Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-19
ARE HOLDING THE FORT.
MeSsrs. WeTntz And Revell Join
Forces And Lock Up All
The Records.
THEY ALSO CHANGE The VAULT
COMBINATION.
Watkins Aud Holiday Qualify As
Supervisors Governors
Views.

While Governor Warteld's new ap-
pointees, MesSrS. Watkins and Holla-
daV appeared before the CLERK of the
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
county this morning and were duly
sworn in as supervisors of elections TOR
this county, there seems but little
chance Of their assuming active charge
Of their office for some timo il at all
MesSrs Frank Revell aud Robert
H. Werntz. of the old board of super
visOrS, who were yesterday ordered out
of Office by His EXCellenoy. are going
on the theory that possession is nine
points of the law and in addition To
refusing point blank TO vacate their
offices. have Joined forces and are lit
orally holding the fort against all
corners. These two gentlemen yester-
day afternoon obtained the service of
an iron safe expert and had the COM
bination changed 10 the lock of the
vault, where all of the papers and rec.
ords of their office are secured. This
new combination is known only to
these two gentlemen, not even the
clerk to the board, Mr.. j. Oliver Mar
tin, having been informed of the
proper twist to open the vault. This
is in the nature of poser for the
new appointees, who cannot properly
discharge the duties of their Office nm
til this difficulty is overcome.
Mr. Revell and Mr. Wernt2 will, 10
is known, fight 20 bitter end the aC.
tion of Governor Warfeld and legal
opinion is divided as 10 the law deal
ing with the case. IL WAS said today
that should the dismissed supervisors
continue TO refuse To vacate the next
step Of the Governor $ side will be TO
pray mandamuS 60 compel them TO
turn their Office and its records over
TO the successors named by Ills Excel.
lency. However. this may be- decided
by the Circuit Court for this county.
it will then be Carried TO the Court
of Appeals This puts the definite
settlement of the question of for sew
raj months or until the next session
of the Court of Appeals.
The Governor is quoted as having
said relative To the turning out of
Messrs. Werutz and Revell
/ want it understood that / will
not stand for anything that hits at
fair elections. Appointees of mine
have got to understand that they
must keep their skirts clear of anything
that hints Of unfair dealings at the
rolls | went TO Annapolis in the morn
ing, having heard that members of the
Board Of Supervisors of Elections in
Anne Arundel county were candidates
for Office and having seen in. the pa
pers some other things that / did not
like / sent for these gentlemen and
told them that they should resign as
supervisors or else withdraw as candi-
daes for the offices for which they are
running.
DR. Davidson, after my talk with
him, saw the situation in the same
way that / did. and he rendered his
resignation. which / accepted Mr..
Revell did not view the situation in
the same way. and, although | gave
him an hour in which to consider the
matter, he did not alter his view, so /
had 10 remove him from office and
appoint his successor. The Republi-
can primary will not be held until
later. but | served notice on the Repub-
lican member Of the board, Mr..
Werntz, so that the same principles
that applied to the Democrats would
rule in this case, and that he must not
be candidate for office while he held
the position Of supervisor. / will not
stand for the kind of politics which
that involves"
AT 3 O'Clock this afternoon MessTs.
Watkins and Holladay the new aIpoin-
tees. entered the office Of the super
visors and proceeded TO effect an Cr-
ganization The door of the Office
was at the time open, but neither Mr..
Werntz nor Mr. Revell were present,
and no opposition was offered to the
move of the Governor 8 new selections