Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-05
DEMOCRATS ELECT
JONES PRESIDENT
OF THE LEVY COURT
Continued from page 4.

when all are counted.
Tho largest crowd yet wac on hand
To witness the proceedings which have
attracted much attention. There were
more politicians I'm attendance today
than nj any time since the body met on
Tuesday. Fourteen ballots were taken
Tuesday. Fifteen were taken Wednes-
day. Thirteen were taken yesterday.
Before the body convened there were
all kinds OF rumors current. with the
general indication that the deadlock
would be broken. one story was that
prominent leaders have been very ac-
tive in tho lower part OF the county TO
influence Messrs. Trultt and Hart.
Court convened at 1lJ5. The NOM
nations for permanent chairman
showed jumhled situation, six of the
seven members of the body being
nominated. Mr.. Truitt nominated Mr..
Buckson. Mr. Wright nominated MIR.
Ball MIR. Jones nominated Mr.. Stew
art MIR. Buckson nominated Mr.
Hart. Mr.. Hart nominated Mr.. Truitt
and Mr.. Stewart nominated Mr.. Jones.
AS Mr.. Stewart made his nomination
he said: "to satisfy my colleague on
tho left I viii nominate an old mem
her"
The first, second and third ballots
resulted ~ follows: Bail, 2; Mcssrs.
Hart. Stewart. Trultt. Jones and
liuCkson. one each.
Mr.. Truitt took the floor after this
ballot and declared I'VE are not acting
Va men and are not making any head
way" lie continued. declaring that
the members were acting like boys
when Il went to school" lie said Il
was time for the members to get
down 20 business IA men.
This thing" Mr.. Truitt continued.
"is amusing lots Of people and one
paper has called u a vaudeville show.
hut n doesn't coat anything To- see IL.
/ II had my way I'd lock the door and
I keep II locked until preslden, was
selected" Much applause greeted Mr..
TRUTHS remarks.
On the fourth ballot tho deadlock
broke and ne the fourth vote was
counted for Mr.. Jones. there was much
applause from the large crowd of
spectators
when the result of this ballot was
announced there was greater applause
Nessrs Stewart and Hart were
named 10y Temporary chairman Buck
SON To- escort the newly elected presi-
dent 60 the chair.
Mr.. Jones thanked The members Tor
their vote of confidence.
Mr.. Wright was the first member 10
congratulate Mr. Jones and Me. Rail
wac tho last
The court then went ON with the
regular business \ request OF sheriff
Walls for authority to appoint twu
extra deputies was referred to the
oo,st
George r. Elliott. deputy coroner
was ordered placed ON the county
rayroM The appointments ot Regis
ter NJ Wills Brown were approved
\ communication from the Good
tioads Congress AZ chicago was ords
"a referred &C. the court The court
ADOPTED a motion that the automobiles
~ the members from tho sixth ant
seventh districts be overhRuled.
when Clerk OF tho Court McIvs
announced that he had no other bust
ness. Mr.. Buckson moved that a re
cess be taken. Mr.. Ran seconded this
when Mr.. Stewart announced thaf
,hero vac other business and he NOV
Il cd that the chairman appoint a com,
mlttce on rules. Ar Rail eeminde,
him that there already was motion
on the floor Mr. BuCksOn then with
drew his motion after which Nj
' stewards; motion. was passed. Mr.
Jones appointed Messrs. Stewart
.
siderable surprise as majority Of tn
D. committee arr Democrats.
A. Is. a l5-miuute recess wa
taken upon motion ~ Mr.. Stewart
MI Jones announced that tho Othe
members were welcome tO join tn
committee IN the conference room.
The meinbers returned TO tho cour
room az 1915, when the committee oi
rules presented their report Thes
rules are practically the same as hav
been In use IN Levy Court The cour
adopted the new rules and 80 cople
were ordered printed
Mr. TI1iitt reminded the member
: ~ ;hc request OF sheriff Walls 90
Two additional depgties. one TO b
permanently on the payroll and IN
'th't 10 ne ia" - VN Nh"u m
serves. The request was granted.
q Rule p OF the new set Is a ne,
To- one. II relates 20 charges agains
employees Of the county. and provide
p that charges can be referred 20
10 special committee o. the cour; wit
b pow,r 20 suspend. Il the charges ar
q sustained. This section was include
Q az ine rcsd., " a recent Incident :
a / Levy Court
o. The workhOuse report was receive
N and ordered laid over untn next Tuel
4 day.
The county payroll was ordered {
o he taken ~ next Tuesday and acte
uion az that time. The court al
journed "a; 1926. TO meet again ncS
Tuesday al II a. m.