The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-05

that he had tried to get rid of Mr..
Dominick but had failed.
Was Partner of Bleaye.
Assistant Attorney General Fred H
Domtnick, who Is the subject of this
controversy, is a native Of Newberry
and was at one time law partner of
former Governor Cole l.. Blease and
served as his caInPaign manger in
1910 and 1912. For the last two years
he has served as Assistant ATTORNEY
General and has Just been reappoint-
ed by Attorney General Peoples. In
the last summer he ran for Consreas
IN the thirdldistrict against Mr. Aiken
but sas defeated In the second pri-
mary. 7S'
The letter of Governor Manning to
Attorney General Peoples tonight and
all the correspondence which has
passed between them follows.
Governor MannIng's Last Letter to At.
torney General. @ss
February 4, 1916.
Hon. Thomas H. Peoples,
Attorney General. State House, Col
umbfa, s. C.
Dear Sir:
In view of your present position in
reference to your appointment OF the
assistant attorney general feel that
the public should know all the facts
in connection. with this matter. It Is
my purpose during my term In office
to keep the people of the State fully
advised regarding the conduct, Of af-
fairs In my office, and with that end
In view | am giving out this state
ment. -
No thought of who would be ,.our
nected with your office had entered
my mind Until you yourself yoiun-
tarily approached me after the An6er-
son meeting last summer and stated
that you thought that would be
elected; and that If were elected and
you were reelected that you intended
to act in entire harmony with me and
that your Office would do oil in it's
power to further the success of my ad.
ministration. was surprised and
pleased ct this evidence cs interest CT
your part and thanked you warmly
for 1t, but had no further conversation:
with You about the matter until / had
received the nomination in the second
primary. At that time you had already
been nominated for reelection in
the first primary.
When my nomination was assured,
recalling your voluntary statement at
Anderson phoned you asking you to
meet me ct the office Of Mr.. Christie
Benet In Columbia. This you prompt
ly did. coming to his office as soon as
telephoned you. I'm Mr.. Benea.s pres
.ence I called to your attention the
conversation we had after the Ander-
son meeting and you reiterated what
you Ind stated before, and you then,
to my surprise, offered to let me- name
the Assistant Attorney General. This
I fatty declined, stating that / had no
desire to do. 30. You stated that you
would appoint no one who was not
in harmony with me In the platform ON
which I was elected and that you
would submit to me names or the men
whom you were considering and
would appoint no one who was obtec-
uonable to me. You then stated that
Mr. DOminick would not be your as-
sistant again; that you had consider:
ed Mr., NJ. p. DeBruhl but though. his
health was such that he was not up
70 the work. and that you had other;
names under adviBetmientf and would
confer with me again In regard to.
the app pointnhent. 8 s, 4 .S,ilss lss'.
- I heard nothing further from yoir:
but on the morning .Iof hy. fnaugura-
ton y phoned you asking For an ap-
pointment with you for five O'Clock,
that afternoon In my room at the Je.
roma Hotel. AT the outset Of my i'd.
ministration ! was fri urgent need sof
legal advice on q number or mRttarsi
Including Tia pending Asylum inyestl..s1