The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-28
WHO SHALL IT BE2
The Clergy and Laity of the
Episcopal Church
Here to Choose a Bishop for
Kansas.
LEADING CANDIDATES
Are Dean Millspaugh and Dean
Gardiner.
Some Believe in Dark Horse"
Candidate.
LEADING CANDIDATES

rms afternoon the battle Tor tne
bishopric of the Episcopal church in
Kansas has begun and is agitating the
sixty or seventy delegates to the special
convention that is in session at Grace
Cathedral
An organization was not perfected un-
til this afternoon at o'clock. The entire
forenoon after 10 o'clock was devoted to
an impressive memorial service to the
memory of the late Bishop Elias S.
Thomas. Nearly three hundred persons
were in attendance. and Bishop Spauld-
ing of Colorado delivered the memorial
sermon. 1t was touching and eloquent.
When the C lergy and the laity of the
Episcopal church get together to elect a
bishop they don't talk much. 1t
is no place for jobs and states for there
is q dignity to maintain, and each man
is allowed to do his own thinking. There
is no buttonholing, no ''inf1uencing," and
though q good many do not mind ex-
pressing their opinions to a chosen
friend, the exact status of the situation
is not visible until the first ballot is cast,
and perhaps not then, for there will have
to be some mplimentary ballots cast,
as there are certainly some candidates,
who, to use worldly expression, ''stand
no show" at all.
A delegate from the laity who seems
to have looked the ground over as much
as consistent with the good taste that
must be shown in a church election
where earthly ambitions have no part,
said today:
"In my opinion the choice lies between
Dean Millspaugh of Topeka, and Dean
Gardiner of Omaha. 1t will be a
very hard matter to say in
advance which is the most
popular. l am aware that there
are two or three other candidates, but it
hardly seems likely that they will receive
enough support to be considered dan
gerous to either of those have named"
1t has been understood that Bishop
Leonard of Utah and Montana was a
formidable candidate and reporter
asked a delegate about him.
81 hardly think Bishop Leonard can
be considered in the way" he answered.
"a few are friendly toward him and it is
very likely that he will receive a com
plimentary vote, but no more shan that"
Wichita has candidate in the person
of Rev. ]. S. Won Herrlich. but Win
field man did not think the southern
part of the state would support him
thoroughly and his following will not be
a large one.
The Lincoln, Neb, candidate, Rev.
John D. Hewitt, is hardly spoken Of If
there are other candidates their names
were not common property as such.
A talk among the delegates shows it
| to be as above stated, that the most prom
inent candidates will be Dean Mills
paugh and Dean Gardiner, and it is more
than likely that good many ballots will
be necessary to a choice.
! A gentleman from the west who is
delegate and objects to going on record,
/ told reporter that he had no doubt the
successful candidate has not yet been
named.
ut will be dark horse" he said, "the
! convention is very much divided it seems
/ to me, and it is hardly likely that many
/ will change their minds to vote with the
! opposing side. While Millspaugh
and Gardiner are undoubtedly
/ the leading candidates l hard
I lv expect either of them will get the
bishopric. l don't believe MillspaGgh's
friends will vote for Gardiner, and l do
not think it likely that Gardeners friends
will vote for Millspaugh. There will be
a lock and it will have to be broken with
dark horse, but have no idea who it
will be-"
After the memorial services this morn
ing the ladies of the church gave a
luncheon to the visiting delegates at the
Cathedral and ice cream was served.
The early part of the afternoon was
consumed with the business of organic
ing and the appointment and reports of
| the committee on credentials.
Afternoon Session.
Late this afternoon the situation had
changed very little at Grace CathedI al
| The ministers and lay delegates spent
the afternoon until three o'clock trying
to find a cool place about the Cathedral
tanning themselves and smoking Dean
Millspaugh's best cigars.
Ballotting will not begin until late for
the reason that greater part of the af-
ternoon was spent in the matter of or
ganization.
Dean Millspaugh's friends think
he has gained a few votes to-
day. and this afternoon it ie
whispered that if the fight becomes
too uncompromising between Deans
Millspaugh and Gardiner the convention
will settle on Bishop Leonard though il
is not assured that he would accept.
An observing spectator told reporter
this afternoon that Rev. Mr.. Hewitt OF
Lincoln had gained a good many votes
but not enough to make him dangerous
1t is understood that strong fight
will be made for Mr.. Won Herrlich OF
Wichita and that some of the delegations
from the southern part OF the state
will arrive this afternoon to work
for him. But in the midst of it all it is
conceded that Topeka's Dean Millspaugh
has a very good show.
Rev. A. Beatty, of Newton, will pre-
side. The only bishop present is Spauld-
ing of Colorado.
Talk of Rector Won HerIich.
KANSAS CITY. May 2S.-A special Il