The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-12-16
MILITARY SITUATION
ENTIRELY CLEARED Up
AN ENTIRE REGIMENT IS SAVED
10 THE STATE.
Governor Completely Victorious in His
Fight-General Assembly Con
Yenes Four Weeks From Today.


of military officers, neld in Governor
Blease's office, the military situation
in this State was gone over, and a re-
view of the situation, following the
conference, shows that Governor
Blease has won a complete victory
in his fight for the militia. There
were present at the conference Briga-
dier General Willie Jones, Colonies
Lewis, Lipscomb and Cogswell, OF the
three regiments, and Assistant Adju-
tant General Oscar w. Babb.
1t will be recalled that as result
ofthe recent re-inspection of the So
called deficient twelve companies,
w.lich re-inspection was demanded by
tie governor, seven of the companies
were found in such improved and sat
isfactory condition that the war DE-
partment, while criticising the COM
panies in some particulars, no longer
requested that they be mustered out.
The war department requested thai
only five OF the original thirteen be
mustered out. These five companies
are the BarnweI, Chesterfield, BAN
berg, Conway and Bennettsyille COM
panies. REPRESENTATIVES of these COM
panies were before the conference,
and it was agreed that Chesterfield
and Bamberg should be mustered out.
Cheraw, in the same county with
Chesterfield, has new company
which will take Chesterfeld's place,
and Woodruff will be mustered in
to take Bambergs place. The Barn
we'll, Conway and Bennettsville COM
panies will be mustered out, but new
companies will Immediately be orga-
nized in these same towns to take
their places. Representatives OF tne
other companies, which passed the
re-inspection, were also present, and
they were enthusiastic in their de-
termination to get to work and bring
their companies up t0the highest STAN
dard.
As a result of the fight made by tne
governor, in which he had the assis-
lance of the brigadier general, the
three colonels, and the assistant ad-
iutant general, and the sympathy Of
practically the entire national guard,
an entire regiment is saved to the
State, which would have been lost
had the governor acted upon the re-
commentator of the adjutant general
and the war department in the first
instance, instead of making the, fight
which he did.
legislature Near at Hand.
The general assembly of South
Caronna Will convene four weeks from
tomorrow. This being the second ses-
slon OF tae same general assembly
which met last year, the work of Or
sanitation in the two houses should
consume very little time, and work
will probably begin right away. Three
members OF the legislature have died
during the past year-Messrs. George
R. Rembert, of Richland; Fred Will
I1ams, OF Pickens, and John Z.
Shroder, of Charleston The election
of Mr.. Richard S. Whaley, of Charles
ton, to congress; the appointment OF
. Mr.. Harvey w Mitchum, of Clarendon,
as dispensary auditor; the resignation
of Mr.. S. O'Quin, of Marion, and the
appointment of Mr. J. Mack King, OF
Anderson, as supervisor, have caused
four otaer vacancies, so that there
will be seven new members OF the next
legislature.
There mas been some newspaper
talk about a fight during the coming
q session between the legislature and
the governor. If there is any founda-
ton for sucn talk, it must come from
members Of the legislature, for GER
tainly the governor has not, either by
word or deed, given any ground for
any such prediction AS matter OF
fact, if there is any fight it will be
started by t1e legislature, bat there
seems to be no foundation for the
talk OF a fight between the governor
and the legislature.
The governors messages, on the
x3e2fng day of the session, altogetn-
will be somewhat lengthy, because
they. Will transmit to the legislature
the record in the military modoie j,
as it has been called by some.
the State bona and State loan mat
ters TIE annual messase pfopeE,
ao~a~ee, - 70, De q saaea great