New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
UOMEN. PRAYER AND HYMNS.

INTELLIGENCE.

THEY ALL HAD PLACE AT THE ROUND
LAKE ELECTION.
pou,l Lake. y. Y. May Z OSpeciaD. There were
t,v, clements Of electrical reform introduced into
the election OF trustees at Round Lake last Wednes-
d,, which have not yet been considered By law
makers solely because they appear at first glance
TO be lmpracticabc for general wear The polls
wer, opened with prayer and the singing OF
hmm. and for inspectors. two men OF the highest
character were chosen. one of them being Sias
Owens one OF the managers Of the Harmony Mills
a, Cohocs and the other NJ Il. Sherman. wealthy
merchant of Albany. Two presiding elders or the
Methodist Conference OF this part OF the state were
nresent one OF them began the services by
leading in the hymn "A Charge to Keep Have
and the other at the request Of President Griffin,
led in prayer that the results OF the proceedings OF
the day should rebound to the advancement or the
cause of God and to the better edIhcation OF the
people Interested in it.
This was by no means purely Methodist meet
ING other. for in the list of trustees there are
Eplscopalians. Baptists and members OF other de-
nominations and the list Of those who won an
eec,lon as trustee that day there an Epsco-
palan Wallace y. Horton. of Albany; a Baptist
Daniel T. La Dow, OF Mechanicsville; and the new
member County Clerk Grose. of Saratoga County,
Is a Presbyterian. There was something more than
the ordinary annual interest manifested, because
II had been a matter OF general knowledge that
women could vote at this election. and just now,
in even a remote hamlet like this, there Is a great
deal OF interest In the woman suifragc question. anu
q large number Of the women who have had the
riylle,:e of the here for years only began 10
feel Ike exercising 1t when the agitation WAS
started DR. Griffin preceded the election by re-
view OF what the trustees had done ana hoped 10
Io this being the only thing in the way or any
electioneering that had occurred during the whoie
romDaisn for the trustees; ana TINS was fOl-
lowed by the financial report of Captain Rogers.
which showed that the association was clear or
ali noating debt and had $500. II only eVervDodv
would pay up what they owed. Then he mentioned
incidentally but with marked emphasis, mat IN
the election tn cnsue no one coulu vote whose
taxes had not been paid.
The election then went on with the most beau
tful simplicity. committee, consisting or l(r.
Josenh E King OF Fort Edward Or. i. {. Curtis.
Of Round Lake. and Silas Owens. OF Cohoes, was
oppointed to submit nominations TO the people as
ssnbled fer the seven Offices to be filled. Colonel
Macarthur, OF Troy moved TO have nine nominal
tions made. and this was amended to make II ten,
and Or. Griffin said 1t must be understood that
any ono present could add any other name to the
list that he or she pleased. With this understand
ing the committee retired. and as they stayed out
longer than expected. some more singing was
INDUCED In, and Dr. Farrar. VINO Is the director
OF the summer schools and entertainments or the
place, gave a brief summary OF what Il was pro-
posed treat the people to during the coming sea-
son Then the committee came In, and one or them
wrote on a blackboard the ten names that the COM
mittee had decided TO recommend. They embraced
a wide selection in politics and In church prefer
well.
When the names all up. slips OF paper were
distributed among the voters on which 10 write
their ballots and instructions were again given by