The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-03-09
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
FROM STATE CAPITAL
AN INTERVIEW With FORMER
GOVERNOR BLEASE.
New Dispensary AuditOr-New COnfed.
crate Home Board Law En-
f0rcement-Other Matters.
(By John K. Aull.)

has appointed Mr. L. l.. Bultman, OF
Columbia, State dispensary auditor,
to succeed Mr.. Nose H. Mobley, whose
term had expired, according to state
ment which las been published Mr.
Bultman has appointed Mr.. Albert S.
Fant. of Union, assistant auditor, sue
ceeding Col. Oscar W. Babb, wj2o was
appointed assistant auditor the first of
this year upon his retirement from the
Office of assistant adjutant general,
which he mad held 4or four years.
Gov. Manning has also appointed q
new board for tie Confederate home,
under the act passed at the last ses-
sion Of the legislature. The new board
is composed o. H. E. Thompson, OF
! Columbia, railroad engineer; S. E.
Welsh, of Charleston, Confederate vet
eran and business man; J. Wash
Drummond, of Laurens county, farmer
and Confederate veteran Senator G..
K. Laney, of Chesterfield, chairman Of
tie senate military committee, and
Hon. SThos. H. Lyles, of Spartanburg,
chairman o. the military committee Of
the house Of representatives, are ex-
oficio members Of the board.
The trend seems to be to fill the va
rious Offices throughout t e State with
new men-a general "shake-qD," as it
were. This policy mas led to a great
| deal of discussion, as to its political
effect and otherwise Some OF the
! friends of the administration claim
that Gov. Manning's appointments
have strengt- ened lin. Others, who
nave watched political affairs in South
Carolina for great many years, say
that the policy Of sticking to ones
friends" has been carried to a greater
extreme than ever before, and they
contend tat tie dissatisfaction anu
discomfort which they say will be
brought about will lead to factional
politics more intense in South Caro-
lima than eJer before. The result re-
mains to be seen.
Gov. Blease's First Statement
| There has been considerable specu-
lation as to tie future course Of former
Governor Blease in politics. Ithe form
er Governor, who is practicing law in
IColumbia, was asked today if he cared
to make a statement as to the political
: situation, or if ne had made up his
mind as to whether he expected to re-
enter TIE political arena.
TIE former governor replied that he
was now practicing law; that he had
gained twelve pounds in flesh since he
left the governors Office, and that lie
/ felt very much at home back at tae
practice of his profession. He said
that he had received many letters from
various parts Of the State, and tat a
large number of people had spoken to
him personally in reference to matters
political, but tat he had thus far said
that he was out o. politics for the
| present. and did not desire to make
any comments on anything taat had
happened since he retired from the
governors office-that lie neither de-
sired to criticise nor to praise, but that
at the proper time he would nave a
statement to make witch he was sat
isfed would be of interest to the peo-
ple of the State and would meet tGe
approval of his friends. IL have
watched very closely each and every
act of tie general assembly" te said,
"and of the present governor, and
Were 1 have thought it profitable, /
have made a note Of their various &C
tons and sayings"
Asked what ne thought of the crea-
ton of the new federal district and
Of the appointments maze lneFeln' Le
laughed and said:
"some men got we'll paid for their
work. Others, no doubt, FELT like the
little fellow that the calf run over;
and no doubt some people realize that
they were mue:ly needed during the
campaign, but little needed when there
was something to hand out.
at seems that cotton going to Il
cents a pound, and a billion dollars be-
ing sent down mere to float the cottor
crop as soon as it was marketable
carrying out the promises of the las;
campaign, stimulated very mud, bots
the federal and State governments tc
create large number Of useless o.