The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-03-30
HE DEFIES THE COURT.
Blease Refuses to Appoint Ernest
Moore as Special Judge.

GOd-damuS or 90 anything ne
pleases.
II am not going to appoint Ernest
Moore as special Judge for the Union
county court.
"You can take back these papers"
Gov. Blease used this language last
Saturday to R. E. Wylie, attorney of
Lancaster, who called on him to Sc
cure a commission for Ernest Moore
of Lancaster as special judge for the
special term of civil court in Union
which commences next Monday. The
papers referred to were letter from
Mr.. Moore to Mr.. Wylie and the rec
ommendation of Chief Justice Jones.
Mr.. Wylie at once left the Office.
A recommendation from Chief
Justice Jones asking that Ernest
Moore be appointed as special judge
for Union county was presented to
Gov. Blease by, Mr.. Wylie, upon the
request of Mr. Moore. Mr.. Wylie
was in Columbia on business and he,
as a favor to Mr.. Moore, who was
unable to come here, made an inves-
tigation as to whether the commits
sion had been issued as requested.
Gov. Blease refused to read the rec
ommendation of the supreme court.
Situation in Union.
There seems to be some misunder-
standing as to the special judge mat
ter for Union county.
Gov. Blease said that he refused
to commission Ernest Moore because
the Union County Bar association
had withdrawn the recommendation
of Mr.. Moore for special judge.
81 received a letter to this effect, V
said Gov. Blease, "and also asking
that w. H. Hunt of Newberry, Chas.
Carroll Simms of Barnwell or R. O..
Purdy of Sumter be commissioned in
place of Ernest Moore" Gov. Blease
said that the letter, was received from
John R. Hamlin, the secretary of the
Union County Bar association.
Gov. Blease said that he had later
received the recommendation by
Chief Justice Jones, but "since the
recommendation of the Union Coun-
ty Bar association was withdrawn l.,
of course, refused to appoint Mr..
Moore"
This means that there will be an
other controversy between the su-
preme court and the governor on the
appointment by the judicial depart
ment of the government. '
The Union County Bar association
petitioned Chief Justice Jones to ap-
point Ernest Moore as special Judge
for a special term of the civil court
to commence in that county next
Monday. .. 81.
The following letter was addressed
to Gov. Blease by Chief Justice Jones,
recommending that Ernest Moore be
commissioned special Judge:
"Hon. c. L. Blease, Governor. =.
Dear Sir: Pursuant to section
2743, volume 1, lcode of laws, I have
ordered special term of common
pleas for Union county for the trial
of civil cases not requiring jury,
for the week commencing March u,
inst.
There being no circuit judge dis,
engaged so as to hold the court, l
respectfully recommend that you is
sue a commission to Hon Ernest
Moore, of Lancaster, S. c., learned
in the law, as special judge to hold
the said court.
IRA B. JONES',
"Chief Justice"
Ernest Moore is one of the best
known attorneys in the State and has
served as special judge on several oc-
casions. He tried the case against
John Black and sentenced the for
mer dispensary official to five years
in the penitentiary. Mr.. Moore was
not named in the list of "eligibles"
recently sent to the supreme court
by the governor.
He Refused to Read This.
The following is the letter of in
structions given to Mr.. Wylie by En-
nest Moore, which Gov. Blease re-
fused to read:
"R. E. Wylie, Esq, Lancaster, S. c.
Dear Sir: Learning that you in
tend going to Columbia tomorrow
and being desirous of ascertaining
whether it will be necessary for me
to go to Union on Sunday next pre-
pared to open court on Monday
morning, the 9th inst, I beg to ask
that you will do me the favor while
in Columbia of visiting the Offices of
the secretary of State and the COVER