Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
OPPOSED TO THE TICKET.
Warm Discussion in the Convention
Yesterday Afternoon.


Yesterday Afternoon.
There was no session of the diocesan
convention last evening, for after long
days work the delegates were all pretty
we'll tired out, and it was thought best to
begin bright and early this morning again.
After The Stars report of the afternoon
session closed yesterday, considerable rou-
tine business was transacted necessary to
the complete organization of the new do
cese. Two important items were the cleo
ton of permanent secretary and the cleo
ton of a standing committee The latter
was down on the order of business but was
not completed, and after considerable dis
cuSSion the election was postponed until
this morning. This is the most important
committee of. the diocese. for in case the
post of bishop should be left vacant it fills
the place of the ecclesiastical head of the
diocese during the interim.
a motion was made and carried to ap-
point a committee of three clergymen and
two .laymen to prepare an order of bust
ness for the convention. DR.. Elliot, the
president of the convention, appointed Rev.
Dr. Mckim, Rev. DR.. l. L. Townsend, Rev.
Dr. Stuart, Mr.. j. c. Bancroft Davis and
Mr.. C. S. Brown, and the committee later
reported an order for the day.
Rev. H. Allen Griffith and Rev. A. S.
Johns We're nominated for the position of
permanent secretary. Mr.. Griffith received
a majority of the votes of the clergy, but
the laity went so nearly unanimously for
Mr.. Johns that the. latter was elected by
vote of 20 to 10.
Committees Appointed.
Rev. DIR. Elliot announced the appoint
ment of the following committees:
On canons and other business, Rev.
Thomas G. Addison, Rev. Alfred Harding,
Rev. w. H. Laird and Messrs. A. S. Borne
and Charles II. Stanley; on parochial con-
n )o1J ~
Woodward and Seymour w. Tulloch; on
accounts, Messrs Thomas Anderson, H. b.
Bird and Augustus G. May; on the admis-
sion of new parishes and churches. Rev. l.
l.. Townsend, Rev. Gilbert F. Williams and
Mr.. Charles Albert with one vacancy. Mr.
Seymour w. Tulloch was unanimously
chosen treasurer of the convention. On
motion of Mr.. Albert the rules provision
convention were suspended to permit of the
consideration of the election of the stand
Ing committee.
The proposition to elect a standing COM
nittee at this point gave rise to the live
lest debate of the day. No sooner had the
election been announced than some of the
delegates began passing around printed
ballots with the names of seven clergy
men on them, and this action caused con-
siderable feeling among the delegates.
These ballots contained the names of Rev.
J. B. Per,y, Rev. ]. H. Elliot, Rev. T. c.
Addison, Rev. r. H. McKim, Rev. Walter
Alfred Harding. The names of some TWEEN
ty-five or thirty other ministers had been
pla6 ed in omins ton. and a lively opposi-
ton developed to a ticket prepared in adj
vance. Rev. Mr. Williams and Rev. DR..
Mackay Smith made heated addresses. in
which they characterized such methods in
no treasured terms. Mr.. Williams made
use CT such words ''un-Chrstian" and
"unconventiol al DIR. Aspinwall also an
tagoniZed the procedure, and the three, all
of whom had been nominated for the COM
mittee, withdrew their names. the
ground that if such election methods Were
to be pursued they did not care to be cam
didates. The circulation of these printed
ballots. however. served to defeat the aims
for which they had been prepared. After
some discussion the action suSpending the
order Of business so as to proceed to the
election Of the &C mmittee was reconSidered,
ard 1T was voted to hold the election this
morning, when the secretary was instruct
ed to have printed ballots containing the
names of all the ministers who had been
nominated.
Endowment of the EpiscOpnte.
DIR. McKim read tire report of the COM
mittee on the endowment of the episcopate
of Washington. The report detailed the
plans for the provision Of a fund for the
maintenance of the new diocese and the
additional steps necessary. Mr.. Henry E.
Pellew, treasurer of the committee the
endowment, read his report of the financial
condition Of the episcopate. Mr.. Meloy
then made a motion that a committee be
appointed to consider the necessity for
changes in the constitution of the diocese,
and to refer all questions of canonicSl
changes to the committee en- canons AMI
other business.
Several resolutions making such changes
in the constitution are made necessary
by the creation of the new diocese were
offered and referred to the committee on
canons and other business. DR.. Elliot
nounced the following committees On
ways and means, Nessrs. C. C. Glover
Henry f. Pellew and Seymour W. Tulloch;
on donations. Messrs. l.. J. Davis, Thomas
H. LOCKER, Blair Lee Charles King and W.
A. Meloy. OH the nomination of trustees for
the endowment fund of the diocese. DIR. j.
A. Aspinwall Rev. Richard Lewis Howell
Rev. James Clark and Messrs. Woodward
and Huston
A motion was made to fix II o'clock this
morning a. the hour for the election of a
bishop for the new diocese but this was
amended so as to make 3 o'clock the time
Shortly after o'clock the sessions of the
first Cay of the convention came to an end
RObbcrfes Reported.