Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-04

voted down. Mr.. Dominick, who is now
assistant attorney general, was en-
ployed by the governor as an attorney
in litigation over the bond refunding
act; but the work was done before he
entered upon his duties as assistant
attorney general. The claim Of Mr..
Dominick for s1,250 was approved by
the sinking fund commission at a
meeting held June 20.
-Adjutant General Moore has given
out the following statement In connec-
ton with the military controversy:
Referring to the statement of Gov
ernor Blease as published Sunday.
June 20, In which he again attempts to
impress the public that the action Of
the war department In withdrawing
Federal aid to the national guard of
this state is due to the stand taken by,
me at the meeting Of the military
board, which was held on June 10, /
desire to call the attention Of the pub
lie to the following facts: The meet
ing Of the military board, held on June
10, was for the purpose Of distributing
funds appropriated by the state legis-
lature for maintenance Of militia
funds over which the war department
had absolutely no control, nor are they
in any way interested In the manner in
which 1t Is distributed. The only mat
ters considered at this meeting were
the question Of the allotment to Conf
pany C, First infantry, from the ap-
preparation Of 1911, which had been
withheld by me because Of the impro-
per distribution Of the company's ap-
portionment for the previous year and
priated by the last legislature for the
maintenance Of the militia. The ques-
tion Of mastering out certain compa-
MES was not brought up at this meet
ing, although 1t appears that the gov
ernor would have the public under
stand that the action Of the war de-
partment was due to the stand taken
by me at that meeting. The real cause
for the action Of the war department
as indicated by them through telegram
from Gen. A. L. Mills, chief division Of
militia affairs under date Of June %,
addressed to the adjutant general, is:
In accordance with action Of war de-
partment Of this date, taken in conse-
quence Of attitude Of governor Of your
state toward enforcement Of Federal
militia laws, as expressed In his letters
Of May and q; to you, and Of June
II to secretary of war, no further Fed
eral assistance, either in personnel or
equipment, will be afforded the organ
ized militia Of your state Answering
the governors criticisms regarding my
action in recommending the mastering
out of certain companies. which he
speaks Of as being located in the black
belt and enumerated as follows: Barn
well, Elloree, Walterboro, Georgetown
and Mt. Pleasant, desire to show the
public that there Is nothing in this
contention for the following reason:
Barnwell can be reached from Orange
burg, where two good companies are
located, within one or two hours at
the outside; likewise, Elloree, being
situated in Orangeburg county, can be
reached by these two companies with
In an hours time; Walterboro Is so
situated that 1t can be reached by a
battalion located at Charleston within
two or three hours. Georgetown Is not
left without military protection be-
cause 1t has an infantry company To-
Gated there. Mt. Pleasant is only q
few miles from Charleston and can be
reached In less than one hour by the
national guard Of that city. It I'M
presses me with the fact that his ut
terance in this particular instance Is a
feeble effort on his part to bring into
discussion his pet theme-the 'nigger'
question" 'sl . ~