Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-11
THE CHARLESTON COLLECTORsHIP.

The contest for the collectorship Of the
port of Charleston has narrowed down to
a petty scramble between Messrs. Mowry
and Walker, disgraceful to them and their
adherents, and discreditable to the entire
State, and with the prospect of continual
tion of the fight, Congressman Dibble haV-
ing Just intimated, in a published card, that
he, too, proposes to take hand IN the
suuabble. The columns of the Necs and
Courier have recently teemed with letters
and charges, replies and counter charges
by the respective sides, Mayor Courtenay
and Mr. Mowry, being the principal writer's.
Mayor Courtenay first espoused the cause of
Mr.. Mowry but after the papers were filed,
he withdrew his support from MIR. MoWry
in favor of Mr.. Walker, and addressed a
lengthy communication to the President
favoring the appointment of Mr.. Walker
and charging Mr.. Mowry with sundry
crooked transactions while engaged in the
mercantile business in Charleston. 10 these
charges Mr.. Mowry replied in strong terms,
his general conclusion being "yOu're anoth-
er." While Senator Hampton is neutral in
the contest, Senator Butler is the active par
tisan of Mr.. Mowry, his opposition to Mr..
Walker being based upon the ground, as
alleged, that Mr.. Walker pursued him to
Washington to enforce the payment of a
debt. On Friday Senator Butler called up
on the President to make last protest
against Mr.. Walkers appointment, and as
a clincher, he told the President that the
appoinement of Mr.. Walker would be per-
sonally offensive to him. The President
did not, however, seem to be grievously af-
fected by this announcement. Then Senator
Butler went on to say that he would de-
feat Mr.. Walkers confirmation next winter
if the President should appoint him. To
this the President calmly replied, with a
quiet smile: December ia a good ways
off, Senator. You will have time to change
YOUR mind before then" So it is not prob
able that the Senator succeeded in his game
of bluff.
On the other hand, Congressman Dibble,
of Charleston district, espouses the cause of
Mr.. Mowry, and in reply to note intended
for the President in which Mayor Courtenay
says that congressman Dibble has attempt
ed to impose upon the President by the
grossest deception in the Mowry collector
ship case" Mr.. Dibble publishes in the
Ne,cs and Courier of last Saturday the fol-
lowing telegraphed from Washington on
Friday night:
GAS l have reason to believe that the
author of this base, willfully false and ma
liciOus communication has been on the
streets of Charleston indulging in similar
slanders, I take this method Of saying to
nv Charleston constituency that | will at
an early day present for their information
some matters connected with the collector
ship, which are of interest to them as well
as to their several candidates whom this
champion defamer has in turn supported
and abandoned as another's chances appear
ed brighter. I shall accompany it with my
views which were submitted to the Pres.
dent in writing, and copy of which have
called for, so that my own position may be
fully understood by all concerned.
SAMUEL DIBBLE."
From this it will be seen that the end is
not yet, though the President is reported as
having about decided to let Mr.. Johnston,
the present incumbent, serve out his term.
In the meantime other aspirants are said
to have entered the race, among them MIR.
B. R. Riordar and Gen. Kennedy.
The Governor has appointed Mr.. c. 0.
! Marshall Treasurer of Richland county, to
| fill the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Mr.. w. H. Gibbes, who has received the
appointment of postmaster of Columbia.