The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-14
GOVERNOR MANNING WIRES
OFFICIALS THAT LAWS
MUST BE ENFORCED
WILL APPOINT NEW
SUPERINTENDENT
Of State Hospital for the Insane.
DR.. Strait Informed-Oth-
er Capital News

| Epccial 10 The Intelligence.
COLUMBIA. March 13.--"Owing to
| Mayor Graces illness and uncertain
! ty as To how long he will be detained
| from Office. | am calling on you and
| city officials TO enforce law against
I,liguor selling. gambling and other
violations. Please advise OF your de-
/ termination and when l may expect
| results" said Governor Manning in a
| telegram TO Mayor Pro Tenn Henry p.
| Williams of Charleston. made public
at the governors office tonight.
Mayor Grace's favorable condition in
\ the case of early return to duty. In
the meantime have instructed police
| officials 10 enforce ali laws" who the
reply which the mayor pro tenn of
| Charleston wired the governor.
| Governor Manning stated that he
| had heid up further plans in the Char
| lesion situation on account OF the
illness of Mayor Grace. but stated ne
now felt that 1t was time for some
results to be shown He stated that
he wanted the city officials to enforce
| the laws without interference from
him, and added Significantly lit is
| time for some results" The governor
i
laws in Charleston enforced and that
they are going to be enforced. and If
| the city officials do not do so then he
will have TO take some other steps.
Sheriff j, Elmore Martin Gf Char
| lesion wrote the governor that he Is
| suppressing blind tigers and other
llawlessness.
Governor Manning wrote a letter 10
/, Mayor Grace enclosing a copy of this
telegram To Mayor Pro TEN Williams
and expressing the hope that he
would have speedy return TO health
Governor Manning sent for DR.. T.
j. Strait, superintendent of the
1 State Hospital for the Insane, and in
formed him that 1t is his intention to
appoint another man superintendent
of the asylum and one who is an es-
pert physician in the treatment of III
sane people. The governor told DR..
Strait in order to give him ample
notice and to treat him with all con-
sideration possible: DR.. Strait eX-
| pressed his appreciation OF the gov
ernor's thoughtfulness. The governor
has not yet selected new superin-
tendent but has several men under
consideration.
Attorney General Peoples and AS
sistant Fred II. Dominick returned
this morning from Washington. where
they went to represent the State In
number of cases before the United
States supreme court They will have
to go back to Washington in April to
appear for the State against T. u
Vaughn, former superintendent of the
Odd Eallowe Ornhannpp WIN is an
pealing form a sentence of death i'm
posed by the South Carolina courts on
conviction for criminal assault.
The governor has appointed the
South Carolina Board of Examiners
for public accounts as follows: c. G
Fishburne. of Columbia, for three
| years; j, Fl. Brown. of Spartanburg
for years; and G. Is. Walton, OF
Anderson, for one year.
Governor Manning will go to Nc
Coll. Marlboro County, on Monday tc
make a speech at big educational
rally. He is expected To discuss the
new local option compulsory educa,
ton law.
Comptroller General Sawyer, with
the consent of tiie governor, has eY
4 tended the time for making income
tax retdrns until July without pen
ally
| Newberry College won the State
championship basketball hy defeatini
Wofford College here tonight by {
score of 81 to 80.
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