The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-16
COOPER TO RESIGN
EARLY NEXT MONTH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO RETIRE
ABOUT JUNE
Wilson C. Harvey of Charleston,
Lie=tenant Governor, to BE
Next Chief Executive
The State, II.

Governor Cooper will resign early
in June as governor of South Caro-
lima to become a member of the fed
eral farm loan board, to which ne
was Yesterday appointed by President
Harding, he said last night upon his
return to the city. Wilson G. Harvey
of Charleston, lieutenant governor
will then become chief executive.
81 can not say definitely when
will resign, but it will be as early as
possible, depending largely upon my
confirmation by the senate and the ar
ranging of my persoal affairs the
chief executive said. He named June
l as a possible date.
81 know of no opposition to my ap-
pointment," he said, and expect
it to be confirmed by the senate with
in a short time in the regular order
Of business of similar nature" The
governor said Senator Dial had been
actively at work in his behalf as had
numoer of other senators Sena-
tors Fletcher of Florida and Curtis
of Kansas took up The governors
name and worked for ais appoint
ment, as did Senator E. D. Smith.
Whea the governor assumes ms
new dut;es he will move his family to
Washington as the head offices of the
farm loan board are located there.
The South Carolina chief executive
was one of the 40 possible appointees
for the place vacated by Mr.. Lever.
He went to Washington Tuesday
night to confer with President Hard
ing and Wednesday afternoon at 4:49
o'clock, when he saw the president,
he was told by Mr.. Harding that ne
would be appointed, and that ms
name would be sent to the senate
Thursday morning. The chief execu-
tive left Washington Wednesday
night with the assurance from the
president that he would be appointed.
Bipartisan Board
"The president frankly stated that
he was appointing Democrat be-
cause he had to-" Governor Cooper
said. "The board is bipartisan, be-
ing composed of Republicans and
Democrats, and Mr.. Lever being a
Democrat, the appointment had to go
TO Democrat" The president asked
Governor Cooper to take up the work
as quickly as possible and the COVER
nor said he would do so. Il found
the president a very approachable
man." the governor said, when asked
as to his talk with the head Of the
government.
The appointment is for two years.
Mr.. Levers term expiring in August
of 1924, but the c. ef executive will
be reappoirted for full term OF
eight years, in all likelihood,
When the governor resigns he will
send his resignation to the secretary
of state and the lieutenant governor,
Wilson G. Harvey, will be sworn IN
as governor. Mr.. Harvey said last
night over the telephone that in the
absence Of any official notification OF
the appointment Of Governor Cooper
to the federal farm loan board, he
did not care to make any statement.
However, it is known that he will as
sumo the Office of governor.
Lieutenant Governor Harvey will
be governor from the date Of the res
ignation of Governor Cooper until
the. Inauguration of the next chief
executive, which will be early in the
session of the 1923 legislature.
Governor Cooper has long stressed
the need of better agriculture in the
state and in his campaigns has advo-
Gated better farming. The appoint
ment will give him an opportunity to
carry cut some of his ideas for bet
ter;ngs conditions. "The work of the
farm loan board has always appealed
to me-" the governor declared, "and
l have always stressed the matter Of
more advanced farming methods in
our state"
Regrets to Leave
The governor regrets to leave the
state, while 1 am gratifed at this
opportunity to serve the people of all
the states, the South and my own
state, l viii sever my connection with
the governors Office with great re
luctance. 1t is my purpose before
retiring to make a more extensive