The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-17
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WHAT PREPARED TICKETS MEAN.
is it not within the experience of every
member of the convention that u pre-
pared ticket, especially a printed ticket,
at any church election means but Too
often strife, dtscord, enmity, hatred .
division aud uncharitableness, or at least
cunning?
lit is believed that the system proposed
to be experimental with will go far to
prevent the occurrence of contested cleo
tions. True, no plan OF voting can abso-
lutely prevent conspiracy prior to the
election. If the ballot be not used, voters
may come banded together aud vote
viva voce for their caucus candidates.
But conspiracies and caEcuses depend
upon the action aud support OF men not
in them; upon getting them 10
vote for The caucus ticket. Under tnis
viz voce plan, this will generally be i'm
possible. The honest voter may easily be
led to vote a prepared ticket; but few
such men can be gotten To come and Vote
for a tull vestry OF specified names. They
will not remember them. and cannon 90
it. Ouly those indignantly Interested
can be expected to carry o full caucus
list in their memory. BY the plan pro-
posed every voter will be compelled to
consider on the spot the names of those
nominated, their character aud fitness.
He eaunot vote as voters can now, In
obedience to the direction of the caucus,
or in ignorant conformity to Its Will.
VOTERS CHOICE.
"The fact that there are always many
candidates to be voted for, and at once.
renders vote given actually by the voice
inexpedient; perhaps practically lmpoS5l-
BILE. The plan suggested is viva voce.
The voter utters his voice, SO to speak.
by marking the names He makes MS
choice then and there. His marx Is the
assertion, 81 vote for that man" Most
voters will shrink from voting against
men who deserve their vote. They will
be very likely to vote honestly, for 6ne
persons whom they esteem as men OF the
greatest fitness for the post. 1t must De
a very heated election, indeed, in which
the bone and sinew, so to speak. CT a con.
gregation will boldly come, ana by word
OF mouth OF its equivalent turn out good
men or put in bad or inferior persons.
1.-THE disgrace which has befallen the
Christian name and solled the fair fame
of some OF our most prominent churches
justifies the recommending OF an expert
mental trial or this viva voce system. IL
is proposed, not at once TO make this the
law, but simply to recommend thu FOL
lowing Of the plan at coming elections.
1t may be that thare are unaeveloped OBJ
iections TO il, sFestinarelente' is a good
rule in su h 3 matter. But the ends
aimed at by this suggestion give 1t &C
least a claim to q fair trial.
Fearful mat a professional ctll else
white Will prevent me from attending at
tne convention and ad yocating this reso-
luton, take this mode of reaching my
fellow members"
THE Plan DEFEATED.
The reading of The document by Mr..
Parker, was carefully listened to by
urf ha futrnd1aaH n rsQGH-
luton advocating the adoption of his sng-
gestion. Mr.. Parker's idea met with the
apDroval OF a number of the delegates
but it was combatted with considerable
force by others VINO denomiuated 1t as a
religious Australian system
VOTED AGAINST 1T.
When Bishop Starkey. at the conclus-
ion OF the arguments. put the question to
the convention, there was a rouslng
negative vote, and Mr.. Packers pet
resolution became a dead issue.
Assistant Secretary John Keller then
called the attsutiou of the convention 20
the fact tdat there are w churches in
the diocese which have no Episcopal ex-
istence. They are, he said. St. Marks
and st. Matthew's, both of Newark.
Bishop Starkey, in support of the in-
tent of the resolution. cited the case OF a
Jersey City church which Was dropped
from the roll OF parishes on much the
same grounds. The Bishop said that it
would be proper enough to drop the
churches named, but that some properly
interests were involved.
On motion OF the Rev. Mr.. Keller the
question was referred TO the committee
which handles the legal affairs of the
Newark Diocese, of which Mr.. Parker is
counsel.
OF the subsequent proceedings the
most notable were the motion to appoint
a committee to formulate a plan for The
increase of the Episcopal fund, to report
at the nex5 annual convention. The
Bishop will appoint that committee to-
day. The report of st. Barnabas' Hos
piUal was then read, aad after. some other
minor business the convention adjourned
until niue O'Clock today.