The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-03-21
D. A. DICKERT RESIGNS
AS MEMBER OF BOARD
NEWBERRY MEMBER QUITS CON
FEDERATE HOME COMMISSION.

NEWBERRY MEMBER QUITS CON
FEDERATE HOME COMMISSION.
Says He viii Keep On "Fighting Un-
til This Thing of Grating at the
Confederate Home is Stopped"
The State, 18TH
81 resigned this afternoon and the
governor refused to accept my resig-
nation. l intend to keep on fighting
until this thing of grating at the Con-
federate home is stopped" said Col.
D. A. Dickert of Newberry, member
of the commission charged with the
administration of the affairs of the
home, yesterday, following what in
reported to have been a stormy ses-
sion of the board.
The members of the commission
are D. A. Dickert, Newberry; J. T.
Crews, Laurens; J. G. Long, Sr., I'm
ion; A. T. Todd, Charleston, and M. c..
Welch, of Columbia, an inmate of the
home
Officers Named.
Col. Dickert told the story of the
meeting yesterday afternoon. He
said that the board decided to con-
tinue H. w. Richardson as superin-
tendent and DR.. F. w. P Butler as
physician, at least until the April
meeting. i:
I'VE met out at the Confederate
home in executive session for the paF-
pose of reorganizing. l nominated J.
C. Long, Sr., as chairman and J. T.
Crews as secretary of the board. They
were elected. 1t was then that A. w.
Todd took the floor and in smooth
voice began to nominate H. w. Rich-
ardson and DR. :F.rW P Butler. Mr..
Todd wanted to retain all of the pres
ent officers. Todd said something In
reply to one of my questions. l pro-
tested against the action of Todd. He
invited me out of the room. l told
him that it was not necessary to leave
the room, that we would settle .he en-
tire matter then and there. When I
entered that room 1 knew that Rich
ardson and Butler had things fixed
up SO as to be reelected. l kicked on
their plan"
Col. Dickert said that following the
executive meeting he returned to the
room to find Mrs. Mixson saying
some very hard things about him. 81
asked her who made the statement
that l had tried to reflect on her man
agement. She told me that it was
Richardson continued Col. Dickert.
about this time," he continued,
"Richa rdson stepped in between and
said that he had made the state
ments." Here Col Dickert quoted
language denouncing Maj Richard
son in severe terms).
Following the meeting l went to
see the governor. He told me that he
did not intend to stand for the same
proceedings at the home. He said
that he would call them all up, and
stop the abuse of the rules" contin-
ued Col. Dickert.
81 told Richardson and Butler that
if they did not resign that l would and
that 1 did not intend to stand by and
see the grating go on. l intend to
expose the whole d-m thing.
SIN the first place Richardson and
Butler were elected to their present
places without my knowledge. I was
not at the meeting when they claim to
have been elected" said Col. Dickert.
1t was stated yesterday by Col.
Dickert tia. the next meeting OF the
commission will be held in April and
that a majority of the members de-
cided to retain all of the present en-
ployes of the home until that date.
Four Members Resent Statement.
The following is the second chap
ter of the row between the members
of the commission charged with the
administration of the affairs OF the
Confederate home:
saTo the People of South Carolina: