The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22

Congressman Nichols stated that the
go factions i'll South Carolina were
practically equally divided as was
shown by the vote in the recent gov
ernor's race. That in justice to Dolh
factions he believed that the board OF
exemption which is to be appointed by
the president should consist OF good
men from each faction as equally dl-
vided as possible. That without in
sinuating that either faction would
not deal honestly with exemption, this
board should be above suspicion and
when a mans name was presented
for exemption regardless OF the fac
ton which he belong he should feel
that he had representation on the
board and that, unless this was done.
there would be dissatisfaction on the
part of a great many people who
would think that they were not ex-
empted for political reasons. Mr..
Nichols stated that this was very
important board and that South Caro-
lima wanted to go into this war as a
unit and that if it was to go IN as a
unit all the people had right to rep
resentation as to the choice Of the
troops.
NOn-iactional Board.
Representative stevenson Of the
Fifth district. said that he agreed
with Mr.. Nichols that these boards
should be non-factional and that both
sides should have representation.
He said that he was satisfied that
all of the people of 81 18th Carolina
were willing to do their share in this
war and that partianship should be
kept out of it as much as possible. He
said that the appointment or the eX-
emption board was one of far reach
ing importance.
Rep .esentatlve Ragsdale followed
practically along the same lines.
Representative Dominick said to
the assistant secretary that he knew
both factions in South Carolina and
that he had carried the burden Of both
to some extent. That his connection
with Former Gov. Blease as his law
PARTNER had given him full insight
to the workings and doings OF that
faction and of course being in the
position he had become to large eX-
tent familiar with the actions and do
;ngs of the other faction. He was to-
day suffering to some extent from
what he considered partiality shown
by the Manning faction, and gave as
an instance the recent treatment OF
his law partner, Neil W. Workman,
who had been denied admission to the
training camp and which matter he
had formally brought before the war
department That he did not believe
there should be any partisanshlp
shown in this matter and that IN tact
the way to keep politics out OF the ex-
emption boards was to put politics
into them by recognizing all factions.
Americans Reports True.
The war department officials asked
where the refoi m party got their in
formation that Gov. Manning had been
naming only his friends on the con-
scription board and Gov. Blease SAID
that the reformers read dispatch
in The American sent from Washing
ton by The Americans correspondent
and that before acting at Columbia
they had investigated the standing OF
The American CORES pondent and
found that he was not only a member
of the press galleries. but member
of the standing committee in charge
of the galleries. The war department
did not deny the story that had been
printed sent out by it's Washington
correspondent nor call it in question.
Gen. Crowder called the committee
into his Office after the joint hearing
and said that the conscription boards
had only ministerial powers and that
every care would be exercised IN nam
ing the country exemption and appeal
boards for the federal districts.