The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-11
GOV. .OBJECTSTO DOMINICK
ASSISTANT is NOT IN HARMONY
WITH POLICIES.
Says Peoples Promised Not to Name
DOminick.-Will Not Ask Adj
vice of Office.


ming late today made public CORE
spondence which had passed between
himself and Attorney General Pee
pies over the appointment of an as
sistant attorney general. The gov
ernor says that the attorney general
voluntarily came to him and told him
he wanted to appoint an assistant
who was in harmony with the COVER
nor and who was agreeable to him.
He says this promise was renewed
at the Office of Mr.. Christie Benet
and on that occasion that the attor-
ney general offered to let me name
the assistant attorney general - but
the governor says he declined, say
ing that he had no desire to do so.
you stated then" says the governor
in a letter to the attorney general,
that Mr.. F. H. Dominick would not
be your assistant again
Conversation at Hotel.
On the day of his Inauguration the
governor says he telephoned the at
torney general and the latter came to
his room in the Jerome Hotel and
"again discussed the matter with me
in the presence of Mr.. Benet, who
had been present at the former con-
yersation." AT that time you stated
to us says the governor, that to
your great embarrassment you were
not able to get Mr.. Domlnick to re-
sign; that you had asked him to re-
sign last summer and again since
the campaign; that you had mutual
friends to go to him and state tnat
he was embarrassing you and your
conduct of the Office by insisting on
retaining his position as your assist
ant; that you had not been able to
make him consent to give up the
Office although you had hoped that ne
would do so. You stated that Mr.
Dominick's work was not satlsfac-
tory; that he had often been absent
from the Office without your consent
or even knowledge; that he had on
occasions left the Office on Friday
morning and stayed away until Tues
day night; that this was not salts
factory to you or to the conduct OF
the business of the Office, but that
YOU we're powerless in the matter
The Governor then says that the At
torney General stated that he tried
to get Mr.. Dominick to resign last
summer when he was candidate for
Congress.
Several Letters.
There we're several letters which
passed between the Governor and the
Attorney General over the matter.
The first was from the governor call
ing attention to the election last
summer and of the appointment by
Mr. Peoples of Mr.. Dominlck
"who was supporter of the policies
of nv predecessor in, this Office" and
the Governor said that in the circum-
stances he did not feel that he could
rely upon the Attorney Generals 5
Office for legal advice.
In reply Attorney General Peoples
wrote the Governor setting fortn
that his Office was a constitutional
one. elective by the people, and ne
alone had the right to name the as
sistant Attorney General, and ne
terms the Governors letter a practl-
cal demand for the dismissal OF MT.
Dominick. He told the Governor
that he was not concerned with his
policies, but would pass on such legal
questions as were submitted on their
merits, but that he alone had the
right to name the assistant. He
saws in effect that he will not surren-
der the power to name the assistant
to the Governor and commends MT.
Dominick for his fairness and says
that in re-electing him the people
endorsed Mr.. Dominick.
Going on Promises.
In reply the Governor wrote that
he did not make a demand on the
Attorney General in naming the as
sistant, but was going on the promise
made by the Attorney General that ne
would not appoint any assistant who
would be embarrassing to him tine
lGovernor,) but would name one IN
sympathy with his policies, and SAID
statements the Attorney General
made in his letter in reference TO
Mr.. Dominick "are in direct confllct
with those made by you in the con-
versation which you have had with
me in regard to the appointment OF
your assistant"
In reply the Attorney General
wrote that he had told the Governor