The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-29

Rev. John Bennett of Fort Scott and
Rev. David Howard of Kansas City were
made tellers for the clergy, and d. T:
Blish of Atchison and Avery Turner of
Newton were made tellers for the laity.
The clergy and the laity voted sepa-
rately and a majority of both was neces-
sary to a choice.
The informal ballot stood as follows,
the clergy having 20 votes and the laity
80 to start on:
Clergy-Millspaugh IA, Gardiner II,
Leonard 2, Hewitt L
Laity-Gardiner ~, Millspaugh II,
Leonard 3. Hewitt 1, Won Herrlich i,
Brady 2.
Dean Millspaugh was not present at
all during the afternoon. If he had been
he could have made himself the choice
of the clergy on this very first ballot
The committee of the whole then
turned itself inside out and became a
convention again.
Before the formal balloting began
session of silent prayer was proposed,
Bishop Spaulding leading.
As Mr.. Brady had been surprised by
receiving two votes on the first ballot, he
| op with great gravity, and his refusal
was accepted with due solemnity.
The first formal ballot gave Dean
Millspaugh a slight gain. The clergy
voted Millspaugh, "A; Gardiner, II;
Leonard, 2; and Won Herrlich. 1.
Another lay delegate had come in
meanwhile and the laity vote stood,
Gardiner, IA; Millspaugh, 13; Leonard, 3,
and Won Herrlich, l.
To become the choice of the conven-
ton Dean Millspaugh needed Is votes
from the clergy and 16 votes from the
! laity.
On the second formal ballot the clergy
gave Millspaugh, IA; Gardiner, 12; Leon
ard. 2, and Won Herrlich, 1.
Laity -MiIlspaugh, 10; Gardiner, 10;
Leonard, 3, and Won Herrlich, l.
Mr.. Allen of Ottawa here called for
division of the members of the house and
after considerable argument, in which
all were trying to argue on the same
side, it was finally arranged that the
| clergy and laity should occupy different
parts of the house.
1t was just here that somebody, sup
| posed to be Gardiner man, tried to rush
| a resolution to adjourn till after
| supper, but it went down before a storm
I of noes, and the third ballot was taken,
resulting as follows:
Clergy-Millspaugh IS, Gardiner ~,
Leonard 2.
Laity-Gardiner IA, Millspaugh 10,
Leonard and Dean Colwell l.
Dean MiIlspaugh was declared elected
by the clergy, and the chairman, Mr.
Beatty, announced that the clergy,
having reached a conclusion, the
laity would thereafter go on voting
alone. There were half a dozen pro-
tests Immediately, and the church law
was referred to, and read aloud,
which declared that there should be a
concurring vote of both orders. This
raised dispute regarding the construc-
| ton of the word concur as here used,
and it was held by the majority that both
orders had to vote at the same time to
constitute concurring vote. Mr.. Comb
! of Lawrence arose and explained that if
the clergy elected Mr.. A and stop
ped voting and the laity then went on
and elected Mr.. B there would be no
election, for each would have the right
to stop right there. There was good
deal in this bit of elucidation, and the
| chair ruled that both orders should con-
tinue to vote.
In the fourth ballot the clergy gave
Mr.. MillspAugh Is votes, Gardiner II,
Leonard 1 and Won Herrlich 1.
The laity gave Millspaugh IA, Gardi-
IS, Leonard and Won Herrlich l.
| Things were becoming interesting and
Judge Buck of Emporia sought to clari-
fy matters by motion to adjourn, but
| it was laid on the BILE with thump.
1t was during the fifth ballot that DIR.
| Goddard of Leavenworth strayed into
! the tellers' room and left the doer open.
| Mr.. Brady, who was doing the very most
he could for Gardiner, demanded that
DR.. Gardiner be removed from the tel
| lers' room. His demand was, to say the
least, spirited, and DR.. Goddard flushed
and lowered about the door. There was
some laughter aud comment on the Incl
dent, but the house was quieted by the
chairman and the vote was announced as
follows:
Clergy-hiIlspaugh Is, Gardiner II,
Leonard 1, Won Herrlich 1, and Rev.
John Henry Hopkins of Atchison l.
Laity-Millspaugh Is, Gardiner IA,
and Leonard l.
Dean Millspaugh had received the re-
quired majority of both orders and there
was immediate cheering, which the
| chairman Immediately stopped as unbe-
coming in the cathedral.
The result had hardly been declared
when Mr.. Brady, who had already de-
clared that he had nothing to expect
from Dean Gardiner, rose to his feet and
objected to the decision on the strength
that there were thirty of the clergy and
fifteen was not a majority. He was re-
minded that Dean Millspaugh had not
voted, but it made no difference to Mr..
Brady
This was DR.. Goddard's chance to get
even and be seized it.
Shaking his foreinger as near in Mr..
Brady's face as he could reach he ex-
claimed: 81 am surprised that you should
stoop to belittle Dean Millspaugh in the
way you are doing. It is conduct unbe-
coming a member of this convention.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself"
The convention encouraged the Leav-
enworth man by clapping its hands Bfr.
Brady demanded protection from the
"attack," and the chairman did the best
he could.
P. G. Noel of Topeka also thought it
was very small thing for Mr.. Brady to
do and let the convention know it, and
Mr.. Brady arose and hauled down his
point of order.
Dean Millspaugh was then declared
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