hal. saying 50
would take ,Ac floor Il necessary
re said he was glad tho ti..c had come
when his name could be Nithdrawn
decorously
Ia many respects IL was declared 70
be an unusual convention. Despite tho
maHy pre-conyention statements and the
wealth OF speculation. when the dele
gates assembled In synod Hall one
guess was as good as another as to who
would lead on tho FIRST ballot There
was a distinct air Of uncertainty.
Another departure from the usual Gus
tom wac made when the public and
newspaper men were admitted. A mo-
'ion was made shortly before noon that
the convention be made open. but e was
voted down. AZ the beginning Of the
afternoon 81 ssion. however. the doors
wore opened. while the delegates cheered
Tho Rev Dr. Harry =. Nichols. rector
va Auf Nfihi'W 81 tAi' AAtlI AAllilts III
Harlem. wac chairman. lie ruled that
there should be TO cheering while tire
nominating speeches were being made
lie did not need to use the gavel In
carrying out his ruling. for the few
sporadic outbursts Of applause which
started were promptly put down by ths
hisses OF the delegates themselves.
Edmund l.. Baylies, lawyer. nominated
DR.. Manning. declaring that his qualities
of spirituality. vision and leadership
gave him an admirable equipment for
tho Office OF Bishop Of the New vork
dlocese---probabiy the most influential
in the country. MIR. Bsylies said that