New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
DIR. Manning
Is Elected
n. Y. Bishop
CONTINUED from paas one)

was start Of applause. but it was
promptly smothered by the convention.
Inc same action followed on all other
speeches, the real ovation coming upon
the announcement of Dr. Manning's
election at $3.50 p. M.
The second ballot revealed that the
reading Of the telegram by DR.. Peters
IN seconding the nomination of DR.
Manning had begun to have a reaction
IN this candidates favor.
The name of DR.. Manning was the
frst to be placed before the convention
Mr. baylies's nomination of DR.. Man
ning was seconded by DR.. Peters. the
rev. William Montague Geer, vicar
gm9r1tus 9 91,, OF st: Paul's Chapel; Everett
r. wheeler and others Short addresses
we're made IN praise Of the candidate
Amerlcanlsm, his capacity for leader.
ship of men as illustrated bv DR. Man.
nlng,s war record. and his progressiv.
'sn - IN building up Trinity parish, one
of the oldest in the United States. ~
!4en followed the nomination of Dr.
Stlres by DR.. Leighton Parks. rector al
st. Bartholomew's Church, and sec.
onded by John X. Sague, former Col.
Iector of the Port of New York; the
Rev. DR.. Herbert Shipman, of the
Shurch OF Heavenly Rest; the Rev. DR.
George K. Van De Water and Others
Inc Rev. H. Percy Silver, rector of the
Shurch OF the Incarnation, nominated q
Dr Slattery, the seconders being the
Rev. Edward P. Newton. of HYDE Parl
Church; the Rev Ralph J. Walker. OF
st: Slmeon's Church, and Elon S. Hobbs
a lawyer.
Bishop Thomas Nominated
AT this point further seconds" were
.ccordcd DR.. Stires and DR.. Manning
A motion to close ,he nomina1ions
brought the Rev. T. Mcv. Haight. OF
CHRIST Church, Pelham Manor, to his
feet to nominate Bishop Thomas, O,
Wyoming. Bishop Thomas's nomina.
ton was seconded By E. w. Grigrs
the Rev. DR.. Alan Reid Chalmers. Of
Sca1edale, and several others.
lhe chairman announced that fur
thar nominations would be in order
during the intervals between ballots
and was authorized by the convention
to begin the ballotins.
1t was f5.15 when the result of the
hrst ballot was made known. Thi:
showed Dr. Manning in the lead, witr
"a CLERICAL and SO lay votes; DR.. .Stirc.
next. with 73 clerical and So lay votes
Or. Slattery, with rs clerical and 81;
lay votes; Bishop Thomas of Wyomine
18th % clerical and 10 lay votes, ane
one clerical vote each for Dr. F. W
Crowder, rector Of St. James's Church
on Madison Avenue, and Dr. Joseph G
Il. Barry rector of the Church Of St
Mary the Virgin.
On the second ballot the candidates
We're Drs. Manning, Stires, Slatte1y and
Thomas, with the following count:
Dr. Manning, 1O1 clerical and Ga Ia,
votes; Stires, 63 clerical and 401a lay;
Slattery, "a clerical and 3S lay. anc
Thomas, 20 clerical and lay DR.
Parks then said he desired to with.
draw his nomination of DR.. Stires anc
DR.. Van De Water rose to second the
rcmination OF Manning.
y delegation proposed that the con.
vention adjourn until after dinner
but the motion was voted down unani.
mously by the delegates, many OF
whom had come from distant p2ints
and had to get away in time to catch
outgoing trains.
Dr.. Stires, president of the standing
cnmmittee of the Diocese, which will
continue to supervise the bishops du-
ties until DR.. Manning shall have beer
consecrated, conducted the winning
candidate to the platform and as the
two mounted the steps the ovation
Legan which lasted for several minutes
ut will be quite impossible for me
tc express how | feel in facc of the
responsibility you have placed on me-
said DR.. Manning in his short speech
OF acceptance. II can only say that
with the help Of God I will do my
pest. l shall need your prayers, pa
thence and friendship. I believe you
Join together in prayer and ask the
help and blessing of God in, the work
If the diocese"
Manning Leads in Prayer
DR.. Manning led the prayer and the
Doxology followed. The convention
then stood adjourned
DR.. Manning declined to comment te
reporters on the Hearst incident
further than to say: 81 consider il
quite unnecessary to discuss the mat
ter"
While some of the delegates thought
the attitude of the Hearst newspapers
was responsible for DR.. Manning's sc.
lection, there were those who dis.
counted this, and believed DR.. Manning
would have been elected Bishop re-
gardless Of the interference.
DR.. Stires, when asked by reporters
for statement on the result Of the
election, said, in part:
"There are few men in the church sc
we'll equipped for administration work
Of high order and few men who have sc
b1oadened and strengthened in the last
few years as DR.. Manning.
"His churchmanship is comprehen
sive and he can no longer in any sense
be regarded as the representative of &