The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-02
NEW COUNCIL
ORGANIZED
Michael F. Cannon Filed His Con.
test Last Night.
ALLEGES HE WAS ELECTED
Hearing Will be Held on July IL
When the New Members Sit.
Many Candidates for
Office.
ALLEGES HE WAS ELECTED

4 lie new WY Souheh ''Ns hNh -
organization last night. Clerk Morrison
called the members to order. u. X.
Cochran, who is notary public, then
swore in the new president, Charles
III. Blaine. :,
President Blaine at once declared
lCouncil omen. The clerk then read the
election returns denoting the election OF
| the various members. The members
were then sworn in by Mr.. Cochran.
| rbe first to lie sworn in were George
| 4. Willis, First ward; Charles Il. Sparks,
.Ir., Second ward; Thomas Nj. Monaghan.
Third ward; jam, $ Kane, Fourth ward.
The next to be sworn in We're Homer
| c. Simmons, Fifth Thomas u. Postles,
Sixth: Hamilton Stewart, Seventh;
james H. Morris, Eighth.
| Then followed Prince A. Mousley,
Ninth; Joseph b. McCafferty; Tenth;
Charles NJ Zebley, Twelfth ward.
Henry Smith, Eleventh ward, affirmed.
Messrs Kane, Smith, Willis and Stew
nrt occupy their old seats. Mr.. Mona
chan has moved to the front row or
| eats and has taken the seat formerly
| occupied by Mr.. Oberly. Mr.. Xcbley
occupies Mr.. Monaghan's old seat. Mr..
Mousley has moved to the seat formerly
occupied by Mr.. Healy. Mr.. McCaferty
has Mr.. Mousley's old seat. Mr. Pos-
les has the seat formerly occupied by
IAIayor Fisher. Mr. Morris. seat formerly
occupied by Mr. Piefson; Mr.. Sparks, the
seat formerly occupied by Mr.. Connor;
Mr.. Simmons, the seat formerly occupied
j by Mr.. Johnston.
On the desk of Mr.. Mousley was n
handsome, large floral horse shoe with
the figure suspended from the middle
| 1t was made of carnations and other
| flowers. On it was card bearing the
Inscription: From Your Friends of the
Ninth" Mr.. Mousley will have it photo
sraphed.
| On the desk Of Mr. Postles was a
handsome bouquet of carnations the gift
If friends in the Sixth ward. There was
l large crowd of politicians present at
he meeting.
| After the members had all been sworn
m on motion Of Mr.. Smith, a commit
tee composed of Messrs. Willis and Stew
art was appointed to examine the ere
lentials of the new members. A recess
lnf fifteen minutes was taken. The COM
mittee reported favorably on all the
members.
Then Messrs. Kane, Monaghan. Sparks
md Morris We're appointed Il committee
10 decide on rules for the new Council.
l'he committee presented rules similar
to those of the last Council and they
were ,Nrted.
Mr.. Smith presented the contest of
Michael Il. Cannon who desires to contest
the election of Charles f. Sparks, Jr.,
Of the Second ward. The petition was
read by the clerk
In the petition Mr.. Cannon alleges
that in the First and Fourth districts
If the Second ward there were returned
o the Department of Elections by the
election officers of said districts some
Is disputed ballots, Is from the First
district and the remaining II ballots from
he Fourth district
He alleges that If these particular dis
nlted ballots had been counted according
10 the true and real intent of the voters
he would have a majority of 4 votes.
Mr.. Stewart moved to lay the petition
on the table indefinitely, which was
voted down. Mr.. Smith moved to have
the petition received and filed. Mr..
Stewart Strated to say something about
The election officers when Mr.. Smith said
he was ont of order as they We're not
Itrving the case.
President Blaine told Mr.. Stewart to
state the synopsis of what he proposed
to say.
Mr.. Stewart declared that the majority
Of the election officers and the members
If the Department of Election which de-
dared Sparks elected were of the OPP
nosite party.
President Blaine declared Mr.. Smiths
nnint af order well taken
Mr.. Smiths motion prevailed by n
narty vote of to 5. Mr.. Sparks not
voting
IT was decided to hear the contest on
Iuly 81 Mt 7.3O o'clock and the president
was given the nowcr to subpoena wit
nesses Hugh G.. Browne represents
Sparks and Baldwin Springer represents
Cannon.
OFFICES TO RE FILLED.
The majority members did not follow
the usual custom of holding n caucus to
make slate for the offices to he filled
Vt is probable that caucns will be held
tomorrow night Already there are
numerous candidates for every office
md the Democratic members of Council
arc being buttonholed wherever they
lmnke an appearance on the streets.
Officc-seekers are everywhere apparent
Narlv yesterday morning they were about
'ooking for tho mon whose Influence
hey hope to enlist in their behalf. Con
'orences were held 1T Sixth and Market
treets and all day the oftice-scekers were
,itering about the City Hall awaiting tn,
md of the Council meeting. Early an6
late every day until the appointments
1re made they will make miserable thu
lives of the members of Council.
| William T.. MORRISON is anxious t.
succeed himself as clerk of City Council
, William l.. Hamann, the retiring cit,
, treasurer is also an APPLICANT for th
office. 1t is said that Mr.. Hamann i
, slated for either clerk of Council o
+ auditor. John !. Ryan, the presen
, baliff of Council. wants to be inspecto
of oils and finds. which position is nov
held by Michael ]. Kelley. Mr.. Kelle
I will make fight for reelection. Denni
p Connell of the Tenth ward is said to b
| in the fight for the office. There are scy
1 eral aspirants for Mr. Ryan's place i
: front of the desk of President of Cour
ell Blaine. including John Holzer of th
t First ward, Edward i. McNabb of tn
$ Third and Daniel Farren of the Nintl
n For the office of auditor, in addition I
n Mr. Hamann. the names of Isaac {
t Pyle of .the Fifth ward, the present il
lcumbeat; his assistant, John Boughms