The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25
A MATTER OF MANAGERS.
Governor Richardson Crit.zed For HIS
Appointments.
1Charleston World.i

TCharleston World.i
Fairness should certainly be accorded
to the action of so representative
BODY as a state convention. In the
correspondence of the News and Courier
the resolution adopted and committee
appointed to wait upon the governor IN
regard to commissioners of elecn Il,
have been styled, "Insulting the Go
vernon" and the Greenville News
qualified it by adding "1ndirectly In
sulting." Now, as the introducer of the
resolutions, and in consequence, chair
man of the committee, let me say that
tue preamble and the wording of the
resolutions, and an additional resolu-
ton disclaiming any intent, even to re-
fleet onthe governor or his appolntees,
should set at rest any such inference and
T will further add that there was no
intent, directly or indirectly, actual or
implied, to reflect upon the governor
or his appoiutees, in any way what
ever.
The motive and object of the resolu-
tions was to honor him as the chief
magistrate of all the people, by calling
his attention to the fact that four
ffths, or great majority, ofthe Demo-
cratic party were without.fair represen-
tation on the board of commissioners
of election; that the custom, which has
become the unwritten law of the party,
has been set aside, and instead OF
appointing those recommended, or to
be recommended, by the county chair
man, others had been appointed, al
most solely from the small minority.
Now, "These citizens, among the most
intelligent and patriotic in the land, "
and 'tfrom the high character and
intelligence of these appointees, admit
ting all this to be as stated, it assumes
a fund of knowledge truly wonderful.
How came the governor in possession
of such a vast amount of accurate in
formation? Isn't it proof conclusive
that list and recommendations nave
been furnished him, and that he con-
suited small minority of the party,
and handed over to their control the
dearest rights of the majority of his
fellow citizens. whose suttrages placed
him in the exalted position of chief
magistrate?
The governor strikes heavy blow at
the county chairman for not making
suggestions and furnishing information
in time, and it will doubtless awaken
these officials to a sense of their duties.
But, is it fact that these appoint,
ments were not made until the last
day allowed by law?" That is very
important question, and MI. NJ. Z.
Galluchat's opinion, as lawyer, con-
troverts it. However that may be, the
governor has had the matter placed
souarely and courteously before him,
and respectfully asked to give ma
jority Of his fellow Democrats fair
representation on the board of COM
missioners, and he has positively re-
fused, and has so placed himself on re-
cord before the people. The conven-
ton, too, goes on record before the peo-
pie as giving to her governor an opport-
unity Of showing, by his decision,
whether he was the governor OF all, or
a part only of the Democratic party and
people. And its object has been at
| tanned. HENRY G.. BURN, =.
Chairman Committee.
Society Hill, Sept. IS.
Notes of the interview between bis
excellency, Governor J. ?. Richardson,
and the committee appointed by the
September convention for that pur-
pose:
/. The governor promised to give
the chairman reply within ten days.
:. He admitted that it is customary
to appoint as commissioners those sug-
gested by the Democratic chairman,
and that he had complied with that
custom; but that IN this election year
he had not complied with it. as the
county chairmen had not made any
suggestions, with the exception Of
! Williamsburg County, whose letter was
received after the appointments had
been made.
8. If the commissioners now APP
| pointed should resign, hesaid he would
receive their designations, out would
not feel it his duty to appoiut others,
recommended by the Democratic coun-
ty chairman, though as good Demo-
Gratis and as we'll qualified for the posi-
ton as those already appointed, he
claiming the absolute right of deter
mining all such questions according to
his own judgment.
+. He would not deny he had been
furnished lists before be made said APP
polntments, and when interrogated re-
specting the appointments made in
| Clarendon County, he refused to give
the name of the parties who may have
furnished such list. He justified him.
self in departing from the custom OF
appointing commissioners of election
recommended by the county chairmen
by reason of the state convention not
allowing the chairman of the state
convention to name the temporary
| chairman.
Law OFFICE OF NJ. C. GALLUcEAT. |
Manning, S. c., Sept. II, 1890. I
III. C. Burn, Esq, Chairman Special
Committee, Society Hill, S. g.:
"DEAR SIR:-In reply to you inquiry
as to Governor Richardson's correct
ness in saying that the commissioners
of the approaching general election
were appointed on "the last day al
lowed by law,'I have to inform you
that the governor is mistaken. Oct. 4
| next is 1.-THE last day allowed by law,
and the appointment of these commits
sioners before the assembly Of the state
convention is, in my humble judgment,
unwise and altogether premature.
Yours truly,
an. C.. GALLUCHAT."
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We tho undersigned members of the