The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-07
NAMES THOSE HOLDING
TWO STATE POSITIONS
NAME OF SENATOR TILLMAN
HEADS BLEASE LIST.
letter Sent to Committee Appointed
to Investigate Violation of State
r. Constitution.


, )sAon he considers are "openly violat-
ng the letter and spirit of our State
a6stitution." Heading the list given
the committee in Governor Bleases
kter is the Hon. BENJAMIN Ryan Till
In, senior senator from South Caro-
La, who is also trustee of Clemson.
fhe committee, consisting of two
lembers of the senate and three from
be house, will get to work immediate
under the concurrent resolution
5haming them to Investigate the
charges brought by Governor Blease.
Mr.. Ma:uldin said that the~commlt-
I tee will hegin its fnFesHigaHon OF
the governors charges as soon as cne
letter is officially received. The COM
\ nnittee, which was appointed in con-
y Spnance with a resolution passed jan
Diary 80, consists of five members, two
from the senate and three from the
house. The members, besides Sena-
tor Mauldin, are Senator LeGrand
Walker, OF Geogetown, T. ?. Brown
of Florence, George S. Mower, of New
A'berry, and F. B. Gary
\ The Governors Letter.
The following is the letter Of Gov.
ease which he addressed to Senator
DIN:
&lrs of the End instant received.
= :, neply will state that 7 am IN
formed that the Hon. B. R. Tillman is
, a United States senator and trustee
of Clemson and Winthrop colleges.
=. "That the Hon. Francis H. Weston
Aa State senator and trustee OF the
University of South Carolina.
ssThat the Hon. John G. Richards is
a railroad commissioner and trustee
of Clemson college.
ssThat the Hon. Alan Johnstone is
a State senator, a trustee Of Clemson
COLLEGE and president of the board OF
trustees of Clemson college.
/ seThat the Hon. D. J. Bradham is a
trustee of the colored college and
magistrate.
"That the Hon. D. W. McLaurin is
land agent of the sinking fund and
trustee of Winthrop college.
cat the time OF the message you
speak of in your letter, the Hon. Hart
well NJ. Aver was a member OF the
house of representatives and trus-
tee OF the State reformatory.
"The Hon. L. NJ. Gasque was
4 member of the house of representa-
!. ives and a member of the board OF
fish commission for South Carolina.
~saThere may be others; I have nc1
taken the pains to look the matter up.
These have been called to my atten-
ton and believing that each OF the
positions held by them, respectively
came within the meaning of the state
constitution, I sent in the message
referred to.
ARTICLE 8, section "a, of the constl-
tuition of 1895 reads:
The Constitution.
\ "tNo person shall be eligible to
seat in the general assembly while ne
holds any Office or position OF pront
or trnst under this State, the Unleo
States of America, or any Of them, or
under any other power, etc.
eff the trustees Of a college that
) handles hundreds Of thousands OF ool-
lars, and by his vote may expend the
same. is not a position, am at a loss
~ know the meaning of the word. II a
railroad commissioner or a Unlteo
e+.+os senator is. not an Office, I am
badlv misinfornled.
<sThe Constitution says or under any
other power.' Can a man hold an once
or position without it being under
sonoa mower? Is a mans will, dona5-
ing large amounts of money, to be held
in trust for certain purposes, a pow
er; and, is not one of the trustees
holding a position Of trust?
"The supreme court of this State in
the case of Hopkins against Clemson
college, holds that the board OF trus-
tees are State officers and holds that'
for that reason, they can not be sued'
and dismissed Hopkins complaint
THAT question is now before rne su-
nrome court of the United States.
eff YOUR committee holds that these
men are not State officers, then SUP
nit that the general assembly should
pass an act, allowing these men TO
bring their suit. While think tners
~is no merit in their claim, yet II One