The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-10
DEMOCRATIC FIGHT.
Causes Trouble In EIecting City Council
Committees-The Body Adlourns Un- !
til r1onday Night, When Another
Attempt VIII be rlade.

City Council last evening endeavored to
elect its committees but after two hours
session during which time twehj one
ballots were taken, adjournment as
made until Monday night.
The inability Of the Democrats to elect
the committees was because Of bitter
fight which has waged among them since
the matter was referred to u week ago
The bitterness first publicly showed itself
when MIR. Smith placed In nomination the
names of James Oberly, Dennis +. Leary
and Harry w. Isbley as members OF the
Finance Committee.
The vote was taken, the Republicans
voting blank, ono Democrat doing the
same and Mr. O'Neil not casting vote.
This showed that Mr.. ONeill wanted the
committee chairmanship. MIR. Leary also
wanted the office and it is said had remark.
ed that he would have it or nothing And
so the fight was between the gentlemen.
When the result was announced President
Leitch declared there had been no election
and ordered a second ballot, but it was as
the first one.
The matter was dropped for a minute
when Mr.. Smith moved to take up tho
election Of u Public Building Committee.
MIR. Leary called for the ayes and nays vote
and MIR. O'Neill, voted against the motion.
This killed the motion by vote OF to b.
Mr.. Smith moved to adjourn, but lagain
Messrs. Leary and O'Neill voted with tho
Republicans and the matter was lost by
vote of s to5.
Upon Mr. Ohcrly's motion to resume
tho vote on members of the Finance Com
mittee, which was carried, third ballot
was taken five votes being cast for the
nominees, seven blanks and one not voting
being the result, Tho fourth ballot re.
suited five for the nominees and eight
blanks.
At this point Mr.. Healey moved to ad'
journ until Monday evening but the mo-
ton was lost by q vote of to o. Messrs
Leary and O'Neill voting with the Repub.
licans, Ballotlng being again in order the
fifth one was called but it made 10 eiec.
ton, Sixth. seventh, eight and ninth all
showed five votes for tho nominees seven
blanks and one not voting,
Then came another motion from Mr..
Leary to adjourn until Monday night but
there was no second, and Mr., Watson
called for another ballot but 1t showed no
changes, after the eleventh ballot was
taken Mr., Healey moved to adjourn
whereupon Mr.. Smith called the yeas and
nays, Smith, Oberly, Cannon and Kane
voting with the Republicans and thereby
defeating, the motion BY. 70 t23. Then
making tho motion, On this motion,
Oberly Leary and Zcbloy, received 3,
Loary. o'Neill, zsbley, Land blank 6;
The next ballot resulted; Five for ober.
iy, Leary and Zebley and blanks. Mr..
O'Neil did not vote. This was tho four.
teenth ballot. Mr.. Morris moved to take
the fifteenth one, and 1t resultod; Five for
the nominees: blank. Mr., ONsill. did
not drop slip into tho box.
Mr.. Morris also moved for the sixteenth
ballot. IL resulted. Five for the nomi-
nees and blanks.
Mr., Robertson took the next move on
tho chess board, and novel for another
ballot, 1t was the seventeenth. There
were five votes for tho nominees and z
blanks.
tho seven teenth ballot. Then Mr.. Fisher
moved that ":n order to allow the ballitf to
earn his salary another ballot he taken"
and Bailiff Ryan passed the box. 1t was
the eighteenth ballot. and there were five
votes for the nominees and seven blanks.
There was second lull, and then Mr..
Fisher, who was evidently sarcastic,
moved to take another ballot to relieve
the "monotony" Of tho meeting. The
nineteenth ballot was taken and resulted:
Five for the nominees and blanks. There
was no change on the twentieth.
Shortly afterwartl Mr. Smith moved to
take a recess for fifteen aud another for
twenty minutes but they were both defeat.
G I on the yea and nay vote. Similar mo.
tions by Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Healey were
also killed.
While the motion to take q recess did
not prevail, the members took the recess,
and at one time there was but half dozen
people In the room, including President
Leitch, who had resumed the chair.
After resting or half an hour. Mr.. Heal
ey moved to take another ballot. 1t was
the twenty first one and it resulted: Five
for the nominees and blanks.
After another long rest Mr.. Healey
moved to adjourn until Monday evening
at o'clock. Tho Democrats were tired
and the motion was carried.