The San Francisco call., 1898-05-13
MARSHALL LAW AND
 HIS GRIEVANCE
He Missed Three Elections anG Then Said the Ballots
 Were Juggled.
Spirited Answers From the Accused Ministers Wind Up the Episco-
 pal Conference.

But for the Rev. Marshall Law the Episcopal Convention would have broken up with every one on the best of terms; but MT. Law had grievance, and at once there was trouble.
 Bishop Nichols asked if any minister had anything to say before the conference adjourned sine die, and, availing himself of the opportunity, MT. Law rose and said he had a complaint to make. He said he had been appointed one of the tellers and that while attending to his duties he missed the elections of three committees, and so lost his vote. He said, too, that he did not like the way the names were printed on the ballots, and intimated that there was a ''job" in it and that the men who had that work in charge had been do- ing politics.
 .'The committed" he said, "soon learns to be shrewd, and puts the names of those men it wants elected at the head of the list, so the ministers present who do not happen to be personally acquainted with the candidates simply mark the names at the head of the list, and those at the end have no chance. The ballots should be printed and distributed at least day before the election. This would no doubt, make great deal of wire pulling, but some of it would be wire pulling of the right sort Another thing, all the names of the candidates should be put on one sheet of paper, instead of sep ardte sheets, as IS now the case, ana the names should be put alphabetically"
 These remarks brought ". A. M Van Bokkelen to his feet in denial of Laws charges. To question of privilege, he said:
 .'I wish to deny the open charge made by Rev Marshall Law last evening at the Bishops reception. l alone am responsible for the order of names on the ballot, and I wish to say that neither Rev. M D. Wilson nor MT Hooke had anything to do with it. I first put down on the list the names of the old board that was nominat- ed then the names of the candidates in the order that they were nominated. was charged last evening by this gentle man with arranging the names and with being in a clique, and having prear- ranged decision about which way favor fte candidates name should go. To my knowledge there has been no manipulation in the case of single nominee, and if l have no knowledge of such work It cannot be-.
 Rev. Mr. Wilson and MT. Hooke both got I'D in their defense, and also to explain how the tickets were arranged
 A motion was made so that in the future no such accusations might arise, that the names be arranged alphabetically This was adopted by the convention.
 Bishop Nichols appointed Rev J. A. Emery archdeacon of the diocese, and the appointment was confirmed by the confer ence Most of the day was given over to the elections, which resulted in the follow ing men being elected for the year:
 Standing comnittee-Rev. R. c. Foute Rev. Hobart Chetwood. Rev. E. B. Spalding, L. HI. D.. Rev. E. J. Lion, Major w. 5. Hooper, A. N. Drown. Colonel George H. Wendell. J. J. Val entine
 Board of Missions-Rev F. J. Mynard. Rev. J. R. De Wolfe Cowie, Rev. c. E. Swan. c. H. dleton C. D. Haven
 Alternate delegates to general convention Robert Bruce. Edgar Mills. Colonel C. H. Men. i.
 Delegates to general convention-Rev R. 0. Foute. Rev. W. H. Moreland. Rev. E. B.