The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-04
A CHARLESTON REMOVAL.
Supervisor Cantwell Gets His Head Chop
ped Ofr-He Held Two Offices ut the
Same Time.
columbia Record. Nav 27th.1

| columbia Record, May 9th
The Performers" in Charleston
scored point against the "Ring' to-
day and succeeded in having Super
visor of Registration w. P. Cantwell
removed from Office.
This afternoon &. w. Dingle and J.
NJ. Eason, of Charleston, called on the
Governor and presented him with q
copy of a resolution adopted by the
Charleston ballot reform executive
committee asking the removal of Mr..
Cantwell. They brought it to the Gov
ernor's attention that Cantwell also
held the office of clerk of the board of
county commissioners.
! The Governor at once referred the
matter to the Attorney General, after
which he addressed the following letter
ia Mr.. Cantwell
that you are clerk Of the board of coun-
ty commissioners, while at the same
time you have held the office of supeIvi-
sor ofiregistration. In the opinion Of the
Attorney General one man cannot hold
two offices legally, and you are, there
fore, removed from the Office ofsupervi-
visor of registration, and will turn over
all public property belonging to said
office, remaining in your possession, to
the present board Of commissioners Of
registration.
The committee suggested Hall T.
McGhee as Mr.. Cantwel's successor.
SUPERVISOR CANTWELL WILL RESIST.
1Special to The State.1
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 2S.-Mr.
W. P. Cantwell, Supervisor Of Regis
tration, will not passively submit to
Governor Tillman's decree removing
him from Office. He has advertised to
open the registration Office next Mon
day. He anticipates arrest, and has
retained Messrs. Brawley & Barnwell,
J. P. <. Bryan, and Smythe & Lee to
defend him.
GOVERNOR TILLMAN APPOINTS GEO.
". WILLIAMS.
Especial to Greenville News
CHARLESTON, S. c., June 1..-Gover-
nor Til1man delivered coup de
9rGce in disputed supervisor mat
ter to-day. He sent down a special
messenger who -arciYed -!ae4eszfss ssefe a.
o,cloe5ks e5ksesc:. this morning and hanc
az to George w. Williams hts :
~ pointment as deputy supervisor of r
1e istration. Mr.. Williams accepted a
le this morning opened the books of r.
nt istration at Market Hall, having fl
W posted notice on CantweIl's off
Sc door, telling voters to come to
8. (Willialns) for their certificates.
OF Cantwell, through his attorne,
Is made a demand on the commission
y for the books, but no attention VI
Sc paid to him and Mr.. Williams tool
y. half dozen clerks from his bank a.
s. started to issue registration certificat
! with lightning like rapidity. The
~ clerks were assisted by several neg
- federal supervisors who filled out t
IL tickets and passed them to Mr.. w
s. liams for his signature. The negro
sr soon got wind ofthe matter and flock
i, to Market hall in great numbe.
Ie Certificates were issued rapidly and /
- 2p. M, the hour of closing, it is thoug
: between 500 and 800 had been regis
is cred. The names of many were tax,
J., with the understanding that the certi
u Gates will be issued them later. We
few white men could get in.
About 10 o'clock Cantwell opened b
q Office and took down the names
+ about fifty white voters who applied
:. him but he could not issue the certil
J. Gates, not having the books.
It At the rate Deputy Supervisor Wi
liams registered voters to-day it W;
J, take but very short while to wipe OF
= the present white majority Of registere
. voters. It is not yet developed VIII;
a legal steps, if any, will be taken /
y Cantwell, who still claims to hold Il
. office of supervisor.