The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
PEOPLE OF THE STATE
VISIT THE SOLDIERS
The Fourth to Be Big Day in COlum-
bia-NeWberry Meeting and the
Columbia Record


Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, July 3.-The road be-
tween Columbia and Camp Moore, at
Styx, was a busy thoroughfare on
Sunday. Hundreds of automobile
parties went out from the city, and
there were numerous parties from
other counties in the State-several
from Newberry.
It is expected that the First regi-
ment may be moved to the border
during the week.
A local Columbia newspaper car
ries a statement from Gen. Willie
Jones to the effect that in the event
of cali for volunteers he will un-
dertake to raise brigade Of South
Carolina regiments. 81 was retired
year and a half ago." General Jones
is quoted as saying, without my con-
sent and without my knowledge. The
brigade was broken up because one
regiment was mustered out. did all
could to prevent the mastering out
of the twelve companies but it was
done on account of the companies not
measuring up to requirements Of the
war department at Washington"
1t will be recalled that during the
administration of Governor Blease
the adjutant generals department at
tempted to have one Of the regiments
mustered out of service, but Governor
Blease refused to issue the necessary
orders, calling attention at that time
to the possibility of just such a
contingency as has arisen. With
brigade of South Carolina troops, the
soldiers from this State could be NOV
ed intact under their own brigade
commander, whereas with only two
regiments, it is necessary that these
regiments be attached to other brig
ades, with a foreign brigade COM
mander and staff officers. With only
| two regiments in the service, General
Jones was retired as brigade gener-
al by the present goveronr Of the
State.
State Campaign in Columbia.
The candidates for State offices will
address the voters of Richaland
county here on Tuesday. In addition
to the political meeting there are sew
eral other events, including barbe-
cues, and there will probably be big
crowd here. 1t is expected that the
campaign meeting will be largely at
tended From Columbia the candi-
dates will go to Lexington, and then
to Saluda, Edgefeld and Aiken. After
the Aiken meeting there will be an
intermission of ten days.
NeWberry Meeting and the Record.
There has been considerable
amusement over the report of the
Newberry meeting, which appeared in
the Columbia Record of Sunday
! morning. The crowd is estimated by
the Records correspondent at 1900
Though placed by the correspondent
of the State and the News and Cour-
ier at $4,000; the meeting is describ-
ed as a model" the report going on
to SAY that except at one or two
points, and those of very minor ~
portance, the order was like unto at
one usually sees at an interesting lit
erary or scientific lecture" Anybody
who knows anything about Newberly
knows that the order at any meeting
there would be good-as good as at
literary or scientific lecture. In
fact, Newberry audiences are literary
and most Of them are scientific,
when it comes to politics. Waile the
name Of former Cove Blease,
who was in his old home town, is not
mentioned by the Records CORES
! pondent (the name of no candidate
being mentioned except that of Gov
ernor Manning), it is rumored around
here that there was considerable
demonstration for the former COVER
nor The Records correspondent
modestly admits that Governor Man
ming "Eas applauded at one or two
points-very mildly, but sincerely;
simply gentle handclapping."
The account of the meeting as
given by the Records correspondent
will no doubt be interesting reading
to those who attended the meeting