The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-05
GOVERNOR MANNING AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL PEEfiRS.

Tho correspondence between Governor Manning
and Attorney General Peoples. which is made public
this morning. will create quite sensation in the
State. II has been rumOred that there was some
thing being kept in the dark about this matter and
the assertion has been made by prominent persons
who affiliated with the preceding regime I'm State
politics. that Governor Manning would not dare TO
give out the correspondence between him and the
attorney general. Governor Manning has been ac-
cused OF interfering with the attorney general in
the matter OF the appointments OF his assistant and
that he had done 80 in offensive and dctat0riaI
manner. The published correspondence will give
the public all the facts in the case, and they Gun
Judge as ~ whether or nc: Governor Manning hes
the attorney general
Governor Manning snyL that he was approached
by Mr.. Peoples after tho Anderson meeting last
summer and assured by Mr. Peoples that no would
cooperate with him II he could receive the nomina-
ton for governor. and that after he was nominated
he asked Mr. Peoples to meet him In the law office
of Mr.. ChriatIe Benct. which Mr. Peoples readily
DID. and then ensurd conversation relative to the
appointment of the assBtant the attorney generai
Governor Manning says that Mr.. Peoples stated that
he would let him appoint the assistant. This Gov
crn0r Manning ntates he declined to do. and that
Mr. Peoples then offered to submit the names of the
men he was considering for tho appointment, and
that no would name no one as his assistant who
was Objectionable to Governor Manning.
Another conference was had fctween Governor
Manning and Attorney General Pecplea at the
Jerome Hotel ON the afternoon Of the Inauguration
and at this conference. according to Governor Man
ning Mr.. Peoples went even further In spe aking of
the unsatisfactory manner in which Mr.. Dominick
had performed the dutca of assistant attorney gen.
eral. and that ito your (Peeples) great embarrass
ment1you could not get Mr. Dominick to resign"
Much more was said about the way in which Mr.
noninick performed his duties.
There will hardly he anyone. whether or not q
supporter OF Governor Manning, who will question
the wisdom OF haying someone in this important
office In thorough sympathy and accord with the
policy OF the administration. 1t would that
for person TO hold on to the appointment and to
refuse to resign. ia an evidence Of lack of ethical
perception. Even though Governor Manning had
no preference for an assistant II would
seem that through Difference to his feelings the at
torney general would not have insisted on making
mn appointment of an assistant wi.o was known to
be bitter POLITICAL and, we arc told. personal
enemy 0f the governor. II certainly would ee elm
to Governor Manning to call upon the
office Of the attorney general for Gdvce on matters
rotating to the policy OF his administration when he
Knew beforehand the: snc!: advice would be given
by q bitter partisan. trained In the school OF the
uiost bittor partisan known in the political his
t1ry of South Carolina. 1t s condition Of affairs
that Would fully justify Governor Manning lin re-
fusins TO ask for any legal advice from this depart
paefit, of the States government. ..,,,a
Dat there s another feature OF It Did Mr. Peoples
on not make the statements to Governor Manning
estFtbufea 10 HIM? II he did; Governor Manning
essers. and In the presence OF Mr.. Benet and later
denie3 them. he Ia not worthy TO hold the high ofcc
Of trust ahd he should be removed from Office It
is Incredible thht Governor Manning should be
fohrlcating In his statement as to what took place
In the conference between him and Mr. Peoples II
tho matter comes before the legislature this phase
Of tho controversy should be gone into thoroughly
and tho truth made known
1t is unfortunate Tor the administration thnt II
should In forced to start OF In this way II wouiC
have been better perhaps. II tho principal State Of
hcissB had all been anti Dlease men, so that there
could have been harmony among the heads OF the
dihcrent departments OF the State government II
was known that Mr. Peoples was O supporter of
Governor Dlease and In spite of that fact he was
reelected How much OF his support came as
OF such conferences before the election
as; was reported by Governor Manning as taking
place after the Anderson political speaking is not
known. but It is perhaps safo to say that Governor
Manning was not tho only one TO be approached in
this way Itwill be unfortunate II the present ad-
ministration Is 50 be hampered by thia anti admin
isration spirit and trust that something may yet
BE done to restore peace and harmony. !.3. f .;-t
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