The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-07-25
GOV. BLEASE SEVERELY
SCORES GEN. MOORE
DISPLEASED AT HIS ORDERING
COMPANIES HOME.
Notifies Gen. Moore Not to Issue Fur.
ther Orders Unless the Same
Are Presented to Him.

Are Presented to Him.
Columbia, July pa severe re-
buke was given Adjt Gen. Moore to-
day by Governor Blease, for his ac-
tion in ordering three of the com
panies of the 3rd regiment now en-
camped at Aiken home, because they
did not have the required number of
men. The governor said that the ad-
jutant general had assumed authority
which he did not have and which is
lodged solely in the governor as COM
mander-in chief. The governor prom
ises to make an Investigation into the
whole matter and says that things
must be put in more pleasant condi-
ton or he will call off the encamp-
ments at Anderson and Camp Willie
Jones, the 1st regiment being under
orders to encamp at Anderson this
week and the End regiment at Camp
Willie Jones, near Columbia, in Au-
gust
Writes Capt. Claffy.
Capt. ]. H yClaffy, commander of
the Orangeburg company, one of the
three sent home because it did not
have the required quota of men, re-
ported the matter to Governor Blease
this morning, saying Adjt Gen. Moore
had told him his company could not
even draw rations and transportation.
In telegram to Col julius E. Gogs-
we'll, commander of the End regi-
ment, Governor Blease says that the
adjutant general is without authority
10 issue any orders except as re-
preventative of the commander-in-
chief, and he hasn't given him any
such authority. The governor said
he understood that companies falling
below the quota were entitled to
transportation and subsistence while
in camp and that had the matter been
reported to him the whole thing could
have been avoided and the companies
remained in camp.
In letter to Capt Claffy, the gov
ernor assures him his company is ex-
cused from field duty this year and
need fear no harm. Referring to the
adiutant general, he says: Il dislike
to think that the man is drunk on
power, or that he has lost his head On
account of his promotion, but there is
ssomething peculiarly strange about
his conduct"
The governor orders the adjutant
general to issue no more orders, no
matter how insignificant, "By order of
the commander-in-chlef," unless the
same is personally presented to him.
The following statement and CORE
spondence on the matter was given
out today at the Office OF Governor
Blease:
Gives Out Letters.
''The first official news 1 received in
reference to the three companies leav-
! ing camp came through the following
communication from Capt. ]. H. Claffy,
in reference to Company L, Sd infan-
try, which is the Orangeburg company.
"'Gov. Cole. L. Blease, Columbia,
S. C.-Dear Sir: l left Orangeburg on
last Thursday with 33 enlisted men
and officers, 5 enlisted men less than
the required number, to attend the en-
campment at Aiken, S. c. These men
gave as their reasons for not going
with the company that they would be
Aput to great loss and inconvenience by
30 doing, but that they would join the
company in a day or two. On Friday,
the 18th, 1 was notified by the adju-
tant general that as my company was
short the required number of enlisted
men we would have to return home
or stay in camp without pay and with
out rations-
'''When this ultimatum was laid be-
fore the company they all decided to
return home and requested me to
write and ask you to excuse our COM
Aany from field duty this year.
"'This is the first time in our nine
teen years of service to the State that
this company has failed to turn out
less than 4S men at any encampment
or manoeuvres, and we feel that on
this account our failure to comply
with Circular No. 2 should be excus-
ed. Very respectfully.