Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-04
NEW LEVY COURT
VAUDEVILLE SHOW
STILL GOES ON
Continued from page 1.

changed the order OF affairs when he
Offered n resolution TO the effect that
the election OF n permanent chairman
be postponed until next Tuesday and
that tho temporary chairman appoint
temporary committees. so that the
work OF the county can be carried on.
Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Jones were the
only members TO vote for this resolu-
ton, and Mr.. Stewart then made n
motion that recess be taken until
tomorrow morning and this motion
waS also lost
The third ballot wac then taken
and Il wa. after this that Mr.. Stewart
declared that he wished II any mem
Der had any solution TO offer. that
they would come forward with II, say-
ing there IL no use sitting here this
way"
After the seventh ballot. the recess |
was taken 60 this afternoon without !
a Yea and nay vote being called.
Tho court convened Mt 1i10 with |
Harry V. Buckson. temporary chair |
man. presiding. Numerous confer
enCes took place before tho opening
~ court. Mr.. Jones moved election
~ permanent chairman he taken up.
Mir. Stewart seconded Il. Mr. Jones
nominated Mr.. Stewart. Mr.. Wright
nominated Mr.. Rail. Mr.. Trultt nomi-
mated Mr.. Buckson. Messre. Jones
and Trultt were appointed tellers.
The fret and second ballots resulted:
Hart. =: Ball. 2; Stewart, 2.
After the second ballot Mr.. Stewart
arose and said: 1T seems 10 me rs
II this thing will go on FOR week, I
have n resolution which | would like
to present to you Tor your consider
lation."
This resolution was az follows:
Resolved: That the election ~ a
permanent president he laid over until
our meeting on Tuesday next and
that We proceed with tho regular
business and the president pro tenn
no and IL hereby directed md author
iyed To- appoint temporary committees
until tho meeting on Tuesday. to ep-
prove hills and that tho president PRO
tom is authorized 20 siFn all warrants q"
Mr.. Jones seconded the motion
, which was lost on a yea and. nay
vote. Messrs. Jones and Stewart he
? ing the only ones to vote for a.
: Az tho result OF this vote was an
, 'nOunced Mr.. Stewart said: 1T seems
. "a n the members don't want 70 10
I, any business 30 | move we recess
o until tomorrow morning at II O'Clock ."
r Mr.. Jones seconded thi. motion but
A u was defeated by vote 81 g. 2.
T. Meesrs. Pail and Wright. Republicans
II voting with the Democratic members.
IL, tt
and second
z After the third ballot Mr. Stewart
% assln took tho floor and prefacinE hie
. remarks with a statement that n.
DIDN'T want 90 he on tho noor all The
!. time. said: This battle Of ballot.
barring shot and shell is worse than
n the Rattle q RsNters corner, a few
II years ssr. II some member here can
q offer eolution let's hear from him
Il There q, no use 81 us sitting here thi.
II way"
= The fourth. NTH and sixth ballots
P showed another change, the Demo
II crste switching from Hart 10 Truitt
l. The result 81 these ballots was
n Hart, 2 Rail. 2 Stewart. g.
The seventh showed another switch
n when the Democrats changed 20 Buck
II son. the result being: Ruckaon, =;
,r stewart. 2 BAH. ?.
After this ballot Mr.. Truitt moved
+, that a recess DO taken 20 2 30 thl,
10 afternoon. Mr.. Stewart seconded 4
10 and the motion was carried without
- roll call. The Reese was taken a
T. 1880.
Tho Levy Court Yesterday after
y noon took nine ballots IN an effort .
H. break tho deadlock. making total O
n 20 for the day. "a sixteen were tako'
'e IN tire morning. Tho total number q
~ ballots taken at the time reCcss VA
o. taken yesterday was 30. fourteen hav
r ms been taken on TUESDAY. when IN
AZ court FIRST mot 20 organize.
The nino ballots resulted tho cam
G. as did al the othere for tho day, WIT
~ the exception Of one The result 4
r "a ballots yesterday was: Bucksou. :
a Rail. 2; stewart. 2.
As soon a. court convened yester
day afternoon, Mr. Ball made
motion that recess be taken unit
II o'clock today. Mr.. Wright ecc
p onded this motion. !; was lost on
d. Yea and nay vote. 5 20 2, Messn
90 pali and Wright being The only men
bers 20 vote FOR The motion.
o. After the twcnty-first halo: OF m
Cd day. MeSsrs Jones and Stewar; cor
'er ferred for n short time. Immediatol
TAI after they returned 20 the room. VI
RS Ban again made a motion that a r,
b. cess he taken untn II O'Clock toda
r. Mr.. Wright seconded Il. This motto
he was lost. 10 ;. Messrs Bau. Wrigl
m and Hart voting for IL
Of After the twenty ballot. NJ
Truitt moved that a recess be take
du until Il O'Clock today and this MOTE
ng wac carried.
es May Appeal 10 Legislature.
IA Stories OF more deals were cIrre'
20 about the Court House this mornir
du and most VI them were 70 the effe
an ths; a Democrat would ne selected
l,y head the body There was ono stoi
he that a leading Republican and leadir
m Democrat had conferred and that Il
q decision was 20 select a Democrat
leader.
This plan. from all indications. d
A, not work out this morning. The Der
or ocratic members are holding toreth
ors and have not wavered In their vO'
a. The Republican members likewi
-, have not changed their attitude
one story is 90 the effect that q
Democrats viii not make a deal
elect Mr.. Bail. Mr.. Stewart has "a
ps that he will not vote for a Democrl
despite the fact that all of them a
.n good friends OF his. Mr.. Wright n
said that he will not serve as pre-,