Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-27
THE EASTER ELECTIONS.
New vestFymen Chosen In the Epis-
COp0l Parishes.

| COp0k FarA80eSs
| THE FRIENDS OF DR. ELLIOTT ELECT THEIR
CANDIDATES IN ASCENSION PARIsH-TRoU-
| BILE IN ST. ANDREWS PARIsH-rHE OTHER
PARISHES
The Easter elections in the Protestant Episco-
| pal parishes were held yesterday afternoon and
evening. The meeting of the members of the
| parish Of Ascension church last evening was
| very largely attended, as nearly all who were
| registered as pew-owners were present. The
| unusual attendance was due to the fact that IN
| the election of new members of the vestry the
| rector and his services were either to be en-
dorsed or disapproved, and the recent differ
ence of opinion among the members of the
vestry on this subject had caused general In
terest throughout the parish, so that nearly
every member had taken one side or the other.
The meeting was called for six O'Clock, but as the
vestry was In session Ii was some time after that
| before Registrar Duncanson raped for order.
Finally the members of the vestry filed out and
took their seats in the front pews and the meet
| ing was opened at the request of Registrar Dun
| canson by Rev. John G. Ames, member OF the
| parish, with prayer, followed by the Lords
| for, and Mr.. Chas. King nominated Rear Ad-
miral Upshur as chairman, and he was elected
The same gentleman nominated DIR. George
Stone for secretary, and then proposed that a
stenographer be appointed to take the minutes
| in order than an accurate account of the pro-
ceedings might be preserved. This was agreed
! to, and the stenographer took his place near
| the front.
VOTING FOR vEsTRYMEN.
The next business being the voting out and
election of four vestrymen, Mr.. Davis proposed
| the names of G. C. Duncansou, n. w. Burchell,
| A. J. Falls and Henry Wise Garnett to be voted
out, aud on his motion the secretary was In
| structed to cast the vote OF the meeting ac-
| cordngly. The result having been announced,
| Mr.. Davis then offered the same names to be
elected as members of the vestry. Mr.. King
presented the following ticket: W. Il. Riley,
MAJ hal Np.
Donald and c. G. Lee. 1t was decided TO pro-
coed at once to ballot and a tin box was placed
One OF the members suggested the appointment
OF tellers, but 1t was stated that as the bal
lots lot, ~, mad ID to, to be passed upon by the
for the inform alton of those present then stated
the conditions upon which the right OF suffrage
could be exercised In the parish. In the first
place the voter must be ma lie .pew-holder or the
owner OF sitting. and must have had his name
election. He also must have been baptsed i'm
the Protestant Episcopal church; or, not having
been baptized or confirmed In the Episcopal
communion of the church from some other
church No objection being made to this state
ment OF the conditions of voting, the balloting
began, the voters coming forward the regis
trar called their names
REJECTING VOTERS.
Mr.. Garnet, who sat on the front seat, before
vote was deposited asked the voter il he had
been baptized in the church and the other
questions 10 ascertain his eligibility. In this way
several votes were rejected, the pew-holders
neither having been baptized nor having taken
the communion. MIR. Charles King then said
that he wished to place on record his disap-
prevail of this construction of the law as to
the rights of voters. He differed entirely from
the members of the vestry in this particular,
and while he did not propose to enter into any
contest now, yet he thought il ought to be re-
corded that protest Was made against such
stated, in reply, that it was the result of the
| careful examination of the laws by the vestry,
become to be known In parish parlance as 1.-THE
| majority of the vestry." Mr.. McCammon
| stated that this action was reached in the YES
try by the votes OF Messrs. Pratt, Burchell,
Davis and himself.
The balioting then continued, with the result
that nearly all the ninety.two persons regis
not present.
THE RESULT.
After all had voted the ballots were counted
by the vestry, and the following result an
| nounced by the secretary: w. II. Riley, 81
votes; 5. b. Holabird, 81; c. q. Lee, 40; Col.
Marshall Mcdonald, 81; Ii. W. Garrett, II; n.
W. BurcheI, ~; [. Z. Duncanson, 10; and A.
j. Falls, Id. The chair announced the election
OF the first four, who were the candidates pro-
posed by the friends Of the rector.
A PAPER FROM THE LADY MEMBERS.
Rev. Mr.. Ames stated that he had a paper
signed by the female pewhoiders, which be
wished to present to the meeting.
Mr.. Davis objected to the reading of the
paper on the ground that this parish meeting
was called under the law for a special object,
namely, the election OF members of the vestry,
business.
Exception was taken to this by Mr.. Charles
King, W. Pierce Bell and others. and the chair
man ruled that it was in order. From this
decision Mr.. Davis appealed, and then, after
some discussion, Mr.. Ames withdrew the
paper and Mr.. King said that he was opposed
to doing anything that would mar the har-
mony that had prevailed during the meeting,
and that therefore he would move that the
mo inrn Wis ,,Aft
and the meeting adjourned. The paper pre-
sented by Mr.. Ames was said to be an express
the positon taken bV the majority pP the ve y.
try In opposition to the rector.
TO CALL AN ASSOCIATE RECTOR.
AT the Church of the Incarnation the parish
meeting considered the subject of borrowing
money at a lower rate of interest to Iiouidate
the funded and floating debt, amounting to
$1,000 and also the calling of an assistant
rector. A resolution was adopted giving the
ms r asaort ;h ns vsstfy ana provd
salary of an assistant rector. The election Of
vestrymen resulted in the reelection OF the Old
Hyam, .. c. Morrison, j. r Winner (holding
over, Edmund Harper, w. NJ. Porter, ]. L.
man, and E Harper and ". IL Porter wardens.
ST. ANDREWS PARISH
The election at st. Andrews church last night
resulted as follows: T. c. Robbins, DIR. T. B. Hood,
Joseph Burden and J. c. Newiin were voted in
the vestry. Mr.. George E. Davis declined re-
election. Frank Moore, VIM. Gibson, Charles
b. Beall and Granville Lewis hold over Edwin
Harris, senior warden; George Gibson, junior
warden. The new vestry then elected VIM.
Gibson treasurer, A. Y. Leech register Dele |
gates TO the diocesan conventions: DIR. T, b. |
Hood, George E. Davis; alternates, Joseph Bur-
den; 4. c. Robbins The rector, Rev. ], b. |
Perry, rendered his resignation, which was
unanimously declined.
ELECTIONS IN OTHER PARISHES
In other parishes the elections held yesterday |
afternoon and evening vestrymen for the year
were chosen as follows:
st. Marks-Senior warden, R. Goodhart:
Junior warden, John p. Torbert; vestrymen |
Josiah Shaw, Walter H. MARROW, Thomas IS |
Moore, 7. A. R. Keech, NJ. D.; s. b. Charles I.
A. Wood, +. III. Burr and 8. b. Roane.
Trinity-Wardens, William Coppinger and E. |
A. Skillman; vestrymen, DR.. j. w. Buckley, w. |
A. Meloy, James E. Bell, T. G. Enough, A Mid
dletOn, &. w. Howard and Melville Church,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Lewis j. Davis and |
William B. Baldwin, yestrymen, ]. II. C.Coffin, |
son, NJ. w. Beveridge, II. X. Waite, CalderOn
Carlisle and e. ID. Townsend.
ST. James-Vestrymen, Daniel e. baltimore. |
Seymour w. Tuiioch, Alfred Williams and
son, John c. Hogan, William 8. Fisher and
Thomas ]. Holmes, members-elect; wardens,
d. E. baltimore and =. w. Tulloch; Henry d.