Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
plsPENsARY BOARD REMOVED.
Governor AnseI Acts In Obedience to
General Assembly.


Governor Ansel on last Saturday re-
moved Joseph B. Wylie. John Black
and J. M. Rawlinson, the members of
the state board Of control of the state
dispensary. The action was taken In
response to the resolution recently
passed by the general assembly, which
stated that In its opinion the law had
been violated. The resolution also
recommends that the attorney general
prosecute the directors, but as yet Mr.
Lyon has not announced what he Will
do In the matter. The decision Of Gov.
Ansel was reached after a several days
hearing. during which arguments were
made for the directors by Messrs. j.
f. Mcdonald, w. B. Gruber and w. T.
Aycock and by Attorney General Lyon
for the state.
In announcing his order for the re-
moval the governor, after reviewing his
authority for the action. has the fol-
lowing to say:
First, the answer to the rule and the
demurrers were introduced. l over
ruled the demurrer and continued the
argument until IL o'clock this day.
with the right on the part OF respond
ents to file and read any affidavits that
they might see proper.
AT the hearing this morning no affi-
been made before me upon the testi-
mony taken before the joint committee
by the respondents and also by the at
torney general.
81 don't conceive 1t necessary that l
should go into the testimony in refer
ence to the different matters set forth
in that evidence; l could do so were
II necessary. ! am satisfied from the
careful consideration that / have given
to the evidence and to the oath l have
taken, taking into consideration and
giving them due weight, that 1t Is my
duty to remove from office these gen.
tlemen: and therefore by virtue OF
power vested in me by the constitution
of South Carolina and the law, l do
hereby remove the said gentlemen, j.
M. Rawlinson, Joseph B. Wylie and
John Black from the office Of directors
Of state dispensary."
Done at my office in Columbia, 5.
c., this, the nineth day Of February, A.
D., 1907.
IN. F. ANSEL, Governor"
Up to Supreme Court.
Columbia, February IL: Associate
Justice Jones. at Lancaster. today
signed an order requiring Governor
Ansel to appear before him in the su-
preme court room next Tuesday morn
ing to show cause why he should not
be required to certify the records to
the supreme court in the matter OF the
governors order last week removing
Dispensary Directors Rawlinson, Black
and Wylie.
The order was obtained by the d.
rectors' attorney, Judge ]. e. McDon-
aid of Winnsboro, and w. T. Aycock OF
this city. who assert in affidavits from
members Of the board that the gov
ernors action was on an exparte show
ing, and they say he Is threatening to
take the dispensary books and records
from them and cut off from them their
testimony The order restraints the
governor from taking any further steps
in the matter till the further order Of
the court.
The dispensary leaders in the leg
islature apDear to know nothing or
this new move, and say 1t is merely
in the interest Of the decapitated di-
rectors. They say there is no effort
to be made to throw the Carey Goth
ran measure into the courts, and con-
tinue the state dispensary by holding
up present legislation in the courts.
But the order Of Justice Jones Is look
ed upon as an attempt on the part OF
the board to sidestep the governors
action and continue In office.