Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-20
Full Proceedings Of the Executive Session Held
December 18th
JUST WHAT WAS THEN SAID AND DONE :
Was the Developments Of This Meeting That Caused Senator Till
man to Write His Confidential Letter to Unnamed Senator
Which Letter Resulted In the Legislative Investigation Now Go
ing On

the DOarQ Oh Regents VI lhC S'AS> --
pital for the insane by Mr.. John K.
iun, private secretary to Governor
Blease:
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, Dr. T. r. Carothers
Mr.. ]. D. Bivins: 1 move that we
read the part of the resolution calling
for the investigation Of today.
Secretary Bunch: The motion OF
DR.. Settlemyer was that I'VE have
meeting tomorrow and have letter
addressed to Governor Blease to meet
the board here tomorrow at IL a. m,
and the meeting would be in executive
session." Mr.. Bivins moved that the
secretary notify all members OF the
medical staff to meet here tomorrow
at IL a. m"
Chairman Carothers: 1t is an execu-
tive session, and therefore l Will ask
all except the members Of the board
to retire until we open the doors
Governor Blease: If you are going
to have a stenographic report OF this
meeting 1 would ask that you swear
the stenographer.
Chairman Carothers: We haven't
one here yet.
Governor Blease: 1 see Mr.. Deal
here and 1 see Mr.. Aull. 1 don't kno"
what right Mr.. Deal has in here-or
anybody else except the members Oh
this board If you are going 10 nave
any lawsuits here, let's get started
right. If you are going to have any
mandamus, or any other damus'
let's get started right. AS governor
I have no objection to anybody hear
ing what 1 say, and 1 think 1 can
shorten this meeting by asking FOR
few designations. If we are going 10
have some lawsuits-if we are going
to open a lawsuit, will just ask for
some designations, and we will have
one right while we are at 1t. II we
can't have a friendly meeting without
having a lawsuit, let's start it so we
can have a good one.
Chairman Carothers: 1t has been
suggested lnal S"eoi NN
grapher. l don't know whether can
administer an oath or not.
Governor Blease: Mr.. Aul Is
notary public.
(Mrs. Bessie Allen Sanders, steno-
grapher, was sworn by John K. Aull')
Mr.. o. L. Sanders: 1 wish to state
IN the hoard that / am here in the
interest of my daughter, and nope
that order will not exclude me.
Chairman Carothers: l think II
would be better for little while 70
have all retire. and we will go over
the matter and get the matters IN
shape, and if necessary we Will call
YOU directly. 1 would be glad TO
have all retire except the members OF
the board. DR.. Babcock has right
in here.
Governor Blease: AS governor OF
the state. l object to Mr.. Deals pres
ence i'm this meeting. If it has come
to that, if it has to be made plain
will make it plain. You have asked
him to retire, stating that it was an
executive session, but it seems that ne
doesn't care to do so.
(Solicitor ]. K. Henry, Senator r
n Weston, Mr.. John ]. McMahan,
Mr.. o. l.. Sanders. Mr.. A. M: Deal
and others having retired from the
room. the session proceeded, with the
members of the board Of regents and
Secretary Bunch, DR.. ]. w. Babcock,
DR.. Saunders, Mrs. Bessie Allen San
ders. stenographer, Governor Blease
and John X Aull presently
Chairman Carothers: The resoiu-
ton sets forth the purpose Of the
meeting.
Governor Blease: Gentlemen,
want TO make a statement. l am sur
prised to find an array of lawyers here
this morning. 1 don't know what this
board intends to do, and don't know
what anybody else intends to do; but
as governor of the state, l think the
state of South Carolina has had
enough fuss about all of her state in
stitutions. and if it is the idea of any
body here this morning to precipitate
q lawsuit, the resignation of any such
person is now asked for by me, wheth-
or II be a member of tie board Of re-
gents, the superintendent or anybody
else: Whoever is responsible for
bringing these lawyers here, please
tender me their resignation; II they
don't do it, if l find out who did 1t, L
shall ask for their resignation. L
mean that for you, too, doctor
DIR. Babcock: 1 want to say these
LAWYERS are not here representing me
at all.
Governor Blease: Then l wouldn't
have allowed them to come In
here. This institution is not run by
mandamus, nor by injunction, nor by
prohibition, but it is run by the board
of regents for the best interests OF
the state and of the unfortunate in
mates. / have the right to ask every
member of the board to resign today,
and if they don't do it, to issue an
order peremptorily removing them.
The same is true as to the superin-
tendent. And j will do it before l
will allow this institution, with these
poor unfortunate inmates in it, to be
dragged into any long controversy in
the courts or elsewhere.
DR.. Babcock: 1 would like to re-
peat that 1 didn't know that any act
of mine was under consideration to-
day; therefore 1 have nothing to do
with the lawyers being here
Governor Blease: How did all these
lawyers know to be here?
DR.. Babcock: Mr.. Sanders was no.
tilted that charges
Governor Blease: What are the
charges against Dr. Saunders?
DR.. RabcOck: L understood that
there was to be some charges made
against DR.. Saunders, his daughter
here today.
Governor Blease: l haven't heard
anything of it.
DR.. Babcock: l was told by mem