The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-30
Kill THE BILL
Gov. Blease VeIoes Act Passed al His
Request to Probe D.spensary.
HE WANTS HIS FRIENDS

To Look Into and Investigate His
Acts in Connection With the Dis
pensary-The Old Commission
Welcomes the Work and Wants
the Light to Shine on Their Acts.
"The new dispensary commission
viii do the work that the legislative
Investigation committee was to do
and will save the State that much
money"
making this statement Gov. Blease
vetoed the measure passed by the last
general assembly providing for a
commission to investigate the acts
and affairs Of the old State dispen-
sary commission, which act was re-
Quested by himself.
81 have turned over all papers in
my possession to the new commits
sion," said the governor, with the
instructions to investigate all of the
affairs of the old State dispensary
and those connected with the wind
ing up of it. I instructed the mem
bers to spare no one.
"While the members of the new
commission are all friends OF mine
and personal supporters. I have
asked that they make a rigid inves-
tigation of all of my acts as State
senator, private citizen and governor
of the State. I want everything to
come out.
"The new commission will sub
poena T. 3. Fielder of Atlanta and
require him to tell everything that
he knows about my record as a MEN,
Der of the State senate, as governor
and private citizen. This is the way
Gov. .Blease commented upon the
work of the new commission.
The members of the new dispen-
sary commission which met Monday
in the Office of Gov. Blease are: John
". Wallace, Charleston; Thomas F.
Brantley, Orangeburg; Fred H. Dom
iniek, Newberry; B. F. Kelly, Bishop
vile, and James Stackhouse, Marion.
These are the members that Gov.
Blease has ordered to make an In
yestieation Of the affairs of the old
State dispensary and pass sentence
upon the old members OF the COM
mission.
Just when and where the work
will commence has not been an
nounced. The new commission held
it's first meeting Monday, when an
organization was perfected by the
election of James Stackhouse as
chairman. B. F. Kelly of Bishop-
Vile was elected secretary. The COM
mission received all of the papers
held by the old commission which
was dismissed by the governor sew
eral days ago and will take charge of
the final winding up of the affairs OF
the old State dispensary.
Gov. Blease said that he wouid
turn all of his papers over to the
commission to be used in the lnves-
tigation. Several days ago the gov
ernor said that he had mountain
of testimony" that he would produce
at the proper time. He said that all
of his evidence would be used by the
new commission in it's work.
The members of the old dispen-
sary commission who are to be in
vestigated by the new commission
are: DR.. w. ]. Murray, chairman,
Columbia: John McSween, Timmons-
Vile; A. n. Wood, Gafrney; ]. Steele
Brice, Yorkviile, and Avery Patton,
Greenrille.
These members served the State OF
South Carolina for four years and
saved from the wreck approximately
100000, which has been turned
over to the State treasurer. They
invited investigation.
Shortly after taking the oath OF
office Gov. Blease sent message to
the general assembly intimatins
"crookedness" on the part of the
mem bers of the disncnsary comm,s-
sion. He requested that commits
sion be named to make a thorough
investigation of all of the acts and
affairs of the commission Upon the
request of the governor the general
assembly passed an investigating act.
There were to be three members from
the senate and three from the house.
series of letters, all of which have
Smith named Senators Carlisle OF
!!Spartanburg, Clifton Of Sumter and
Sullivan of Anderson as the commit
tee from the senate.
Mendel l.. Smith, speaker of the
house, refused to name his commit
tee until the act had been approved
Gov. Blease upon hearing OF the
names of the senate members re
fused for the time to sign the act
He gave as his reason, "Oh, that
mine adversary would write a book. y
stating that all Of the senate mem
hers Of the committee had written
books about him. He then asked ii
any one thought that he would LET
men like the senate's committee
make an investigation Of the dis
pensary commission and himself.
Several days ago Gov. Blcase said
that he was making little inrest!-