The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-26
AUDUBON'S NEW
RECOMMENDATION

AUDUBON'S NEW
RECOMMENDATION
DR.. E. G.. l.. Adams. President OF
the Society, Suggested to Cover
nor in Oredr to Fill Vacancy
Columbia, June 21.-The name Of
DR.. E. c. L. Adams, president Of the
Audubon Socitey of South Carolina,
was formally transmitted to Governor
Manning today as the choice of the
society for the Office of chief game
warden, to fill the vacancy in the Office
! resulting from the deadlock between
the society and the governor. BY rea-
son of the governors refusal to reap
point Col Alfred A. Richardson upon
! the recommendation of the society
the Office, under the decision of the
| state supreme court, has been va
. cant since the expiration OF Col.
Richardson's four-year term, about
; the first Of March. The society sent
! Col. Richardson's name to the COVER
i nor three times, and three times it
was returned as mot suitable" to the
! governor.
On June IL, President Adams mail
ed each member of the society let
ter asking them to indicate their
. choice of some one to break the dead
lock in order that the Office might not
/ longer be allowed to remain vacant.
DR.. Adams received 206 of the 21S
votes cast.
: The letter returning his own
name was sent to the governor by
President Adams this afternoon. Il
have not sought the recommendation, .
says DR.. Adams, "but realizing the
urgent necessity of the appointment
of an executive head to enforce the
: game laws in the state, and desiring to
: be of service to the state in the matter
of game protection, if l may be, /
have consented to serve until the
legislature can meet and make pro-
per provision for the future admI-
nistration of the affairs of the Office,
provided I am a suitable person to
you
! DR.. Adams Letter.
/ DR.. Adams letter in full is as fol-
lows:
Hon. Richard l. Manning, Gov
ernor, Columbia, S. c.
Dear Governor: In compliance with
your request that I send you the name
of person suitable to you for ap-
pointment to the office of chief game
warden of South Carolina, | am
hereby transmitting the name of E.
C. L. Adams, who is the choice of the
majority of the Audubon Society of
j South Carolina.
"On June -, I mailed to each mem
Der of the Audubon Society a letter
copy of which is herewith enclosed,
requesting that each member of the
society indicate his or her individual
choice of a person suitable for the
position of chief game warden. In
compliance with the request contained
+. in my letter total of two hundred
and eighteen votes were cast with the
following result:
DR.. E.. c. L. Adams. .206
w. H. Gibbes. ..,..........'.9 D
F. H. Abbott. Observation-Disclosures. i
" F. Sloan. Il
Frank Hampton. .....4
"The reason for my requesting the
members to indicate their choice by
letter was for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning the will of the members of the
; society in selecting the name OF a
person suitable to them for the posi-
ton of chief game arden and there
by avoid the unnecessary expense
and t-ouble of requiring them to
come tC Cc.umbia for meeting.
81 have not sought the recommen-
dation OF the Audubon Society for this
position, nor do desire it, but real
izing the urgent necessity of the ap-
pointment of an executive head tc
! enforce the game laws Of the state
and desiring to be Of sedVice to the
! state in the matter of game protection
if may be, I have consented 10 serve