The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-14
INTENSELY INTERESTING
STATEMENT Is ISSUED
MR.. LONG ACCREDITED AS BEING
BLEASITE.''
Nagisterial Situation at Union Re
viewed by Nan Who Has Served
His People Well.
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Special to The Herald ana news.
Union. Jan. 13.-Former Sheriff J.
G. Long, Sr., of tais county, Confed-
crate veteran, conspicuous in uphold
ing white supremacy during Recon
struction, sheriff of his county for four
successive terms, then chief OF police
of the city of Union, and then snerlh
of his county again, has issued a state
ment on the magisterial situation at
Union, which is an intensely interest
ing contribution to the history of fac
tional politics in this state. Sherl1
Longs statement best speaks for It
self. It is as follows:
ssFacts ms to Magisterial Situation at
Union, S. c. fer Union Township
ind County at Large.
.Iosepn Sanders, who was elected Dy
the 2eople in the general election IN
August, 1914, forwarded to Governor
Manning, some time during August
1915, his resignation to become effect
i've on December l, 1915.
It seems that Governor Manning
took no action as to the appointment
of a successor for Mr.. Sanders until
some time during the latter part OF
November, 1915, when he addressed a
letter to Hon. J. A. Sawyer, the pres
ident of the Union County Bar asso-
citation, in which he stated that II nad
been reported to him that the Union
county delegation were hopelessly
disagreed as to a successor for Mr.
Sanders, and requested that Mr.. Saw
yer call a meeting of the Union County
Bar association and recommend a suit
able and competent man to succeed
Mr.. Sanders as a magistrate This
meeting was called for this purpose
and all members of that association
were present, with the exception OF
Mr.. A. C. Mann and Mr.. Hamilton
Munroes, who asked to be excused from
the meeting on account of being apph-
cants for the position. At this meet
ing the names of all applicants for
the position of magistrate were SUP"
onitted and resulted in myself receiving
the unanimous endorsement OF this
association, of which recommendation
was Immediately forwarded to Gov.
Manning. 1t appeared, however, that
the matter of a successor for Mr.. San
ders mad never been submitted to the
Union county delegation. After re-
ceiving the recommendation Of the
Bar association, however, Governor
Manning did refer the matter to the
county delegation, who unanimouslg
endorsed the recommendation of the
Bar association.
Governor Manning failing TO appoint
ME within reasonable time and after
receiving the recommendation of the
Bar association and the county dele
cation, made trip to Columbia and
talked this matter over personally with
Governor Manning. Governor Man
ming stated to me that he had the
matter under advisement and would
make the appointment with the idea of
doing away with the political faction
alism that had existed in Union coun-
ty He later sent one Of his private
detectives to Union and had him call
into consultation several parties for
the purpose. of recommending sue
cessor for Mr. Sanders as between Mr..
Colson and Mr.. A. c. Mann. Several
of the parties Governor Manning had
requested to be called into this con-
suNation refused to attend on account
of the fact that they were aware that
Governor Manning had made a special
request Of the Bar association and
county delegation to recommend Mr..
Sanders successor, and that had been
unanimously endorsed by both parties.
In addition to the endorsement Of the
Bar association and county delegation
I had the endorsement of the most in
fuential and representative citizens Of
the city of Union, as well as the coun
ty, consisting equally of Bleasites and
nti-B -Bleasites.
am an old Confederate veteran and
have always served my country, county
and state faithfully bofa as an, officer