Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-21

disposition of Federal property per-
tanning to these organizations will be
communicated to the adjutant gener-
al Of South Carolina at once.
Respectfully,
"Lindley NJ. Garrison,
Secretary Of War;"
In reply Governor Blease sent the
following letter on April 9Th:
Hon. Lindley NJ. Garrison,
Secretary Of War,
Washington, D. c..
Dear sir: Your letter Of April
4th, has been received.
II regret very much that your in
specting officer, and some others con-
nected with him, seem, through pre-
judice, to want to continue to nag at
some of our companies here. OF
course, l cannot make you pay them
their pro rata share Of Il - appropria-
al, but l most assuredly will not
muster any or them out Of the SER
vice. 1 hope that this Is plain enough.
II see from newspaper reports that
certain maneuvers have been agreed
upon and that certain orders have
been issued for the same, within the
borders Of this state. 1 do not know
that this is true. However, it seems
u little strange to me that 1, as gov
ernor of the state and commander
in-chief of Its militia, should not be
consulted in regard to these maneuv-
ers, or the place at which they are to
be held; as to my state troops at
tending, or as to the state troops be-
ing sent into my state; but, on the
contrary, all Of this Is being arranged,
or it seems to be, without any advice
to, or consultation, with me as COM
mander-in-chief. II this is your man
ner of running your department in
other states, probably, with them it is
all right, but I wish to say to you
that 1 deem it courtesy due me as
governor Of my state that I shall at
least be consulted in reference to
this matter, and before the state
troops Of South Carolina attend any
such maneuvers, 1 assure you that 1
will be consulted, or there will be no
troops in this state.
Very respectfully,
"Cole L. Blease,
Governor and Chief"
To this letter Governor Blease sta
ed this morning that he had received
no reply in any manner, shape or
form.
The next official information re-
garding the matter came from Con-
gresham Whaley, dated Washington,
April 18th:
Hon Cole L. Blease, Governor Of
South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.
will selection of Isle Of Palms as
site for south eastern encampment be
to you and meet with your
approval? Will appreciate prompt re-
ply. Richard g. Whaley.
This telegram was forwarded to the
governor who was at Rock Hill at
tending the Red Mems convention and
in reply he telegraphed direct to the
secretary of war from Rock Hill un-
der date Of April 14th, as follows:
ITO the Honorable, the Secretary Of
War, Washington, D. c.
LAS -chief of the
military forces Of this state, I desire
and urge the holding of the encamp-
ment in South Carolina, and will do
all in my power to make the same
successful and pleasant. Cole L.
Blease, Governor"
The next official information came
in the shape Of the following telegram
from the secretary Of war from Wash
ington, under date Of April 18th:
Hon. Cole L. Blease, Gov Of S. c,
Columbia, S. c.
Am correct in assuming that by
your telegram of April fourteenth you
intend to completely revoke so much
of your letter Of April ninth as deals
with the matter Of the joint encamp-
ment in South Carolina? Lindley M.
Garrison, Secretary Of War"
The governor wired as follows to
the secretary Of war from Columbia,
under date of April 18th:
Hon. Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary
30 We, n
"I received from one Of our con-
gressmen yesterday the following tele-
gram: will selection Of Isle Of Palms
as site for southeastern encampment
be satisfactory to you and meet with
your approval"
I'm response to that wire and GER
tain conversations over long distance
telephone with parties in Charleston,
wired you from Rock Hill as follows:
AS commander-in-chief Of the mill
tary forces of this state, desire and
urge the holding of the encampment
in South Carolina, and will do all In
my power to make the same successful
and pleasant
my letter Of April ninth stands,
and / am still Of the opinion that your
department should consult rne direct,
and not through others. Cole L.
Blease, Governor"
The next development was the fol-
lowing telegram to the governor from
Mayor John P. Grace OF Charleston,
dated Charleston, April 18th:
Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor, CO.
lumbia, S. c.
1T occurs to me that II you will
wire me as mayor that you as gov
ernor have no objections to the en-
within the limits of South
Carolina and If you care to do so you
can even go so far as to say that you
will be glad if it would be held here,
l think that 1 could then, as mayor
Of Charleston, wire the secretary OF
war that l have been so advised by
you. Party here will appreciate this
very much. John P. Grace, Mayor OF
Mr.. w. F. Blackburn replied to this
telegram as follows, under date of
April 14th, from Columbia:
Hon. John P. Grace, Mayor Of Char