Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-04
NEW COUNCIL IN CONTROL
Members-elect Were Sworn in
Monday Evening.
MANY VISITORS WERE PRESENT
Colored Member Pleasantly
Received.
Michael r. Cannon's Contest of the Elec-
tion of Charles Il. Sparks, DR., is to be
Heard OH FRIDAY Evening, July 12th-Au
Attempt To Lay II on the Table Was
Defeated by "A Vote of Seven to Five.

Heard OH Friday Evening, July I2th-Au
Attempt To Lay II on the Table Was
Defeated by "A Vote of Seven to Five.
In sweltering temperature, with
perspiring brows and hands, the now
City Council Monday night took up the
reins Of oity government for a two
years. trip along the political road
Enough progress was made last night
to Indicate that the two old parties are
still alive, for snag was discovered in
the shape OF a contest by Michael +.
Cannon, Democrat, Of the election of
Charles E. Sparks, Jr., Republican, in
the Second ward, ,and q motion TO lay it
on the tahlo was defeated by yote of
seven Democrats to five Republicans,
Mr.. Sparks not voting.
The present composition Of the Conn-
oil is as follows:
President, Of City Council-Charles
| II. Blaine, II.
Members OF Counoil-First ward,
George A. Willis. D.. Third, Thomas
| M. Monaghan, D.; Fourth, james
| kans. D.; Fifth, Homer @. Simmons,
| r. /; Sixth, Thomas L. Postles, colored,
r.; Seventh, Hamilton Stewart, II. !;
Eighth, James II. Morris, K. Ninth,
Prince A. ,Mousley, D.. Tenth, Joseph
| i. McCaiferty, D.. Eleventh. Harry
R. Smith. D.; Twelfth, Charles M.
| Zebley, ID.
Before the meeting several Council
men dotted their coats in an effort to
accommodate themselves to the very
warm atmosphere Of the room. Visitors
were more numerous than usual at a
session of Council. Among those
present were City Auditor Isaac q.
Pyle, City Solicitor David j. Rein
hardt, Tax Collector George ii. Mccall,
Horace g. Knowles, Joseph Wiggles-
worth. Charles f. Sparks, Lucius
Jones and Building Inspector John j..
Cassidy.
The most striking object in the room
was large floral Offering On the desk
OF Councilman Mousley of the Ninth
ward. 1t comprised q circle Of roses,
carnations and green with large
figure so" OF flowers, in the csrtre.
The whole piece was 40 inches high by
36 across. 1t bore a card announcing
that 1t WAS from Mr.. Mousley's friends
in the Ninth ward.
The colored memher of Council, MIR.
4 Postles Of the Sixth ward, was pre-
n sented to other members by Mr.. Stewart
4 and PLEASANTLY received by them.
4 THE PilELrMINAKY PRoCEEpISes.
Il Council was called to order about
s. Is o'clock hy CLERK w. p. Morrison,
and members who had been chatting
in their shirt sleeves put their coats on.
They sat In the following order
Charles Ii. Blaine in tie chair; Mopn.
CHAN, Kane, Sparks and Willis on the
: inst row; Mousley, Smith, McCa1ferty
and Stewart, second row; and Willis,
Zebley, Simmons and Postles, third
row. te
Clerk MORRISON read the certificate
of the election of Charles Ii. Blaine te
be president OF Council and Edwin r.
Cochran, Jr., swore rim in. Mr..
Blaine took the cath to support the
Constitution of the United States anc
OF the State of Delaware and declaring
that lie neither gave nor promised an
award TO any person TO secure his vote
at the election.
Than the clerk read the statements
of the votes Tor the various city offloes
ON june lst as received from the De
psrtmens OF Elactions While this was
, going ur a magnificent bunch ol
! carnations was presented to MIR. Postles
As the different wards were called
: the members came forward and quail
fed as the president had done. AL
but Mr.. Smith took the oath; ht
affirmed.
II now declare Council open ant
ready for business,' said President
Blaine.
Mr.. Smith moved that Kane, Willii
and Stewart be appointed COMMITTED
TO examine the credentials of the mem
! bers This was carried, and on Mr.
J Smiths further motion recess of Il
, minutes was takon. ~
, Upon the conVening of Council
, the committee reported an examination
of the deeds and that the credentiali
/ were correct. This report was adopted
TheE Mr.. Smith moved that Kane
Monaghan. Mousley, Sparks and Morri
. be a committee on rules, which wa
} carried, and after smother recess tn,
. committee reported a series of rule
} which we're read and adopted. The.
are the same as governed the olt
Council.
MIR. scANNoN's PETITION.
/ Mr.. Smith announced petition o
= contest, and sent Mr.. Cannon'h petition
% to the desk.
. The petition was as follows:
u $40 the Council OF Wilmington, Gen
q tlemen: desire to contest the election
v of Charles e. Sparks, Jr., for the oflic
J., of member OF Council from the Sscon,
\ ward Of the CITY of Wilmington. NJ
grounds for making this contest are a
follows:
"First-In the First and Fourth dis
Z tricts Of the said Second ward ther
were returned, unoounted, to the De
Z partmsnt Of Elections, Ey the electio
= otlicrrH OF said district, come 2ti dis
! puted' ballots OF these 26 disputed
. ballots is OF the said ballots were re
. turned from thu First district of th
said ward, and the remaining III ballot
were returned from the Fourth distric
v Of the said ward. These disputed bal
. lots we're stamped 10 various ways, viz
n In some cases the mark was made wit
! the 'butend' OF the stamp; in othe
cases the mark was not made in th
!, square enclosing the party device, bu
a Immediately under the same and or
posite the words For Mayor in othe
cases, the mark was made dirsotl
above the square enclosing the part
a device; in other cases the ballots wer
q stamped twice, sometimes with th
i cross G. X end Of the stamp and come
3 times with the oross t'X') end OF th
J stamp and the butte Of the stamp
and in still other cases the mark Wa
made immediately in front of the nam
= of the candidate for Council. One {
# said disputed ballots is in all respect
a properly stamped, but 1t has the mar
J. in tbs square enclosing the device {
the Republican party, and the name