The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-20
CITY SURPRISED n RECALL
oRANoEBuRG MAYOR AND e-OUN.
GILMAN WILL SEEK KE-
ELECTTON.
Claim They wcrc Elected on Law
Enforcement Platform and WIN
Stand by Thnir Record In Ofsicc-
Claim Recall n Caused BY Revenge.

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orangeburs. Dec. ls.---Ths news
from Columbia that upon q petition
fled In the sevsrnor's ofYice an
election had been ordered by the
governor for the recall OF Mayor
Robert +. Bryant and Councilman
Henry Won ohssn, has been received
in oranssburs with surprise. 1t was
known here that q petition was being
circulated In OfAngeburg for the pur-
pose Of securing sufficient names to
effect n recall election. al provided
Under the provlsions OF tho commits
sion form OF government. but It was,
70 q large extent. thought that the
petition would not DO signed sufficient
ly to ordr an election and. therefore,
would net nfsterialiss
Ths friends Of Mayor Bryant and
Councilman Won ohsen claim that
this petition was circulated through
spite. for selfish and personal reasons
and TO work revenge. The supporters
Of the petition hold and state that
Mayor Bryant and Councilman Won
Ohsen have not conducted them
selves In ONCE as they should and
that they are honestly exercising a
right given them by way OF recall IA
provided In the commission form of
government. under which the Or
anseburs city government In created
and governed. -
The petition nled with the govern
or alleges as reasons for recalling
Mayor Bryant And Councilman Won
ohsen that they are temperament
ally unf,t" to hold their offices and,
also. that they have retained q police
ofhcer who is brutal In his conduct.
and on these grounds prays for an
other election 70 suppiant the recall.
cd ofncers by new ones. Whether or
not these allegations will be sustain
ed can only be told BY tho result Of
tho recall election. The election will
be held on Tuesday. December 30.
Mayor Bryant and Councilman Won
ohsen Say that they have no state
meht to make. only that they will cer-
tainiy stand for reelection. These
gentlemen claim they were elected
on q platform that the policy of their
administration should be to enforce
laws banish blind tigers and gamb-
ling dsns and other forms and places
OF iswiessness. and that they have
positively entered upon their duties
az such and to uphold the policy upon
which they were elected. They fur
ther state that they will stand on their
record an officers and upon the same
they will DO indicated or rebuked.
just as the qualified electors OF this
city say on December 30.
Mayor Bryant And Councilman Won
Ohsen were elected on August 10.
1914. They took active charge of the
city government on October I. They.
together with Councilman =. J. D.
Fielder. compose the first municipal
ofiicers for the city OF Oranseburg
ander the new commission form Of
government. Mayor Robert r. Bryant
II cashier Of the Bank Of Orangebury
and one Of the leading and most sub
stantial citizens Of this city. Council
man Henry voa Ohsen Is q prominent
business man Of Orangeburg and is
owner OF the orsnseburg bakery. and
largely interested In a number Of
other busir ess concerns of this city.
He 10 q careful and successful busi-
nese man and is applying business
methods In running his departments
OF tho oity government and works.
The board OF commission Of cleo
tion that Will have charge Of the ap-
preaching election are: Thomas F.
Brantley. J. II. Cistry and John NJ
shy.
As yet there are no candidates an
nounced an opponents to Mayor Bry-
ant and Councilman Won Ohsen.
There is about ton days In which
candidates have to announce. Every
thing is quiet In orangeburg and no
demonstration Of enthusiasm as a re-
suit OF this recall has been noticed.
Tho law governing the recall is a.
follows;
Sec. II. The mayor or any coun-
Gilman may be removed from ofice
In the following manner; Whenever
qualified. registered electors OF said
city. equal in number to at least 80
per centum OF the entire vote cast
at the primary election which chose
tho candidates at the last preceding
municipal election. file with the gov
ernor petition demanding the re-
movai Of the mayor or any council
man. and stating the grounds for such