The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-06
Nh sTEgENsONs SPEECH.
RemaFke iE House which Aroused,
Governors Ire. -s

FeseEtative W. W. Stevsnson OF Che
raw, took occasion to Score the gov
ernOr OF South Carolina for the stand
that he had taken In the executive
meeting OF the board OF regents OF the
State Hospital for the Insane on De-
cemher II. 1919, when Dir. Eleanora
y. Saunders, woman physician at the
asylum was made to appear and an
SWer certain charges and insinua-
ions made by fellow physieians and
others without the privilege OF being
Represented by an attorney, of having
q stehogsapher to take down the tesfi-
mony or OF having her father present
% the meeting. "Star chamber pro-
ceedings such as this state has never
witnessed or will ever witness again, >"
was the way IN which Mr.. Stevenson
chafactefized the executive naeatfngi
mr. SteEens0n's speech was called
forth by o resolution introduced by
Mr. Kirby, OF Spertanburg,, providing
for another asylum investigating COM
mittee to examine specifically into the
matters touched upon in the govern
or's message, which caused the in
vestisation, or for the same committee
to render supplemental report giv-
ins the desired information. Mr..
Stevenson was q member of the COM
mittee and spoke In Justification az
the report already fled. 49, : =
- The two main tasks with which the
committee felt that It was confront
ed said Mr., Stevenson, was to give
DR.. Saunders an oppoftunity TO refute
charges which had been made and
which would damn her name IL not mn
swered. and to do whatever we could
70 improve the condi ditIon 4 OF: ]. 500. OF
She state uRfortuEa In the AsyInin
End from that purpose we woulipnot
get the political differences of two
men Swerye u.s." IS fsv
The resolution by hr. Kirby mem,
tIoned, among other things;S otD which
ahe committee should, have rahoft s.
fhe charge by Senator TillYnan that
aoyernof Blease's "underlings and
Ehtelli.es. had tried to manipulate the
sale OF the present e9yiagii site aAlt,
stevenson read from The fepoftF0Y ztildl
board OF, regents recommending the,
Hais OK tiie pfUnerty. Senator Tiiiman
did not say that those 'usAsFlinEs and
satellites, were members offEhe gem
eral assembly" = he said, "ansl this res
Port shows that somebody wanted to-
sell the site, which might be e. ahasis1
for the charge male lly the selat6r.aI
Mr.. Stevenson said that the sess.sssSs-ss. {.
OF the committee h&d t5Iskni framed
with the view fof ieAyiaS out az much
as possible any thing that would cSSse
political strife, az mamaDrs OF .,lie
epmmtttee dfa not feel that any good
could come from Stich course. saThei
motion to- exclude anything of such q
nature was made. by 5flf. Hardin or
Eher0lEee. who IS cert ainiy not iniTnt-I
fal to- lhe govern or J, :. said sldf. atasep.|
SON. who stated. however. THAT Mr.
Hardin did lhis own hinking. !. and
Showed his earlaIl slrfh by moving
fp lesyefep ;of the report speh obtee-
as to ;tEe6 % a7se ID lie by Senator
siillnl9r fhat the: admilistRat fcl-
levers sHgsBii fry. to. 0ust Or, Rabcnekst
.ElFa Steyenson said that the sea neFiIlS
fenaent OF theJasyluini had stated that
he would rel Ign his poaition y It. Or.
Saunders fgas9inaie the kObseGts Of at
tack and f0l1aWihS this tllea beard of
regents paabed IL resolution 70 the ef-1
feet that while Slfs Sannderss resfkns-
isofiG was not called f0r,j Il. vollsd, b6!
FsfS acceptable There might he isI
ssiss Sseekk y. "a = ~ ~ SfeVens6n, some
haz- "a sSss tie cllar:ss tsSs4 .asss Stsert
would be made 20 GUST snr. Rabock.
J As 10 the charge MADE ny EHnafnSl
Tillman's letter that "a: nefSort would;
be made to smirch DR.. Saunders,''l
Mr.. Stevenson read from the testimony
Q a2fesolution orig ginating with GoyeTnorI
Bleehe In the meeting OF the board OF
REGENTS saying that. It was for the
best INTEREST OF the lady that the rnsts
tertbe hgshed up. reference being TO in
sinii9t lions made against Ter, cha Ter.
Much OF the tra cfibedS notes t tie
ting was heard by Blt Stevenson to-
i6d made iasinttations against :, the
eE OF the lady which were cai-
ldalated to- sFnifch her ns q sss Z, 81
4 tSinlplaI Justice to, 8 South Carolina
woman deIsa1ded that she be given an
i0ppqrtlni nitg ste pressrit her side in reTI
pizs TO her idAtEar Y. said Mr.. Stew
sIiEOfl.lsis g.ly - k5sa q u
I'M enscinEion, AIr. Steven s0n a ateSi lit.ii
stflet he q q rot th M the, COMMITTEES
Shouts haFe r. tufhsd q report which
sIlacked of politics, Z for, the reason
itlint the inte tion Gf this feature on:
die door Of the house, Wotlld have
caused disse nsion and might have re-
suited IN harm TO fhe asylum
Z Mr.. Moore OF AbbeviIle and Mr.. O.
C.. Eyrhe, ct Spartanh burg So5lI the
tlsss anns.4ssss kss.f mt
made d snll inysstig tion Into the mat
ters which they were Appointed to ex- 3
amino and G hat e essientai ra-
pnrs slSpulaS yte filed, Gstting directly
the sissd gin the letter OF
Ssnatcr EiltfRaH
Hunter secratary. OF the: eoris
mlttesy made d short sta fem "a 81 tug-
tiaeati ton Of the aefiqf ,0f the commit
tee and Baia that he was willing to
leave the matter te she house to DEF
eide. Mr. well th6ug gtlt tho
snittee had served adniirab blg and no
EfvirtIler rpRprs & or tlgatio1 vas
needed Z, d y 4, s.S & 4. ,is -