The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-17
EPISCOPAL.
THE ENERAL CONVENTION
SOME OF THE LEADERS.
BISHOP sEYMOUR'S CHANCES.

ISpecial Correspondence of the Philadelphia Eve
ming Bulleun.J
New York, October 1.-THE House of
Deputies have held their first secret session
to-day, under the new seventeenth rule of
order, which requires closed doors at all
episcopal elections. Two names were before
the body. The attendance was full, and BUSH
ness for the hour preceding noon was conduct.
eA with rapidity and ease. Among the depu-
ties could he noticed on the alert the we'll
known faces Of the score or more prominent
public men who are among the lay delesates.
montgomery Blair, tall and spare of frame,
acute and keen in look and feature, watched
every motion. 1t has been evident from the
beginning that the ex.Postmaster- General
took deep interest in the rltuallstlc con-
test, and he had already Indicated that ne
was not on that side. In the front seat OF
the synagogue, as he has right TO De, sits
the venerable William b. Ruggies, Inc Well
known publicist. Mr.. Ruggles is the Nestor OF
these conventions, and Is always deferred 10.
He has grown old and feeble since we last
saw him at the Convention Of Chicago
in 1868, and his voice, then SO clear,
can hardly be heard as far as Inc snaooW
he casts. Mr.. Ruggles is vestryman OF
Trinity, and that explains bis position,
which is High. Church. Then there Is George
w. Race, of New OrleaDs-a not unknoWn
name there in public affairs. He is tall and
atbletic-almost son OF Anak--eVldentiy q
Thorough parliamentarian and keen lawyer.
Mr. Pace is on the anti-ritualistic side, as
ia Cambridge Livingstone, of New York, aud
Judge Shelley. The Brooklyn lay delegation
are ali evangelical in opinion. They are
headed by Henry Z. Pierrepont--a Well
kown name. Mr.. Burghill, of Pittsburgh,
il evidently on the same side. From the
activity he shows, and the close; atten-
tion with which he is listened to, 1t IS
annarent the Pittsburgh delegate is re-
oardefi az a Father ia Israeli" Judge GUS,
of illinois, is not counted among High
Chnrchmen in general, but in the case OF Dr.
Seymour he is the leading defender OF the
election. The Secretary of State, Hamilton
Fish nut in an early appearance, ana mani
tasted close attention to all the preliminary
business, Another active parsonage among
the Law delegates is your esteemed lelloW-
,i,izsn Mr.. William Welsh. II one did not
know il would be difficult to tell OF what
delegation MIR. Welsh was o member. ne
NAV truly be said to belong to the Churcn
CaihoIic-at least, be is truly catholic Ii DIS
interests and labors. All sorts OF matters
seem to demand attention, and Mr. Welsh
annears to be both pervading and accepts
bic figure everywhere and in everything.
There is not. the slightest doubt but the
very large majority of the lay delegates pre-.
sent IRE strongly anti-ritualistie. On the
other ot hand, they are unwilling to take pro.
nonnced action, or, at least, to determine
what action they can take. Outside OF the
New York delegations the majority are the
other way. o,,oor -. !;
there would be more than dozen leadine
advocates of High-C Church views. Drs. y.
Koyen (Wiscopsinl and Fulton Alabama
are are credited with the leadership OF that side
There are d halfdozen among che fiYe New
York dioceses who will take ground per s
apainstany prohibitory canor,, and about on
;5 nearly every delegation but those iron
New England will be fe.and leaning ina
wav. The strength OF ritualsm lies, e
far as preventing the adoption OF q promo
tory canon, in the Hesitation OF so many la Y,
making an Issue OF that character. II
lsreest amount 81 real ability and eSp e,
enca is ACTIVELY evangelical. Inc NeW ~
land clerical delegates, tTo-fit.ns oi mo a..
iron New York, q majority OF Inc cssl ls4