The Washington herald., 1910-09-02
ALEXANDRIA FACES
COUNCIL DEADLOCK
Forty-three Ballots Taken
for President.

After taking forty-three ballots, the
board Of aldermen were still in a dead
lock over the election Of president, and
adjourned at . o'clock last night until
September %. when balloting will be re-
sumed.
Twelve ballots were taken after the
council convened at noon. with no choice.
An adjournment was taken shortly before
o'clock and the board reassembled las.
evening
The meeting was presided over by ]. NJ.
Hin, vice president Of the body, who AT
times during the balloting was a candl
date. The next regular business meeting
Of the board will not be held until the
second Tuesday in October. In the mean
time, 1t is said. Mr. Hill will preside.
The question now confronting the
board is. What will be the status Of the
vice PRESIDENT" Some say, in the event
a presiding officer is not nominated. he
WI continue to preside. and also may
name committees The other side, how
ever, says this cannot be legally done.
! When the board was called 10 order
yesterday Mr. Hill said he had been
reliably Informed that it is within his
province to continue to act as presiding
officer untn the election Of his successor.
The deadlock may have to be finally set
tied. as il was several years ago. when
straws were drawn for the presidency.
! The board Of aldermen is composed OF
eight members. On one side are solidly
lined Alderman J. NJ. Hill, F. f. Mar
bury. ]. B. Fitzgerald. and Jacob Brill
Those comprising the other side are Al
dermea w. w. Ballenger. Henry x.
Field. c. J. w. Summers. and Kenneth
W Ogden. At the morning session the
nominations included Messrs. Hill. Mar
bury. Ballenger. and Brill AT the night
session. Messrs. Ogden. Field. and Sum-
mers were also nominated. Each time
the result was the same, the vote being
TO 4
When the city council convened yes
terday to be sworn in all business was
suspended except the election Of officers.
The officers elected are Hubert Snow
den, president; Howard w. Smith, vice
1 president: Daniel r Stansbury, clerk;
William L Craven. messenger. The oath
was administered BY Nevelle S. Greena-
way. notary public.
! Following the administering OF the
oath. Councilman Williams said he IN
] derstood that there were matters OF vital
Importance which should be considered
before the council elected officers. This
was ruled out OF order. as was also an
amendment Of his for the election Of a
temporary chairman.
The floor was then taken by Council
man Brockett. who said there had been
some discussion as 20 the legal right OF
q nominee TO hold that position, Mr.
Snowden having at that time been nomi-
mated for president Of council by Mr..
Marshall. The chair held that nothing
was In order until an organization was
effected. This was done with consider
able dispatch. motion OF Councilman
Williams 10 get Councilman Burke 70
withdraw his motion for adjournment, IN
order that questions as 10 the legality OF
certain members serving as councilmen
might be considered, was lost. The coun-
ell then adjourned until the second Tues
day in October next
fNAlcA tue NUle WIS NUken Tor the cleo
ton Of a president. Councilmen Brockett,
Williams. and snowden declined 10 vote.
When Mr. Smith came up for election for
vice president Messrs. Brockett and Lead
beater declined 10 vote
It is understood that when council re-
ASSEMBLIES on the second Tuesday IN Octo-
Der the legal status OF three members Of
that body will be brought UP and warm
debate Is promised. The matter may, it
IS said. be brought into the courts for
final settlement.
The new members Of council are: HUI
bert Snowden and c. r. Yates. First ward:
J. Y. Williams and Louis Brill, Second
ward; A. D. Brockett and j. Fred Birren.
Third ward; Thomas Chauncey and
Charles B. Swan. Fourth ward. Kenneth
w. Ogden Is the only new member in the
board Of aldermen.