The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-27
Reply to Colonel Dickelt.


Confederate soldiers home, Wednes
day issued a signed statement to the
people of South Carolina, saying tina
when D. A. Dickert of Newberry, the
fifth member of the board of commits
sioners, gave out newspaper inter
view Tuesday, in which he intimated
among other things. that there was
''grafting' going on at the Soldiers
home. he was in such condition
that we hold him wholly irresponsi'
Bile for his action or statement tc
quote the statement.
He was drunk, plain drunk said
A. w. Todd, Wednesday morning.
The statement follows:
To the People of South Carolina:
AS members of the board of COM
missioners of the Confederate Infirm-
ary of the state, we resent most pos
itively the statement published this
day in the Columbia State newspaper
| in reference to the meeting of the
| board the 18th instant.
We want to state that Col. Dickert
was in such a condition that we hold
him wholly irresponsible for his ac-
ton or statement.
A Record reporter was called to
room 220 at. the Imperial hotel We'd
nesday morning and given the above
statement. Present in the room were
J. G.. Long, Sr., A. w. Todd, Major
H. w. Richardson, DR.. F. W. P. But
Ter, Charles H. Highley, an auditor;
later NJ. C. Welsh, a member of the
board of commissioners, came in and
affixed his signature to the statement
printed above. J. T. Crews, another
member of the board of commission
ers, was telegraphed to in Laurens,
and he authorized the signature of
his name to the statement.
A. w. Todd said Wednesday morn
ing: The board met at the Confed-
crate home for the purpose of reor-
ganizing. Col. Dickert nominated
Capt. Long for temporary chairman
and J. T. Crews for secretary. then
moved that the management of the
home stand as it is until the books
could be audited and that the audi
tors report be made at the April
meeting of the board. Col. Dlckert
charged that we had framed up to re-
tain "grafters'' in Office and he OBJ
jected to keeping the present officers;
he said he wanted new officers.
After the meeting had ended Mrs.
Mixson, the matron, came in the
room. Col. Dickert was mad and
said: I'll whip the ewhole d-n bunch.
He also said that Mrs. Nixon had put
herself in mans place and that ne
would beat her too. Mrs. Mlxson
wanted to resign her position and we
had to beg her to remain.
Several who we're present at the
hotel Wednesday morning said that
Col. Dickert wanted the position OF
commandant to be given to Mr.
Wicker of Newberry and that at the
meeting of the board on March 4 Col.
Dickert suggested Mr.. Wicker for
commandant at a salary of S11O per
month. The minutes of the meeting
show that the rlotion was put and
lost. 1t was stated that Mr.. Wicker
was in Columbia with Col. Dickert
yesterday.
Major H. W. Richardson, superin-
tendent of the Confederate home
said Wednesday morning: when Col
Dickert intimated that there was
grating at the home demanded
complete auditing of the books,
and we have employed Mr.. Charles
H. Highley to do the work.
Replying to the statement accredlt-
GQ TO COl. lh1S hO "SS NSo
present at the board meeting when
Major Richardson and DR.. F. w. P.
Butler ''claimed they were elected
Major Richardson said that Col. Dick
ert has been on the board for two
years and has never attended but
three meetings.
Effort was made Wednesday to get
into communication with Col. Dickert,
but at 1 o'clock he could not be
found. He left the Jerome hotel
early this morning, presumably to go
to his home in Newberry.
Col. Dickert said yesterday that he
had resigned as member OF the
board of commissioners and that the
governor had refused to accept his
resignation. The governor is out OF
the city Wednesday and his stenog-
rapher said he did not know whether
or not Col. Dickert's resignation had
been accepted.-Columbi Evening
Record, 18th.