The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-15
Still. AN ISSUE
The Stale Supreme Court Insists Oh its
Constitutional Rights
m JUDGESHIP MATTER

Governor Blease Wants the Newspa-
pers to Give Publicity to All the
Correspondence in the Several
Cases That Have Arisen Between
Him and the Supreme Court.
The issue between the supreme
court and Gov Blease IS no nearer
anal solution than on the first day
when the chile: executive sent note
to the judicial department o. the
State stating that he would appoint
special judges who were his friends.
REGARDLESS OF the Recommendation O.!
any one.
Gov. Blease has received a letter
from Chief Justice Jones appointing
F. L. Wilcox OF Florence as special
Judge for that county 70 take ;he
place OF Judge ]. c. kluSh. who IS
III. Gov. Blease said that he did not
know what disposition be would
make OF the matter.
He did say. however. that "he
hoped tha, the newspaper men would
be honorable enough 20 publish the
letter from the chic. justice.
A letter which was not given out
by the chic. executive from the CHIEF
justice. which stated conclusive s
that the governor had gone beyond
his Jurisdiction IN making rp list
OF "elisibles'' was several days ago
sent 20 Gov. Blease.
The following !s the letter received
By Gov. Blease Wednesday from
Chic: Justice Jones:
Being advised that Judge J. c.
Klugh. because OF illness. is unable
to hold tho court OF general sessions
for Florence county. commencing on
Monday. March IS. 1911. to which he
was regularly assigned. and there be-
| Ing 20 other circuit judge d!sengasec,
now, pursuant to section 2..1a.
code OF law. I respectfully recon-
mend that you issue commission 10
:. L. Wilcox OF Florence. S. g..
learned in the law. as special judge.
to hold said court.
The following copy OF telegram.
received from the Florence bar by
the chief justice. was also sent 10
Gov. Blease:
Hon. Ira B. Jones. chief justice
supreme court OF South Carolina: l
am directed by Florence Bar Asso-
citation at special meeting today 10
say that deeming It necessary that
the regular spring term crimina!
court be held here next week. there
being Is prisoners in jail. unaai-
mous,y recommend F. L. Wilcox rs
special judge to preside this cou!t.
E. G. Oliver. secretary.
There YES no court In Conway last
week because Gov Blease refused 20
commission a specia! judge. The
docket was crowded. there being over
20 prisoners in the Horry county lail
awaiting trial. and the Law requires
tina. the governor OF the State shall
commission special judge upon the
recommendation OF the supreme
court. There were no circuit judges
disensaged that might have been as
signed by the supreme court.
These facts were presented to GOV.
Biease and he refused to appoint 4
special judge.
On three occasions Chief Justice
Jones recommended according 10
Law. the commission OF c. P. Quat-
tlebaum for special Judge.
Every request OF the chief justice
for the appointment Of special
Judge was ignored by Gov. Blease.
The iollowin. teiesrams which
were exchanged in the controversy
are given:
Twenty prisoners IN Jail. heary
docket. how shall We proceed.
"B. w. Wait. Secretary"
To which following response was
made:
.B. ". Wait. Secretary. Conway. 5.
c."
Telegram received. I can 90
nothing bu; urge governor 70 appoint
special judse as recommended. which
| am doing. Judg. Copes assigned
TO R:chland court. Judge MclEn.!nScr
ZOO i'll 70 serve
Ira z. Jones. 9.
The telegram TO the governor *as
as follows:
Coy. Cole L. 3!ease. Columbia. s. c.
Received following telegram from
Hoc,y bar: Twenty prisoners IN iai'.
heavy docket. how shall We proceed.
urge You 70 Immediately commits
sion c. P. Q1attlehaum As sicc!as
Judge as recommended by n" ~ the
.eques: o. Horny bar. No circuit judge
being available.
Ira 2. Jones. c. :,
Cor. Blease. in refusing 20 comm is
sion a special Judge for the Conway
court. took the position that 'hc7c
were two disensased circui, JUICES.
He thought that Judge Copcs and
Judge McmminGer were d!ssnSased
| II afterwards developed that thc ;"o
Judges were not disencac"i. 7r!
Coz. Dlease was so informed thre.
times by Chief Justice Jones.
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