Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-19

return connected himself with the Methodist Epis-
copal Church as q minister. He left his pastor
ship at the beginning Of the war, served as chap
lain to the end and was then sent by the Bureau
to the eastern part of South Carolina to organize
schools, and act as Superintendent Of Education.
He has established about sixty schools in that To-
cality, besides large number Of churches In the
discharge of this duty, he has been enabled to
WELD vast influence among the colored people,
and no man in the State has been so much abused
therefor. Moderation has marked his course on
the floor of the convention, however, and If he
goes to Congress, while representing the interests
of the party, his friends claim that he will not for
get the vaster material interests Of the State
THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
This is bone of contention The fight is fierce
between G. G. Bowen and Gilbert Pillsbury. The
latter is Massachusetts man, and not known out
side of league associations, of the Grand Council Of
which he was for time vice-president. 1t is said
that in this relation he attempted to keep the
white Republicans of the State from participating
in party movements, and especially from holding
office, with view to secure thecontrol of the State
eventually by Northern men; but this ultraisnl
did not meet with the views of even his color
ed friends, and he therefore lost caste. He is
theoretically at work to secure the nomination for
Congress, and those who have missed him from the
floor of the convention for two or three days de-
clare that he is absent without leave and has gone
to corner of CoIeton District to make private
ring who will back him up. Such is the gossip on
the floor. s
G. C. Bowen, meanwhile, ispuling all the wires
in his neghborhood with clean defeat for his op-
ponent in view Should he utterly fail, new can
didate will be brought out in the person of Carlos
j. Stolbrand, the secretary Of the convention, a
Swede by birth, and graduate Of one Of the Eu-
ropean military schools. We are informed that he
was chief of artillery in the army of General Sher
man, and is now o resident and planter in Beau.
fort, the delegation of which district will strongly
support him.
The friends of Col R. B. Carpenter, have named
him also in this connection. This gentleman is the
present Registrar in bankruptcy in Charleston, an
able lawyer, accomplished speaker, and, so far as
we know his record, consistent Republican.
THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
James 81. Goss of Union, native of the State,
merchant and money man, is named as the repre-
sentative. Being born here he is said to be more
acceptable to the Republicans than strangers who
have neither property nor long residence to iden-
tify them with the interests Of the State He isa
man forty-fve years of age, and has personal
bearing which makes him look like member Of
Congress now. ...
THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
But one candidate is likely to be nominated, and
he is B. O. Duncan; Esq, of Newbery. BeVer-
y Nash is thought to be working for the honor,
and would get tremendous vote if he should sue
ceed but Mr. Duncan has the advantage among
the leaders of the party of being white man.
He is native of Newbery District, s. c., and
thirty-two years old His father is planter Of re-
spectability and some means. After graduating,
the son went abroad in the fall Of 1885, and spent
four years otudyins in Garmany at the Universities
of Bonn and Berlin, and in travelling over France,
Switzerland and Italy. Resided some time in Paris
to acquire the language, and is proficient in Ger
man and French. He was opposed to secession
before it took place, and published letters against
it in some of theloca papers in this State so that
he is consistent Union man. he has, however,
never been and is not now, one Of the ultra, vim
dictive Radicals. In the winter of 1862-63 he
was appointed United States Consul for the Grand
Duohy of Baden and the Rhinish Palatinate of
Bavaria. He remained in that position until du-
ring the summer of 1885, when, with many others
who had sustained the Union cause, he was remov-
ed by Mr.. johnson. he returned home some
thing over a year ago.
| FINALE
In publishing these hasty sketcheswe have used
the freedom which should characterize every i'm
partial press. Differing toto cello from the prnci-
pies whether real or professed Of the Radical Re-
publican party, and assured as we are, Of their ul
innate and complete overthrow, we have yet cho-
son, in alluding to the leaders and candidates Of
that party, to speak with candor, independence
and truth.