The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-05-24

SOCIETY MEETS IN STORM.
Name of Richardson to BE Sent.
Goes "Under Protest"

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eight hours OF continuous "chopping
of logic" and incessant. bitter parti-
san wrangle, the Audubon society
yesterday instructed E. c. l.. Adams,
NJ. D.. president of the society. to
send. under protest" the name OF
4. 4. Richardson to Gov. Manning
for appointment to the office of chief
game warden. Only two names, Mr..
Richardson's and that of Wade
Hampton Gibbes. were placed Ill
nomination. although applications
from five others were in the hands
OF DR.. Adams and were read to the
society. Final tabulation indicated
that Mr.. Gibbes had received IS
votes and Mr.. Richardson 22S. Mr..
Gibbes received the majority of the
1916 qualified membership. Mr..
Richardson's majority was run up
by the long lists of new members,
who have been enrolled since the an
nual meeting last December. These
names were not placed before the
society for consideration yesterday
and the unknown quantity was the
storm centre throughout the meet
ing.
Friends Of Mr.. Gibbes were present
with 90 other proxies. These were
rejected on one technicality or an
other. although among them were
those of 16 life members. Among
those turned down were the proxies
of Gov. Manning, who paid a S23 life
membership fee in 1908: A. c.
Moore, of the University of South
Carolina: T.. J. Simons, of the Olanta
club, who. in addition to a life fee of
Sc. paid $50 in 1909: Kenneth
Baker, former mayor of Greenwood;
Bright Williamson. of Darlington; }.
Pope Matthews, cashier of the Pal
metto National Bank, of Columbia;
William Otis, general manager of the
Columbia Lumber company and pres
ident of the board of directors of the
Columbia Chamber of Commerce;
Yates Snowden, of the faculty of the
University of South Carolina; F. H.
HYATT, of the Mutual Life Insurance
company; NJ. C. Heath, of the Heath
cotton firm; George H. Higgins, for
merly postmaster in Columbia; John
Gary Evans, State chairman of the
Democratic party, and r. B. Scar
borough. former lieutenant governor.
The meeting developed into par
tisan whirlpool from the outset. The
chair refused to order roll call and
this part of parliament procedure
was complied with only under pres
sure of heated debate. Nor were the
minutes of the last meeting read and
approved. Throughout the day the
Richardson faction, which held all
offices and all committee appoint
ments. refused consistently to indi-
cate what names had been added to
the membership rolls since the last
meeting in December, 1916, which
names have never been placed before
the society.
The final act was R. Beverly Her
bert's demand that the name of Mr..
Gibbes be sent to Gov. Manning for
appointment, as having received the
majority of the 1916 qualified mem
bership. A plea was simultaneously
entered that the proportion of that
1916 vote received by Mr.. Gibbes be
DESIGNATED and also that new men,
bers voting for Mr.. Richardson be SO
recorded. DR.. Adams said he was
willing to designate all new men,
bers, but a protest was instantly en-
tered by Claude \. Sapp, assistant
attorney general, and A. A. Richard
son, who took prominent part with
the assistance of Mr.. Sapp, George
Bell Zimmerman, of Lexington, and
F.. V. Funderburk, who was appoint
ed secretary by DR.. Adams, upon the
RESIGNATION of Miss Belle Williams
Immediately after the last meeting
in December.
Applications for nomination by the
society were received from ". G.
.Jeffords, of Charleston: S. NJ. Dun
can, of Newberry; Joe Robinson, OF
Greenville; George Weston. of Con-
garee. and John F. Weekly. Of u