The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-04-21


forces of this State, | desire and urge
the holding OF the encampment in
SouUl Carolina, and VIII do all ia my
power to make the same successful
and pleasant.
(Signed) cole. l.. Blease,
Governor
then had long distance telephone
talks with the mayor of Charleston,
Mr.. James Sotille, Mr.. J. S. Farnum,
Mr.. P. H. Gadsden and others. and 1
received the following telegram from
Mr.. Gadsden:
philadelphia Pa, April 18th. 1914,
Governor Cole l.. Blease, Mansion,
Columbia, S. C.
The war department has practical
ly agreed to have encampment at Isle
Of Palms of National guard of North
Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia and
Florida, provided you concur in their
selection CT Isle OF Palms and will CO.
operate. The whole people of Char
lesion are anxious for this encamp-
meni and will be greatly disappoint-
ed if we fl Ill to get it. l know we can
always depend on you to do every
thing in your power to help Charles
ton. l have an appointment with Sec
retary CT war tomorrow, Thursday
morning, at $3.50, and will greatly ap-
preciate il if you will send me wire
to New Willard hotel, Washington, at
once, which | can show secretary Of
war, that you will be pleased to have
encampment of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida Ma
tional guard at Isle of Palms, and will
cooperate 10 make same a great sue
cess, and that l am authorized to so
state to secretary of war. am depend
ing on you to help me in this matter.
(Signed) "P. H. Gadsden.'
In reply 10 these conversations and
this message, and at the request OF
these parties and others, l had wired
to you personally the following tele-
gram:
April 18th, 1914
Secretary of War, Washington, D. C..
The governor has no objection to
the encampment being held in this
State, and by reques, consents to Or
Ger beilg issued.
(Signed) "Jno X. Aull,
Private Secretary"
The next was conversations over the
long distance telephone with parties
Interested in the mater. Then Attor-
ney General Peoples, of this State,
filed in my Office the following tele-
gram from Representative Byraes:
Washington, D. c., April 18th, 1914.
Thomas H. Peoples, Columbia, S. C.
Unless governor wires war de-
partment by o'clock that his tele-
gram supersedes Letter previously
written, the State will lose encamp-
ment because war department can not
ask militia Of other States to visit
South Carolina over the objection OF
the governor contained in letter. AS
you called On me, this matter, suggest
you see governor Immediately.
(Signed) James F. Byrnes.
l Immediately wired Congressman
Byrnes as follows:
Columbia, S. c., April 18th, 1914
Hon. James F. Byrnes, Member Of
Congress, Washington, D. C.
Your wire to Peoples shown me.
Statement that l objected to encamp-
ment in this State is false No record
tne:e or here bears out any such con-
clusion. l have never been consulted
as to whether l wanted encampment
here or not. AS matter of fact, l have
20 objection whatever to its being held
in this State and so wired war de-
parJment.
(Signed) ''Cole. L. Blease,
Governor"
To which he replied, April 18th,
1914, as follows:
Hon Cole L. Blease, Columbia, S. C..
My telegraph Peoples based entire
ly on information from Whaley who
has conferred win Secretary Garrison.
Intended investigation personally to-
morrow.
Immediately replied to him as eol-
lows:
Columbia, S. c., April 18th, 1914.
Hon. James F. Byrnes, Member Of
Congress, Washington, D. C.
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