The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-25
OVER HtSTI ASKING FOR JOBS.
Manning Di>appr"veS OF Di>re>pect
Often Shown Before Death.

tcer dies some people make appllca-
tions for the vacancy before the dead
man is buried. said Governor Man
ming tonight, in commenting il terms
of strong disapproval on what is call
ed by some lack OF proper respect
which some office-seekers exhibit in
their. easerness to obtain office. The
governors displeasure has been
aroused over this in more than one
instance. and he is shocked at those
guilty OF such conduct.
The flood of applicants for county
Offices which are vacant. or which
there is ground to believe will be-
come vacant, continues unabated.
Several have applied for appoint
ment as sheriff of Kershaw county,
supposedly because OF the publica-
ton of the order OF the governor for
Sheriff Huckabee to show cause why
he should not be removed from Office
because Of alleged failure to enforce
the liquor laws. Fifteen applications
have come in for the Office of coroner
of Greenville county. but upon in
Quiring into this matter it was found
that the Greenville coroner is still
hale and hearty He is reported,
however. to have gotten into some
trouble, and possibly his fifteen fell
low citizens thought there would be
vacancy in the Office. A great many
are applying for the Office of sheriff
of Abbeville county since Sheriff
Lyon has been named United States
marshal for the Western district of
South Carolina.
Let Office Seek Man.
1t is very plain that when it comes
to making appointments Governor
Manning is following the rule of
making the office hunt the man. In
other words there is no use to "ap-
ply for position. for the very fact
that one is an applicant almost guar
antees that he will not get the place
The men named on the State tax
commission, asylum regents, Old Sol
diers' Home. State house and grounds
p commission, the State board of chari-
ties and corrections and the fish COM
mission were not applicants They
were rendered the appointment by
the governor after he had satisfied
himself they were worthy and eff
cient, and they accepted the places.
On the State board OF accountants
two Of the appointees were not ap-
plicants, while. the third was, and
with this single exception not a sin
gle applicant for appointment on
these responsible boards landed.
While there has been no official an
nouncement it is very clear that
there is no use to apply when it is
known that appointments OF posi-
tions of Statewide Importance are
under consideration.
Of course, when it comes to coun-
what from this rule and he relies in
a majority of instances, probably. on
the legislative delegation. However,
he does not restrict himself to this,
but frequently goes outside and
picks man whom he thinks will fill
the position efficiently and then ten
ders him the place.
County Positions.
The appointments for magistrates |
and county positions take up much |
Of the time of the governor, for it
frequently happens that local divi-
sions are so fierce that it is impossi- |
Bile to get at the true situation with
out prolonged presentations and con-
~ferences with opposing factions. This |
case is we'll illustrated in the matter |
of the county dispensary board for
Barnwell county and in the clerk OF
court for Greenville county. The |
governor is still being bombarded |
with telesrams and letters from
Greenville. both pro and con. for
Harry A Dargan. whom he was about |
to name. but whose appointment has
been held up indefinitely pending
= hearings 70 be awarded protesting
and favoring delegations Of his con-
stituentS.
Local politics are said TO play an
important part in many Of the recon-
mendations which are made for
some county appointments by the
county people. Some sections appear
to attach more Importance to the
magistrate Office than anything else,
and it frequently happens that tele-
grams arrive at the governors office
asking him to hold up the naming of
some certain magistrate until Mr.. So
and So can file his petition of pro-
test.