The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-03
GOVERNOR REQUESTS
CITADEL not TO GO
HOPES COMMANDANT COMPLIES,
SAVING UNPLEASANTNESS.
Also Denies Columbia Company Per
mission to Attend Atlanta Cele-
bratiOn-His Reasons.

While Governor Blease was in New
berry Monday the correspondent OF
the Columbia Record and representa-
tive of The Herald and News read to
him, at the request of the Columbia
Record, an Associated Press dispatch
from Charleston in regard to letter
from Governor Blease to Superintend-
ent o. J. Bond, of the Citadel, at Char
lesion, as to corps of cadets attend
ing the celebration of the Governors
Guards in Atlanta, and Governor
Blease was asked for statement IN
regard to the matter, which he readi-
ly gave.
The Associated Press dispatch from
Charleston was as follows:
Because Governor Blease was not
invited to the Governors Guards cele-
bration in Atlanta, and because the
corps of Citadel cadets belonging to
the State Military college had accept
ed an invitation to attend, the gov
ernor has threatened to remove Col.
o. J. Bond, superintendent, unless the
acceptance is withdrawn. 1t appears
that, owing to a question of finances.
the board of visitors had already de-
cided not to send the corps. Superin-
tendent Bond admitted the receipt of a
letter from Governor B1ease, but de-
.clined to divulge its contents Or to
discuss the matter az all. No official
statement is to be had here" T.
When the dispatch was read to Gov
ernor Blease he said that the corre-
spondence between himself and Col.
Bond was an official paper, and at the
proper time, if necessary, it would be
made public. He said he did request
Col. Bond in said communication not
to allow the Citadel cadets to attend
: the celebration, and that he hoped that
Col. Bond would comply with his re-
quest and thereby save any unpleas-
antness. He said he had also refused
the Governors Guards, of Columbia,
: permission to attend, and that, of
course under the military laws they
could not go without permission Of the
.commander-in-c He said a few
people and a number of newspapers
made great hurrah over the state
ment that. he had not been invited
because of the Fielder incident, the
newspapers afterwards explaining,
however, that none of the Southern
governors had been invited, and that
it was not intended as personal af-
front to the South Carolina governor.
He said, however, in view Of the mat
ter taking the shape that it did, that
he has taken the action above stated
in regard to the Citadel cadets, and
the Columbia company, and that no
military company will attend from
South Carolina with the permission Of
the commander-in-chief
The governor was asked if he had
any statement to make in connection
with the race for governor. He stated
that if he was living he would be in
in the race for reelection upon his
record, regardless Of who else or how
many might run. He said the field
was open, and as the boys used to say,
when they were in washing, "the wat
er is fine" and he could only add,
<tcome in, boys" "The Office belongs
to the people," he said, "and it is for
them to say who they want to be
governor" He said he felt that it
was a high honor to be voted for by
the people, and he did not feel that he
was comforting any honor upon the
people to allow them to cast their