The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-02
FEUDAL DISREGARD
OF LANMAKING BODY

OF LAWMAKING BODY
Governor ManningAs Efforts to Be-
move Efficient Official Who Does
Not Happen to Belong to HIS Fac
tion.
Columbia. Feb. 26.-The fight be-
tween Governor Manning and Col.
Alfred A. Richardson, the incumbent
for possession of the chief game war
den's Office, foreshadowed in this cor
respondence several weeks ago, IS
now on.
notwithstanding the action of the
recent general assembly, Governor
Manning this morning declared the
position vacant, and sent to the secre-
tary of state the appointment OF MI.
Wade Hampton Gibbes, former may
or of Columbia.
Mr.. Gibbes gave the required Donu'
and was commissioned by the gov
eronr. He then went to Col. RlchaIa-
sons office with the request that the
department be turned over to h1m'
Everything was pleasant, but COL
Richardson refused to turn over the
Office. What happened can prooaoly
best be stated in an interview Whlcn
Col Richardson has given to the
press, which is as follows:
'sMr. Gibbes came to my ONCE TINS
morning and demanded that the ofdce
be turned over to him. He showed me
commission that the governor hao
given him, dated today, and contend
ed that my commission expired yes
terday. My commission is for tour
wears from March T. 1913, and in my
judgment will not expire until March
7. 1917. l have only been drawing
nv salary from March Z, 1913. | TOTO
Mr.. Gibbes that I refused him the or
fee upon the ground that I did not
consider his commission legal, Tor 1he
reason that he did not have the rec
onmendation of the Audubon soclety
as REQUIRED by law; neither did he
have the confirmation of the senate
further called to his attention the
fact that both branches of the genera
assembly had passed acts putting TINS
Office in the hands Of the people, ane
providing that the incumbent retali
the position until the next genera
election: that this act had been re
furned to the senate with the gov
ernor's veto. which the senate ma;
as vet failed to act upon carryln:
the matter over until the first day o
the next session. The general assem-
bly,, I told Mr.. Gibbes, left Columol'
under the impression that no actor
would be taken until the charges o
the governor against this department
had been investigated. l further can
ed to his attention that. inasmuch a
fhe above-mentioned act, which wa
vetoed by the governor, provided tina
the incumbent hold Office for tW
wears. that, then upon their retur:
next year. the general assembly, II
failed to sustain the governors veto
the law would have stood az at pres
ent. with the incumbent holding Tn
office I told Mr.. Gibbes that ther
was not any personal feeling in thi
matter whatsoever and he agreed wit
me on this point-that we would re
main pesonal friends. He left m
Office with the understanding ina
when the matter was decided by IN
courts. if the decision should be IN III
favor the emoluments of the posltlo
from now on would go to him, ana
the decision should be in my favo
that the emolIments of the ONO
should go to the present game warde
and his assistants
"I am in this fight to the nnlsl
Bv taking this attitude am maxim
q personal sacrifice, because am o
fered a position, which is now open V
me, that would pay me $500 per yea
more than the position which | no
hold. It is possible that would NJ
have taken this decided stand had
not been for the bitter message
the governor against me and this de
partment, but on account OF TINS me'
sage, I expect to hold this once
nossible, regardless of whether or M
I receive one cent of money for tn
work L do for the State from now on
Former Mayor Gibbes, the appointe
of Governor Manning was chief e.
ecutiye OF the city Of Columbia Il
four wears. Previous to that time
had been auditor of Richland count
Following his defeat for reelection
mayor of the city of Columbia he VIZ
APPOINTED "Indiant agent" under tt
act of congress. He resigned that p
sition and returned to Columbia. NO
he receives the appointment fro
Governor Manning as chief game wa
den, for which he will have to was
a battle in the courts.
Mr.. Gibbes was president OF u
Audubon society at the time the Il
= cumbent, Colonel Richardson, was a
pointed by Governor Blease, and
signed the recommendation as pres
dent of the society, upon which Il
appointment was made.
That the matter will now go IN
the courts there seems to be do dou
and it will take an opinion OF Il
supreme court to bring about nm
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