The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-07
BLEASE REYOKES MANY
NOTARY COMMISSIONS
DECLARES CONFESSIONS SHOULD
EMPIRE WITH TERN.
Saws Constitution Provides for Ending
of Appointive Officers Terms
With Governors Term.

With Governors Term.
Columbia, Jan. 3.-Governor Blease
has revoked the commissions as no
Wries public of the following:
Henry J. Hardy, pressman for the
Columbia State; Capt. Dibert Jackson,
affiliated with the reportorial staff Of
the State; Col August Kohn, head OF
the News and Courier's Columbia Bu-.
reau; Alva NJ. Lumpkin, representa-
tive-elect from this county; A. J.I
Bethea, private secretary to Cover
nor N. F. Ansel during his term of OF
lice; David Harper Means, clerk OF the
State sinking fund commission, and OF
George. Powell Miller, Walter Taylor
Love, William D. Love and William
Stephen Hough, all OF Columbia. Com
missions to notaries public are issued
during the governors pleasure, and
can be revoked at will.
Noticing the revoking OF commits
sions of so many notaries public, Gov
ernor Blease was asked this morning
whv it was being done Or what 1t
meant. and in reply made the follow
ins statement:
Governors Statement.
..you remember when | first came
infc office l revoked the commissions
& all notaries public, ny reason 81
50 Going being explained at thu time:
a:so on the stump during IL recent
camnaign at which time one OF NY
oppcnants would yell, every day, lie
cat off the heads OF Ill the nAtarles
pfL!ic. His protests had no effect
upon the people, for they realized that
was right in the step that hao
taken. [ said then, and repeat now
that nnder the constitution, the COM
missions of every appointive officer
shouId be made to expire with the term
of the governor who makes the ap-
nointment. l still believe that, and IN
carrying out that policy l have called
in the commission of all detectives and
constables working under me, jan
nary /, 1918, and am revoking the COM
missions of many notaries public along
the same line.
81 would have issued a general or
der but two years ago this was very
much objected to, and I was asked not
to enforce the order because 1t would
interfere with the banking institutions
and others in handling their business
affairs
VII Let Some Stand.
There are some commissions
throughout the State that | shall not
revoke and am satisfied that there
are some who will be glad that their
commissions are revoked, because
have heard of them saying that they
did not want to have any commission
signed by Blease; that they were
ashamed of them, but that they had to
have them on account Of their business
affairs; therefore, as far as can' l.
am trying to relieve them OF their .
shame.
Furthermore, l do not think any
man should hold a commission under !
rhs State Government who openly Vlo-
lated the laws Of the State last year by
betting on the results Of the primary
election. know Of no better way TO
STOP such gambling than to carry out
the law and deprive those OF their COM
missions who were guilty OF that OF
fence. as provided for under our Con-
stitution and statute laws. therefore,
when have the positive proof, shall
revoke commissions for this cause
This in short, is what it means, and
this is all it means.
Believes in Spells System.
q furthermore stated that no man
need apply to me for position unless
he be a Blease man; l mean that.
was censured for it, yet now some OF
the same newspapers who condemned
me so severely for my position, are
hollering to the victor belongs the
spoiIs' when it comes to the appoint
ments to be made by the president
elect of the United States, Woodrow
Wilson. If the "spoils' belong to Will
son and his crowd, why should not the
Blease men reap the rewards or the
.snoiIs, from their victory Yet they