Last Thursday, the D.C. Democratic State Committee’s membership gathered to select an interim candidate to fill the At-Large seat on the D.C. Council left vacant when Kwame Brown rose to the chairmanship of the city’s legislative body. As we reported on Friday, Sekou Biddle defeated Vincent Orange for the spot after three rounds of voting and furious caucusing in a kitchenette connected to the conference room where the voting took place. (The Post was none-too-impressed with the process, according to an editorial published today.) Beyond the confusions surrounding whether or not the balloting was open or not (party officials claimed they used an “open ballot,” but who the ballot would be open to after the fact to remains a mystery), one of the most comical elements of evening’s proceedings was how party officials collected donations — with a glass bowl and paper bag.

After three rounds of contested votes — and some kitchenette caucusing — from 74 members of the D.C. Democratic State Committee last night, Sekou Biddle was selected to fill the seat once occupied by D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown until a special election can be held on April 26.