Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02
Of the YorkvilIe Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, April %, 1878.
The people of this county are quite inter-
ested in the subject of primary elections.
There are those who favor this plan of ma
king nominations, and there are those who
are opposed to it. With due Difference to the
opinions of its opponents, think that nomi.
nations made by primary elections will give
more general satisfaction. 1t is we'll known
that county conventions have aots been sue
cessful, in the past, in giving satisfaction. aud
it is not likely that they will be attended with
better success in the future. AT the present.
time, when there are so many aspirants for
office, everything should be done for the pro-
motion of unity and harmony among the
members Of the Democratic party. This de-
sirable end is almost sure of accomplishment
by primary elections. A candidate lays his
claims before the people; if they do not nom
mate him, he certainly can have no reason to
complain. If defeated before county con.
vention, he might say that he was not nomi-
mated because of the combination of a ring
against him. He can have no objection of
this kind to urge if his nomination is not
sustained by the people. The dissatisfaction,
occasioned among defeated candidates before
county conventions generally extends to their
friends, and in this way indifference. if not
naction, exists on the part of SO many for the
Democratic candidates. The Democratic par
ty cannot afford. to have any Indifferent or
inactive members during the campaign which
is about opening. Every man is expected 70
do his duty. To secure laborers in the polit-
ical vineyard, every cause for dissatisfaction
must be removed. According to the plan of
primary elections, every candidate has fair
showing. Its perfect fairness must be appa.
rent to every unprejudiced mind. The State
Democratic Executive Committee have also
recommended the adoption Of this plan BY the,
various counties. Is is supposable, that be-
fore making this recommendation, they gave
the two modes of making nominations, BY
county conventions and primary elections,
careful consideration, and then decided that
the advantages and benefits we're OIL the side
of the latter plan. Would it not be we'll for
Chester to follow the example of other ,coun-
ties in carrying out the suggestion of the
State Democratic Executive Committee?
At a recent municipal election at Black.
stocks, the following gentlemen were elected:
DR.. L. s. Douglass, Intendant; Messrs. j. E.
johnson, j. E. Craig, W. D. Richardson and
J. P Ragsdale, Wardens. Success 70 the
new city fathers in administering the muni.
cipal affairs of the rising town of Blackstocks.
On last Tuesday night fire was discovered,
by Dr.. W. s. Gregg, in the cellar of Mr.. j.
j. Stringfellow's store. 1t had made go little
headway that he succeeded in extinguishing
it in a short time. Had the fire not been dis.
covered, the Cotton Hotel, and probably 9TH
er buildings, would have been destroyed, as a
violent wind was blowing at the time. Ches.
ter narrowly escaped eonAagration.
Rev. Mr.. Loomis, who is engaged in the
laudable undertaking of encouraging and
promoting immigration to our county, re-,
Gently received, from some friend in the
North, letter giving his reasons for not COM
ing and settling here. This man-probably
sincere, but certainly deluded-thinks if be
comes here, he may be driven away, some
time, by Democrats. This man has heard of
the Ku Klux uprising, and is evidently Of
the opinion that Democrat and Ku Klux are
synonymous terms. His impressions are
based upon false accounts of thieving Radi-
Gals, whose rascalities were exposed, and who
unceremoniously left the State in great indig-
nation after the Inauguration of the Hamp.
ton rule. 1t is not worth while to waste time
iu endeavoring to show the absurdity of such
Impressions Good and honest Northern men
do live here, are we'll and kindly treated, and
get along just as we'll as anybody else. Mr.:
Loomis would do we'll to write to his friend
and tell him that our people are not quite so
black as they have been painted; that be can