The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-26
precedent" CITED IS
NO PRECEDENT AT ALL
MAYOR-ELECT OF SPARTANBURG
on HOSPITAL COMMISSION.
Interview From Mr.. FlOyd-GOver-
nOr's Position Stated-Mr AulFs
Resignation Cited.

H. Aull as member Of the State nos
pital commission when chosen county
superintendent Of education, and the
fight which The Herald and News has
been making for an enforcement of
the constitutional inhibition against
the holding of two Offices, are brought
again into prominence as the result Of
an article in the Spartanburg Herald
Of Wednesday morning, in which Mr..
John F. Floyd, recently elected mayor
of Spartanburg, is quoted as saying
that he would not resign his position
as a member of the State hospital
commission, and "that he had a pre-
cedent for doing so, (holding both
positions) claiming that Col Ebert H
Aull, of Newberry, when he became
county superintendent of education
still retained his position on the COM
mission"
AS matter of fact, Mr. ;Aull resigned
from the commission on December 80,
1911, and his resignation was accept
ed by Governor Blease on January l.,
1912. This left only four members on
the commission. The legislature Of
1912 continued the commission as
then constituted Con the 17tn day OF
\ February, 1912, with only four mem
bers; so that the commission is now
composed of and can only be com
posed of four members.
The position of Governor Blease in
the matter is set forth in letter to
Mr.. W. J. Cormack, reporter for the
Spartanburg Herald, in response to an
INQUIRY from Mr.. Cormack. The let
ter of the governor appears below.
The story as it appeared in the
Spartanburg Herald is as follows:
John x. Aull, private secretary TO
Governor Blease, wired The Herald
Yesterday that o. L. Johnson, mayor
Of Spartanburg, would be appointed
on the hospital commission of the
State hospital for the insane, when
John F. Floyd, who was elected yes
terdav to succeed Mr.. Johnson, sent
in his resignation. Mr.. Floyd has
stated that he would not resign; and
Governor Blease said over long dis
tance telephone last night that ne
Thought "Mr. Floyd would change his
mind wnen he has thought over the
matter"
Shortly after the first primary,
Gov. Blease in an interview, said sub
stantially that he saw Spartanburg
had given two of his good friends
John F. Floyd and o. L. Johnson-a
majority over the anti-Blease candi-
date, Ben Hill Brown; that if Floyd
was elected he would appoint john
son to the hospital commission, but if
Floyd was defeated he could still re-
tain his position The interview fol-
lows:
Governors Interview
''I am very much gratifed that
Snartanburg city seems to he sos
friendly. as tae newspaper accounts
admit that the only ant!-Blease man
in the race was left ct the post while
rRe two please men fsished neck and
neck.
..1Tr F1ovd Sc member Of 20
present State hospital commission
and Nr. Johnson is now mavor As
between them. I had no preference
whatever. as they are both good
frierds of mine. bnt neither shall be
without a job. If Floyd gets in
will put Johnson in nis place on the
State hospital commission, and if
Johnson stays in as mayor, why OF
course, Floyd will hold on. So both
Bleaseites will have a job while the
anti will still be a statesman looking
for one"
Some days ago John F. Floyd
stated to a representative Of The
Herald that he would not resign from
the hospital commission. Wher it
was explained to him that there is
constitution qualification against the
holding of two positions of honor and
trust at the same time, he said that
he had precedent for doing so,
claiming that Col. Elbert H. Aull, of
Newberry. when he became county
superintendent of education still re-
tanned his position on the commits
sion.
The Wire.
Yesterday The Herald wired John
K Aull, private secretary to the gov
ernor. asking if Mr.. Johnson had been
appointed to the hospital commits