New-York tribune., 1909-04-14

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The 5av has had no parallel in the history Of
Trinity Church There was electioneering from
t,erinrirg 70 end of a most vigorous character.
and while there we're few evidences of bad feel
ing neither side was permitted by the other to
take anv advantage st. Johns Chapel had re-
laws of men posted from the front gates along
the south aisle 70 the vestry room. Each man
wore white ribbon badge with the name Of the
chapel inscribed on il in gold letters. and held
2 packet Of white ballots. printed upon which
were the names Of their four candidates for the
vestry- Henry St John Hyde. of Trinity
chapel: Philip L. Schell William G. Rose and
Herman Gustow Of St Johns The Trinity
watchers were supplied with blue ballots. which
slso differed from the st Johns ticket in dis
PLAYING the names Of Hermann H. Cammann.
present controller: Richard Delafeld. Nicholas
? Palmer and Francis s Bangs. instead Of the
four chapel representatives They did not wear
badges. In fact. several Of them were Wears of
the uarish. no undertook the election work at
the request Of their rector. Dr. Manning.
DR. MANNING PREsIDEs.
Dr Manning sat at the centre Of long green
hsize table in the vestryroom Of Trinity Church.
J-uon it were four large ballot boxes. Trinity
church and St. PauTs Chapel members cast
their ballot into one box. St. Johns and Trinity
ChapeTs vent into another. ST. Agnes's voters
-5sed : third. while the TWO chapels Il hich the
s. johns reople declared - be ineligible 70
vote. 81. Isuke's and the Interoession. had
separate hoE nr Manning IS inspector vas
assisted BY Egerton / Winthrop, jr-: Ambrose
( Nl;rrsy7- r. John T Lockman. Elihu Chaun-
oev. Dr. William " Polk. George 2. crane. Ed
rnund,D Randolph. David 2. ogden and Dr. J.
Howard Van Amriuge all Of whom are vestTy-
men and candidates for reelection on both
tickets. and sat AZ the table Colonel William
.Js7 senior warden. and Charles L Jones. both
Of Trlritv-s counsel. watched the balloting ell
ds~ = Johns counsel eX-Surrogate Charles
Beckett and William H Hamilton. we're
present from the time the polls opened at 10
o.clock in the morning until they closed at .
r had been promised that ali voters from the
Chapel # the Intercession and 81. LUke's would
b challenged. the first because it had not been
admitted into Trinity parish in 1907 by the
vote Of the corporators outside the vestry. and
the second because II Is z mission chapel-Ihose
being the claims Of the St. Johns people. The
frst voter challenged by Phillip L. Scher was
Charles I. Griffin Of the Chapel cf the Inter
eession. lawyer. According TO the system used.
each voter as he stepped to the ballot box an
nounoed his name and chapel The information
Vss tFen verified BY lists in the hands Of the
assistant inspectors and counsel for both sides.
When Nj Grff1n's chapel vas named. Mr..
ScheIi challenged the vote Or. Manning ruled
thet he should he allowed to cast his ballot
Thereafter all voters from the TWO chapels
we're protested and voted in the same form. The
question VIII be decided at the court trial when
=. Johns suit against Trinity will be tried
One man who tried TO vote was challenged
because he had not taken communion within
the year but finally allowed to vote be
cause he rented part of pew Several were
disqualified because they we're under twenty
ore years Of age.
Among those who voted were six Chinamen
members Of the mission school at St Paurs
Chapel and Major William A. Hatch. para
lytic, who was taken TO the polls in q carriage
by his wife. There were many aged voters
and several policemen, fremen, letter carriers
and negroes.
When Colonel jay entered the iron gates
youns man handed him white ballot.
What's this asked Colonel Jay. "one of the
regular tickets
It's regular St Johns ticket" he was told
Colonel Jay promptly tore up the white paper
and threw il on the pavement
These cIergyrnen were very active in the
south aisle The Rev. G r. Stetson. of Trim
ity. the Rev DR.. William Montague Geer. of
ST PauIs. the Rev John II. Logic of st.
Trinity Chapel. the Rev DR. ". w. Ballinger.
- St Agnes's: the Rev. Dr. Gates. Of the Inter
oession. and the Rev. f. r. Smith. Of St. Cor
neius-s. who wore his uniform chaplain at
Governors Island.
member Of Trinity Church. in position TO
have trustworthy information, said last night
shat the defeat of the ST Johns faction did
not At all mean the destruction Of st. Johns
chapel The public need have no fears of its
being torn down in the future, and prob
ably II would not be torn down for many years
20 come The vestry was at present under in
junction but If the injunction were dissolved
u would begin 70 hold the evangelical services
previously announced.
When the original vote to close St Johns
Has taken the vestry had no idea OF the public /
interest in the edifce as an architectural mon
ament but had acted solely from consideration /
- church administration. Several of the yes /
'ryrnen, after they found that there was inter |
est in the preservation of the structure had /
come to fee that public opinion with regard TO /
~ should DC respected by the vestry. and while /
ile corporation was intent on carving ont is !
own plans for the work and maintaining its /
!adthortty, IL had abandoned, he believed any
intention 10 demollsh the structure. 4