The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-07
by me were removed in the early
hours of a Sabbath morning.

| solicitor.
'The effort to oust Assistant Attor-
ney General Dominick.
Dismissal of all county and State
constables appointed by me.
loval of the State asylum re-
$.
oval of the regents of the old
S., home.
Removal of the superintendent Of
the State asylum.
Removal of the superintendent Of
the old soldiers hame.
Removal of the Barnwell County
dispensary board.
Turning out of McMaster, Collins
and Stanley on the city registration
board.
The turning out of DR.. Butler, ply
sician at the old soldiers home.
"The turning out of Mrs. Mixson,
the daughter of and daughter-in-laW
of, Confederate soldiers, who was ma
tron of the Confederate home.
'fThe turning out of the dispensary
gauger.
"The turning out of Nose H. Mobley,
State dispensary auditor.
"The turning out of the State par
don board.
"The effort to remove Sheriff Huck-
abee of Kershaw county.
"The legislating out of Office of the
State historical comission, getting
rid of CLAUDE N. sapp, w. A. James
and w. H. 'Wfndle, who were my
friends.
"The refusal to commission Former
Sheriff I. C. Long, as magistrate a.
Union.
Refusal to commission game war
dens and others who were known to
US DlGdSS mSu.
sThe turning out of Col. D. w. Nc
Laurin from his position with the
Sinking Fund Commissioner ex-
Confederate soldier, who had served
the State faithfully all his life-and
the appointment in his place of the
son of Alan Johnstone of Newberry.
''These are only few of the many
partisan acts which he has committed.
And in the appointments to fill the
newly created Offices he chose not
only his friends, but my bitter enc
mics, as will be shown by the men on
the
l. Tax commission.
2. Board of charities and correc-
, tions.
SO. Board of Cancellation.
."4. Beard of accountants.
"5. Assistant bank examiner.
IS. Board of review
"And all others-not a Blease or
anti-Manning man appointed to any
place."
Governor Blease, in speaking of the
encampment at Styz, said that if his
policy had been carried out South
Carolina would today have had brig
ade which would have gone into the
service as a unit, instead of only two
regiments which would have to be
attached to brigades from other
States, and instead of going in under
some foreign brigadier general they
would have gone in under Brigadier
General Willie Jones, who had been
retired by Governor Manning.
! He said the administration of Gov
ernor Manning had been eXtravaagnt,
and characterized the extra compen-
sation paid by the governor to the
| superintendent Of the asylum as q
conscience fund" saying he had the
record where Governor Manning re-
turned 344 acres of improved farming
lands in Clarendon county, with
buildings thereon, and one lot, at two
thousand and twenty dollars, and that
if Governor Manning would pay the
! State all the back taxes he owed he
could pay several more notes.
/ The Columbia State thus reports
the speeches of Messrs. Cooper and
| Manning:
Both Denounce Circular.
<'The only feature of the meeting
was the statement by R. A. Cooper
relative to a circular issued in the
[ up-country which he said character
! lied him as thorn in the flesh for
running this year. Mr. Cooper said
he was in the race because he wanted
| to he governor and was runnino on