Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-08-14
CoNFEDERATE HOME MUDpriE.
situation Creates Great Interest
"" Throughout tho State. 4aI

Columbia, Aug. 12.--Old soldiers
quartered there, and the officials of
the Confederate Home, are busy
writing articles to the papers ex-
planning the pros and cons Of the re-
cent difficulty resulting In the whole
state being aroused over the situa-
tion; fierce resentment being ex-
pressed at what is said to have been
a hint" to one Of the o', soldiers
that, unless he voted for Blease, he
sion Of veteran from Lancaster
county, the home or Judge Jones,
for thirty days, and the charge by
John j. McMahan that the chairman
of the board, Major Richardson, Is
allowing himself salary in violation
Of the law. @
Tho Difficulty.
The controversy began over the
publication Of statement, coming
from an old soldier, to the effect that
an employee Of the home, Edward
Jones, supporter Of Judge Ira B.
Jones for Governor, had been given
q mint by Major II. w. Richardson,
the chairman Of the board, that UNI
less he voted for Governor Blease he
would be fired" The matter was
aired In the press and Major Rich
ardson denied any attempt at coerc-
ing the old soldiers or attempting to
influence them to vote for Blease. 1T
seems that Major Richardson made
a speech to this effect at the home
and denied Veteran Massey the right
TO reply. at least that Is the charge.
subsequently more charges and de-
nlals passed, and then Veteran Mas
sey was suspended from the home for
thirty days on the charge OF being
drunk, and In a card Major Richard
son stated that he had a$&betition
signed by a number OF VETERANS ask
Ing that Massey be barred from the
old Soldiers Homeal4Sp
1t should have been stated that
Major Richardson is an ardent sup
porter of GoveInor Blease. Former
Representatiy6J. ]. McMahan, who
Is running Tfor tho Legislature in
this county, wrote letter to the
press IN which he stated that the
records showed that ajor Richard Il
SON had been drawing d, salary, andkj
pointed out II that the act creating the
nleS el OH era sof@ $thss
board no Salary He cal ed a " FOR
light
In his reply Major Richardson
stated that he had drawn the salary
as treasurer of the home, saying, GAS
chairman ] draw no salary. The
money earn is for my services as
treasurer, book-kceper and general
manager
Knew Naught Of Petition.
The last card was signed by 80
OF the old soldiers OF the home and
declared that they have no knowl-
edge OF the petition to which Major
Richardson says he holds from n
number Of them asking for the per
manent discharge Of Veteran Mas
Sey.
Veterans Statement.
The signed statement from the old
soldiers follows:
We, the undersigned, inmates Of
the Confederate Home, seeing in to-
days issue Of the State newspapers
a statement made by Major Rich
ardson that he now holds a petition
from many OF the inmates Of the
home declaring that Massey Is not a
ht inmate of the home. and asking
for his permanent discharge: We,
the undersigned, declare most posi-
lively that we have no knowledge OF
any such petition.
Signed: VIM. II. Vogel. S. Boin-
eau. E. Blackmon, Dwight West
coat, N. w. Jones, J. w. Wilson,
W. II. Williamson. !. w. Byrd, Isaac
Gregory, j. E. Bush, Asa Turbeville,
W. w. Edwards, J. w. James, H. M.
Fortner, w. G. Perry, H. Boineau,
S. d. Boland, c. G. Horton, Sr., j. II.
Hays, f. NJ. Carter, w. G. Cameron,
]. II. Gregory, d. Y. Morgan, j. v.
Bryce, J. V. Young, J. A. Lomax, l..
b. Cutler, J. Gideon, Il. p. Collier.