Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-28
THE LEVY COURT DISTRICTS.
Questions MS tn How Many There are al
as tie PrcHcut 1lmn.

Questions as tn How Many There are at
the Prcseut Time.
Tim Democratic md Republican County
Committees arc In heyetnl Guandaries on
account oil question, raised by the act,
passed at tho igst session Of tho Legislature,
under which The Levy Court now consisia
of seven. instead pf fye members. Just
what that act ehould hayc 10 do with the
work of the county committees doss net
seom very clear In the plain statement OF
the fact. 10 discover the connection, one
needs TO be informed that under the primary
election law, euch county committee Is re-
CURED to name q person in eaeh Levy Court
district who shall be e.quuii fer Of primary
election officers In, thnt district Before the
passage of the Levy Court not mentioned,
the committee named one qualiher in each
OF the five Levy Court districts. ,Now the
question Is Are there seven Levy Court
diatricts now?
The answer to the question is not fully
determined. The act fixes the boundaries of
seven districts, which, in the rural portions
Ct the county conform with The Senatorial
districts; in Wilmington, however. the two
Levy Court dNtficts are separated by Market
street, whereas the Senatorial districts cross
Market street. Yet although tile act makes
boundaries for seven districts, IL states that
| at the general election in 1904, The qualified
voters In each district shall select a Levy
Courtman for the term OF four years. And It
men from among the electors OF the
| county" to be Levy Courtmen until the
conclusion of the term of the other Levy
Courtfnen, which expires ut the end Of 1904.
So. in one why OF looking at the question,
Merritt n. Willis and Isaac q. Elliott. Gov.
Hunn's appointees, are simply Levy Court
men at large, and so far MS the act is con-
| cerned, represent no particular district in
| the county. tstfIs
That construction would do very we'll and
would settle the question very satisfactorily
perhaps, were II not for the complication
made by the status Of Levy Courtman s.
| Frank Ewnrt. He was appointed by Gov.
4 Hmm TO succeed John Lynn, resigned. The
| first question that comes up as to him Is
| whether his term expires at the end of the
| present year or continues until the end of
s Mf ayn p tSur year sT whsh go tb
| Constitution. Mr.. Ewsrt's appointment is
only until the next election, and that sue
| cessor must then be elected, and tho Demo-
Gratis. have candidates in the field for the
| nomination for that position. Mr.. Ewart
has also been advised that his position does
not become vacant with the election, but
| continues until 1904. tEt5&
In case II be established that Mr.. Ewart's
| term expires with the coming election, and
a successor must then be named, the ques-
ton is, What will DO the boundaries OF the
Levy Court district In which that election
must take place? Must the nominee run in
| the district as 1t was when Mr.. Lynn was
| the nominee, or must he run in a district
| corresponding to the Senatorial district as
provided under the new Levy Court law? In
| this matter also there Is advice on both
sides. Some say the nominee must run in
the large and some say he must run in the
small district.
These are about as difficult problems as
the county committeeman hive had to meet
They do not know yet what their decision
| will ha.