The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-09
THE BOARD DID TT.
Governor Heyward Did Not Request
the Holding Up Of
CHARLEsToN's LIQUOR PROFITS.
This Statement Is Made in Reply tc
Unfriendly Criticism. The
Formal Resolution OF
the Board.

The Columbia State says it has
been regarded as a fact that Gov.
Hayward asked the directors OF the
State dispensary to withhold from the
city Of Charleston the profits which
that city would receive from the dis
pensary law. This impression seems
to have been gained from the state
ment which was issued at the time.
In view Of some criticisms which have
appeared, which the governor made
known his unwillingneSs to notice, Mr..
L. J. Williams, chairman OF the board
Of directors, ma.e the following state
ment Thursday:
While the governor has heartily
co-operated with the board in all that
',as been done, and seems pleased at
The prospect of a final adjustment Of
This matter between the board and
The city authorities, it is a manifest
injustice to him to blame him solely
with the matter and to charge him
with having taken the initiative.
While at my home in Edge6ed L
saw by the newspapers that the con-
stabulary force in the city Of Charles
ton was in desperate need Of assistance
from the State authorities, and know
ing that the only way by which they
could get relief would be through
funds furnished the governor by the.
State board Of control, under section
565 OF the dispensary law, and wish
ing to cooperate with che governor, i
felt it ny duty Je come to Columbia,
and did so. When I arrived here I
found that the governor was assem-
on his plantation in Colleton countSs
and waited over to see him. Upon
his arrival he did not seem to be fully
informed as 80 the status Of affairs,
and, after several consultations be-
tween US it was determined that it
was necessary that I, as chairman,
call the State board Of directors In ex-
traordinary session, since the board
was the only authority in the State
with power to furnish the governor
necessary funds to protect the consta-
bles.
''At this meeting Of the board it.
was deemed an injustice to the BAL
ance of the State to take this money,
to protect the constables, from the
State funds, and it was, therefore, de-.
termined to take an amount necessary
to reimburse the school fund from the
city Of Charleston, since the failure OF
public sentiment in Charleston and
the lack of cooperation Of the city Of
fcials were at last the cause OF allthe
trouble. The only request made by
the governor, as formerly published,
was for financial aid after these con-
ferences, in behalf Of the constables.
II invited the governor to be pres
ent at the hearing yesterday in re-
sponse to a letter from Mayor Smyth
to that. effect. These are the bald
facts with reference to the matter,
aud don't suppose the governor OF
the State board have any reason to
feel that we could have done other
wise.''
Following IS the text Of the resolu.
tion which the board has passed after
bearing the return Of the officials OF
the city Of Charleston:
Resolved, That the profits accruing
to the city Of Charleston are hereby
withheld until Jan. l, 1904, to pay
State constables'' for the better en-
forcement OF the dispensary Law in the
city Of Charleston.
Second, That thereafter the profits
accruing to the city shall be restored,
provided, that in addition to the
three detectives now employed for
making cases against illicit liquor
dealers, four other officers be employ
ed by the city subject to the direction
Of the division chief constable for the
main purpose Of detecting and captur-
ing contraband liquors.