Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-15

Mr. Lehry calico 1nf yea ana may
vote, and, as Measrs. Leari and U'Neill
voted against the motion, with the Re-
publicaDs, the motion waH defeated.
Mr.. Smith moved TO adjourn. Mr..
Leary called for the yea and nay vote,
and the motion was lost, Messrs. Leary
and o'Neill voting with The Republi
cans.
President Leitch asked What was tho
pleasure Of the Council, nnl Mr.. Oherly
moved that the balluting fE the finance
committee be resumed.
Mr.. Smith called for the yea and nay
vote, and us Messrs. OberS and Lehry
voted with tho Republican, the motion
prevailed.
President Leitch asked il there were
any further nominations, and, there
being no reply, another ballot was
ordered. The result was tue same as
with tho previous balluts.
On Mr.. Leary's motion, the fourth
ballot was taken with the same result.
Mr.. Healey made motor that Coun-
Gil take tacess until s ochck Monday
night. but Messrs. Leary and O'Neill
voted against the motion, With the Re.
publicans. and it was lost.
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
eighth ballot hai been taken Mr.. Leary
moved that Council take a recess un.il
8 O'Clock Monday night. The motion
was not soconded. and on NJ. Watson q
motion the haloting was relumed.
Several Third ward Democrats talked
to Mr.. Leary over the rail, but there
was no change. and the ninth, tenth
and eleventh ballots showed tho same
result.
After the eleventh ballot a motion
was made by Mr.. Healey, and seconded
hy Mr.. Leury, that Council take re-
cess until Monday evening. The motion
was lost. only three members, MesHrs.
Leary. O'Neill and Healey voting in
tho affirmative,
The baloting was resumed. and the
twelfth aud thirteenth ballots showad
no change. On the fourteenth ballot
one of the Democrats voted for Messrs.
Leary, O'Neill ami Zebley.
President Leitch announced that
there had been no election and the bal
loting was resumed.
The fifteenth ballot shovel five votes
for the original nominees und seven
blanks as did also the sixteith. seven
teenth. eighteenth, nineteenth and
twentieth.
After the twentieth ballot Mr.. Smith
moved that Council take recess for 10
minutes. The motion was loHt, Mr..
O'Neill voting with the Republicans
against it. MIR. Smith tlen made a
motion to take recess for 90 minutes.
Mr.. O'Neili declined to vDte and the
motion was lost.
Mr.. Cannon male a motion to adj
jouru, but Messrs. Lenry and O'Neill
opposed IL with the Republicans and il
was lost, as was also Nj. Healey's
motion 10 take a recess FOR 10 minutes,
Mr.. O'Nsill voting with the Rspubli-
cans against it. But voting appeared to
bn useless aud majority Of the mem
bers stro!led out OF the roum for a
breath of air and consultation. Messrs
O'Neill and Leary, however, did not
participate in the consultation, although
they talked with each other.
The members returned to the Council
chamber in about half an hour, and. on
Mr.. Healey's motion, the twenty first
ballot was taken. 1t showed five votes
for the nominees and seven blank votes.
Again there was lapse of half an
hour, at the expiration Of which time,
on motion of Mr.. Healey, Council de-
cided to take recess untii Monday
evening There were eight favorable
votes, Mr.. Fisher voting with the Demo
crats.
After adjournment some of the mem
bers and several politicians went to Mr..
Leary and endeavnred to get him to
withdraw mis- opposition to the slate.
Council made another fruitless effort
to elect committees Monday night.
Mr.. O'Neill of the First ward was the
stumbling block, and nothing coulh in.
| duce him to vote for Mr.. Oberly TO be
| chairman of the finance committee.
| Twenty eight ballots were taken on the
craftsmanship of that committee, but
| there was no election, and absolutely
nothing was accomplished.
vi of the Democratic members ex-
cept MIR. 0'Neill attended preliminary
caucus in tho mayors office. Mr..
| O'Neill appeared to have no interest in
| the caucus and no did not put in an
| appearance until just before Council
met. MIR. Leary, however. was in secret
session with his colleagues, and it is
| said that matters were adjusted in q
manner satisfactory to him. While the
fifth ballot was being taken he held a
conferences with Mr.. O'Neill, but evi-
IDENTIFY made no impression on the mem.
her from the First ward, the latter
being determined not to deyiate from
| the plan which hs had inaugurated
when the halloting was commenced,
at previous meeting.
Council was called to order by Preai-
dent Leitch at $50 O'Clock. AS soon
as the business had been stated by the
president, Mr.. Smith made motion
| that Council go into an election of
chairman of thu finance committee.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. llealsy
and was carried. after which the chair
named Messrs. Cannon and Zebley as
the tellers.
| MIR. Fisher wanted to know who we're
the nominees, ana President Leitch in
! formed him that at the last meeting
MesHrs. ObGrly, Leary and zebley had
been placed in nomination, and, as far
| as he knew, no other nominations had
been mnde.
MIR. O'Neill asked for more specific
information. lie asked il there had
been any changes. Mr.. Leitch said
that so far as ne knew nobody had
Withdrawn.
In reply to Mr.. O'Neill, Mr.. Smith
said that it was understood that the
| fret man named on the ticket was in
tended to lie the chairman; the mem
bers could either vote for the first
name Or the entire ticket.
~ want to know who has been nomi-
nated," remarked Mr. O'Neill, to
whom the explanation had evidently not
been satisfactory II desire TO know
who the nominees are, he continued,
80 | can make up my ticket.
MIR. smith volunteered tha informa-
| ttnp th,t tb,, pn,ninat;,ns etno1 tho