The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-26

VITA he report of the commission, and
with the limitations above expressed
have signed myself as Il responsible
r. H. jennings.
Under the resolution passed by the
general assembly OF South Carolina.
allowing the members of the State
house commission to file such state
~. IS as they respectively desired to
make, / submit the following;
Huat in the election OF architect to
mal.e plans and specifications for the
~-.. pletion of the work on the State
house / did not vote for Mr.. Milburn
for reasons satisfactory to myself. In
the acceptance for the completion Me-
Ilvain-Unkefer Co. was the only one
that came within the limits of the APP
propriation, and 1t resolved itself into
the acceptance of the same or post
ponernent of the work until the pro-
visions should be made by the State
legislature. When l went out of Office
MS State treasurer my connection with
the commission ceased, and ] am In no
way responsible for the completion or
acceptance of the work Of the con-
knowledge of architecture, and could
therefore have easily been imposed
upon as to the beauty and the finish Of
the architecture.
Very respectfully submitted.
w. II. Zimmerman.
EXHIBIT "A.
Personally appeared G. Duncan Bel
linger. who being duly SWORN, says:
That in the late fall of the year 1903,
upon casually meeting the Hon. J. o.
Patterson, member OF the joint in
vestigating committee, and ascertain
ing accidentally from him that he had
just returned from Columbia where
he had been in attendance upon said
committee. l asked him il the COM
mission would be accorded a hearing
before his committee. In reply TO this
Mr.. Patterson stated that Mr.. Aldrich
was the chairman of the committee
and advised me that If such request
was made Of the chairman it would
be granted Deponcnt referred to rea-
sons mutually known To him and to
MIR. Patterson why such request would
be unpleasant 10 deponent. upon which
Mr. Patterson assured me that
he would himself notify the chair
man of the desire of the members of
the commission to be heard. This con-
versation occurred in the town of
Rarnwcll on n Saturday night, within
80 feet of the paling of Mr.. Pattcrson's
front yard.
subsequently ana before the occas-
ion next TO be referred TO in the same
town, and near the same locality, i
recalled to Mr.. Patterson our previous
conversation and asked him II the
right which we had demanded would
De accOrucd 10 us, anu ne assured me
that 1t would. and that he had spoken
to the chairman on the subject and the
probability was that the illness from
which Mr. Aldrich was then suffering
was the reason why I. and other MEM
bcrs OF the commission had not been
notified. again impressed upon him
tiiui TINS request was made on behalf
of all of the members Of the commits
sion.
These are the occasions To which l
referred in the communications which
recently published concerning this
request made upon Mr.. Patterson. and
at that time had no reference to any
other: but his published statement,
said To have been in defense of his
conduct. while explaining upon the
floor Of the house Of representatives..
the injustice done by his committee
to members of our commission recalled
to me another and third occasion when
this demand for justice was repeated.
In the city Of Columbia, on the night
of the 1Tth of December. just passed
one of my partners. the Hon. l.. w.
Haskell. who is Il member OF the house
Of representatives. and myself went by
appointment 10 the Columbia hotel to
meet some clients from the city OF