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NIN GET K R. H. And' Dry Goo' Friday Froml11 tol12 and 5 to 6 Friday, February 10th, for one hour we will sell 4 Standard Prints, 20 yards limit to a customer at, only the yard - - - Nine Days 4 LOOK FOR THE. RED FRONT IAJ. CALWELL~ HAS o ;"r ENDED CONTROVERSY 1 r:e* Jones. "Tele -- formed that jDECLDiED OFFER TO HOLD THE otmmnded as RICHLAND COURT, preme court, --- taining 1ia't, Judge Watts Designated-Spirited I hereby assi .Letter From the Governor to the !land count.'' Supreme Court. An~d thus ti Major Caid It was a.nnournced in the puiblic Governor Ble press on Wednesday that Governor one of the m Blease had appointed Major James F. in the Staite, e J. Caldwell, of Nemiberry, to holding jline. who has the term of comnmon pleas court for for her. His Richland county, walich convened yes- and diassio3 terday, on account of the fact that! The 'law w Judge Copes, recently elected by thecieinhst genteral assembly, would not be able Joes provid, to qualify in time to hold the cour-t. of a special j Followinig this announcement by the that at issue governor the 'supreme cournt sent him circuit judge < a recommendation that ex-Attorney jFolloding is General Duncan C. Ray be apponited, tween thego his appointment having been request- Icourt, and gh. ed by the Columbia bar. Governor Cade.,wi Blesse return-ed a spirited letter tot he Ctdhe ai court, in which he stated,,"jI expect was made on to see that my friends receive at least'Tefolw some consieraton frmti dii-ment from the tration, and I do not propose to ap-icut point my enemies to office upon the Icut recommendation of anybody, unless it iSupremPe be that I can not find a friend who is The followi: competent and . worthy of the poi Chief Justie On the following day, Major Cald- The Hon. Cc well gave out an interview, which is of South Caroli publish'ed in full herewiLh, stating his formation 'that oonnection with the mnatter, and say judge-elect of t ing that hi's course would be determin-. oualify and be ed by the action of the R.chland b.r. eral weeks, m~ On the next day, which was Satur. that no i-egula: day, Major Caldwell wired Governor aib> to hold i Elease declining the appointment, as pleas for Rich follows: ing February "Thinking it my duty in the circum.- court re.spectf stances to do so, I respectfully decline you comlmissio1 *o appointment of special judge, of Columbia, S. which you offered me.. I write more hold said court fully today." Following the telegram of resigna tion Governor Blease sent the fo! lowing message to Chief Jus-tice Ira GoTernor t B. Jones, at Lancaster: "The I-on. The following R. C. Watts is disengaged and will inor Please: have no court to hold until the last State ol of the monsth or first of next.3 Section 2,743, Volume 1, Code. Columb p,rovides: 'And in the event IThe Hon. Ira there be no other circuit judge, itice, Supreme diseagaged, then the governor, etc.' lina, Columbia, T reetfully ask that vounssign of TFerary 1 r YOURSELF R erson &e C ds, Notions 9u o'clock S ei IAt 10 o'clock, for 15 ,We will sell Nine B2 We will sell Eight Pa Znly? E beginning February 6.")1 a conference Blease receivped the fol-1Iwhich. he stat from Chief Justice position to qu gr=am received. Being in- Richland coun: Mr. Du.ncan C. Ray, rec- commissioned speco1. .jire he ti'. si- CaMdwell to hc 'has declined, and ascer- While I sha fudge Watts is available, ful to your bo in hime to hold the Rich- large majority Carolina electE te matter ended- that large ma well, -who was asked by brains as was ase to hold the court, is expect to seed ost distinguished jurists at least some< .nd a son of South Caro- administration, proved his dervoted love to appoint my sitatement~ below is calm the reommflenfl iate. less it be that h-ich Governor B-lease who is compet elegr am to Ch.ief Justice position. Ver: ~s for the appointment Cole. udge in such a case as From B only when there is no The followin lisenigaged. ' Richland Bar .J the correspondence be- The State of S< ern5.r and the supreme County of R statement of Major Whereas, *a s ~h was made on Friday, com.mon pleas o0 his declination, which will be held at satt.rday. mencing Februs i'g bs the official state- being nlo avail records at the supreme preside over sa fore, be it ( o;ri to Governor. .eovd by B:ar association, g is t,he letter from of Columbia, S. Jones to Governor Iis, recommnende special judge b; le. L. Elease, G-overnor the supreme Col na--Dear Sir: Upon in- with authority the Hon. R. E. Copes, said court of co be First circuit, will not land county for commissioned for sev- February 6, 1911 .dJ in vie w of the fact I hereby certi -ircu:it judge is avail-- reso-lu.tion was be court of commaon land Coun.ty Ear aind county, com:nenc- ing held on Feb 6, 1911, the su,reme E . McC. Clarkso: ully recommends that W. Anderson Dunca.n C. Ray. Esq., What ti C., as special judge to jTh1e following ence No 'the ap Yours truly, Ijudges in South Ira B. Jones, "Section 2,743. Chief Justice. Fcuit judge, pendi n Suipremie Court, hold the court of is the letter of Gorer- resign, be disable from the Staute, o South Carolina, - in the office of : ecutre Chamber, circuit, or in cas ia, February 2, 1911. presiding associa B. Jones, Chief Jus- Ia special court< Jourt of South Caro- general sessions, 3. C.--Dear Sir: Yours .State, upon a s 3eoived. that such -spneIal KEI) I EADY FOR THE o.'s Stock of will go on sa Lar lOt 1 for Friday, Febru iminutes, will sell 10 yds. Good Sta: rs Octagon Soap for 35 cents. ickages of Arm and Hamma Soda f< lie On Time! [DR with Judge Copes, in justice may assign al Ed 'he would not be in judge disengaged to ha alify for the court of such circuits, or to f ty on February 6, that I ment made necessary 1 Cthe Hon. James F. J, or .to hold such speci Id said court. . the governor; upon tbl l, of course, be riespect- to fTespeec dy, at the same time a u.cthro,fte of the people of South b o nssin ~ (1 me go)vernor, and inCOlLfSlfla jority were as much ~ landi in th~e .minoriity, and I salb emnne :hat my friends receive o uhcrut o o yonsider'ation from this r f~tattr and I do not propose seilJd~ cap enemies to office upon e'ecopntinf ation of anybody, un-th alr3pesibei I can ot fid a f ien ofnee the uprme fix ~nt ad worhy ofthe)tnyce thecrsoif th ~ rspetfuly,01'commson plas inch L. B ~ ~ ~ eso leare oeno,b o ned sfiin ar Asocition ofall caes eomended g i th 'ltte oft'hcoauigmrt f a ter Lss'ciaion:sudea judg corssao >ut Caolia,thde ay prescribeedo I clannoid. a toen Whicnve the dtie fi esnadwh of the of rcrwed court ofag fr rpecfully counyru couron pasin i L. reBlar toernom- bc foun-cded csurce ar 6,s1911,atind ofer unllth cases beforesa abecircui juudget oromisio icihcand. Now- hr-I admsQeto 'Tesion fmthesourt o the Richland County Iwehrtespe~ec Tat Dregulay, esrm com- novrth c C.y , be, and here,idscio opsi Sth chif jutice o whic the ttore nhe: irt o Souh Caolina, crwed court pesa to presidehooerrtherladddcourr unti-lptheassesrbefore able trmcommencnge to arcntdco couut:-N:wh re- dandamot ruesto fytht tihean ounty whether the govreor c Tate by the Ra s ich-ionS' by the oert.T :ss1afor appitt a refusal of' Governor Ane lrsn thece utice ofusd sen ttr.ey nroc irtLaw Suth suoin,preme court we residei isthela ermhcomef-cing incl aen decio ,,i't . o p cia our ha t did not rule o Cytarolina foe of whether the governorgc adopened b y ich- mauss.ed h r. T dssociatins at abn meeup drn Governor Au rui ase o a, vacanc tratio,) it was u circutnuge hairany hi exctio oertute alci is the chie juice orer distinctl sachdointhecio pteth ofrpeiader ht int subject tol o Oarcommnesando whtr or nof the goc inever cony ir-i mdicarueofadut. at isatr ashwnmn loI the suprmourt aln ort in eeda acnc them,)e i't 'wasn argued mt iTP F GREAT NINE DA Shoes, Clot] le Regardless h, at9C iry 10th for2 ou idard Blbaching for 49c n aci customer, >r 25 cents. handkerchi Follow th 2y other circuit Major Caldwell's Statemen~ ld thie courts of "Governbr Blease called mie b 11 anfy appoint- phone about noon on Wedinesdi >y such vacancy, 1st instant, and, on my answeri al court. Thent qujired if I would consent to iae .e recommienda- term of the court of common ple uirt, or the chief Richland county, to begin on 1M supreme court the 6th instant. I .replied that a1l immediately willing to hold that count, but a judge such that I would not do so unless tl the l'aw as pointmaent was accepta:ble to thle to hiold courts 'bar. To this he returned that:. >ld such special aJi right--or to thbat effect; and enly. And any s.aying some words .y way of ] inted shall re- thought of me, he ceased to speal r 'his services mnanner inicated to 'my mind th a section 2,747. wished ondy to ask if it would su ed for holding to hold the court. I was left to anera.1 sessions jecture, -whlefther the bar of Ric ais State shall desired me, or whetiher they di L for the trial tsome other person. I had no I I court, a like'of knowing whether that bar hai gaged cici nany acton, or whether the jun of a special of 'the s.upreme court (had made a held the court, onmmendation 'to appoint some ol i holding such hold t(he court, or wlhether, if r have beeln in 'court had applied to himn to mal; id 'the term of .appointment, it had riscolomendet t shall proceed particular person for the appoi.nt: "Iae ips'' wrote Governo Blease, very a letter, saying that I was willii 1i Revived.', hold the court, provided, ei>ther L'd con, as to the bar of Richland desired ml2 u'nt has jur-is- that they had made no other et or 'are revived I was surprised to see in the Re bHlities in the that evening, that I had been app se to commis- ed to 'hold that term of court. A Ki by the su- hav:e been mio're surprised to rea >ver the Rich- the newspapers, that I have been missioned to preside in that c the supreme ,Governor Blease is inaccurate in the question Ing that I 'have been commissic run be manda-|I The secretary of state sent me Smecaemail received yesterday morning, se cames- 2nd, a commnunication to the effect h orqie' I had been appointed, and that on to rn eure- s-ending to hinm (the secretary of St adings in the thie oath on the back of his comm n. The court cation, made'according to law an ling the mat-| proper form, I should receive the question commssion. rernor can be "I have not made the oath requi and I have not received a comi on cse, theslon. on cse,n (toe fwmnts fe ern rom seeing tor Bfaoenue telphern rom tcief wrnoe aBletter oer Wne Seehn, ieptrthe ande arot a letter to . . esnd, E sepraet and an of ter olmi bar in Neaon, Esq, 'nent dc of lete ClI bated ine terms o wh licate, ire ether I ad the aptme n wic icin the cas cptte appoi fomM. hndtmnt.I ledthat case la anotwerd from Mr. Nelastn l ot o I "av wrote hedfro Jur.c Jneson. tICES! AiYS bding, Hats, of Cost. CloCk l3th, beginning at 3 o'clock we will sell 5 is Hemstitched f iefs, ten to a U P for only the A e Crowds! Next Door to ANDERSON'S y tele.. m1ay see fit. Ly, the, "I did not know till yesterder tha, aig, in- 'Mr. Ray had 'been selected by the brar~ '1d the. of Richland to preside over thbe eortL 'as for or that his appointment had been rec onday, cnmmended by the supreme court. I was "Personally, it does not matter to added tme whether I 'hold thiat court or not. ie ap- I do not need peonn4ary profit from local -that source, or from any other source t was -and as a matter of fact, wihth my way after of living, I sLhould not expect to gea a dndly| doilla4r beyond my expenditure. ApdA t. His I have written Chiesf Justice Jones, "I at he have -passed beyond that perlod of life at me'we a man need care for glory." Cln "I do noti deem it proper for me to addiscuss the legal espect of the case. ~sired I think it still less proper for me to say one word about the personal-r . partly perso.nal.-ontroversy between stices su , ec-the chief executivea the supreme re-court. tha "The crux pf the case-Vhe point on ~ea!Which the matter hinges-is, to me, the wish of the Ricbland bar. Wibhout neat. their cooperation I could do nothing. They might con~tinue. every case. Or, if I slhould undertake to try a case, 'I ta'and all othier persons must feel uncer tain what I could decide. The pro oritest, "c..ram non judice," might b~e Loice.! rse at any momient, from the be cord, ginning to thle end of any trial in the omt- cir-cuit court, and in the supreme .ndlI court. And I will never consent to ' in hazard the rights of litigants by my codoubtful claim to office. ourt. sy "Governor Blease may have been mprecipitaite to act, and not entirel.y ycourteous towards the supreme court; the but it is not for me to censure my that friend who sought to do me honor, and my jwho, I am sure, Thinks that he is exer at)cising authority given him by the con-. uni stitution and the statute law of- the nState. Nor have I anything to say my against- the justices of the supreme court. I have no doubt that they have red, done just 'what they thought they *ought to have dome. "I concludet that the matter really 'rests with the Columina bar. I am 'ro- sanguine that their wishes, expressed today or tomorrow, will determine the sq., result; for I feel confident that both oth ' the governor and thie supreme court ich Jwill be anxious to assist them in the h I"disposal of the many and important aad interests commnitted to the, manee ;ht. imemt of counsel." er- IN'ow is the time to subscribe to The