Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-08

tives from all sections of the county, cOmpOs-
ing the nominating Convention. With COM
mon interest," to protect and a common enemy
to defeat, the line of duty would seem to be
obvious. .....
Success now will ensure the future political
status of the county. Defeat will certainly
paralyze the vital energy of the Democratic
party in York county.
FORK county can refer with pride to her pO-
litical record in 1876. She cannot and will
not now fail to meet all opposition to party
success by the solid vote of the Democratic
party. o.. /. D. WITHERsPOON,
.+',i.". County Chairman.
Correspondence of the .YorkviIle Enquirer.
,:. LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, S. c., August 5, 1878.
There was last week an addition of only
two names to the list of candidates already
named. Mr.. G. C. Gill, of Fishing creek,
has been nominated for the Office of County
Commissioner. He is a gentleman of intel.
ligence and integrity, and is possessed of the
necessary qualifications for the position to
which his friends desire to elevate him. His
popularity is almost sure of winning for him
the Democratic nomination for county COM
missioner. Mr.. W. A. Wilson has also been
nominated for the Office of county commits.
sioner. He lives in Landsford township, and
will in all probability get good vote On the
eastern side. Whether he is sufficiently we'll
known on the western and upper sides to &c.
cure votes am unable to say. One of the
rules of the primary election requires that
announcements of candidates must be made
by the 18th instant. This allows only one
more week to those persons to make up their
minds who desire to become candidates, but
are fearful of submitting their claims to the
people. If all who are in this painful state
solve the problem of doubt in their own favor
the voters of Chester county may be treated
to 9. shoal of new candidates during the pres
ent week. IF contrary solution is reached,
then our county will have furnished her
quota of candidates. A brief period will
decide the important question whether the
people will have the privilege of selecting the
Democratic nominees for the various county
Offices from a larger list Of candidates., or be
limited to those whose names have already
been announced. One can hardly refrain
from indulgiDg the hope that the list of can.
didates will not be increased, for already for
some of the Offices 30 many good and clever
meu have already been presented, that it will
be no easy matter to make a selection.
In describing the destruction of the dwell
ing house of W. A. Sanders, ESQ.,, it was sta
ted that the fire originated in the kitchen at
the stove. This opinion was generally enter
tanned at the time of writing my last CORES.
pondence. Mr.. Sanders, however, after Civ.
ing the matter due reflection, is decidedly Of
the opinion that his house was fired by an
incendiary. From the direction the wind
was blowing he thinks the opposite side of
the kitchen from that which was burning
would have been on fire frat had the fire
originated from the stove Moreover he was
up short time before the discovery of the
fire, and thinks if the kitchen had been burn
ing he would have discovered it then.
The heat of last week was so intense as to
try poor suffering humanity to the utmost ex.
tent of its endurance. 1t entirely unified a
person for work whether manual or mental.
The desire was created to leave this hot coun-
try, and betake one self without delay to the
White Mountains or some oGher cool spot. 1t
has, however, not been practicable to realize
this desire. Our town has not furnished her
accustomed number Of travellers this sum.
mer. The Clerk of the Court, G. G., Macoy,
is at Saratoga, and Mr.. J. j. Stringfellow and
family, and Capt. John L. Agurs and family
are in the mountains. Our people are very
we'll satisfied in managing to live al home.
There is such scarcity of money that the
great majority of them believe they are for
tunate in doing this.
There is some complaint in regard to the
Democratic Club of this place not meeting
of late, 80 as to give colored Democrats the
opportunity of joining the Club, and thus al
low them the privilege of participating in the
selection of candidates at the primary cleo.
tions. Any action calculated to drive the
colored people away from the Democratic
ranks should be carefully avoided, and every
thing done, consistent with right and justice,
to attract them within the Democratic fold.
As colored votes will be required to elect the
Democratic candidates, wisdom dictates the
taking of such course by the Democracy as
will attract and not repel the coored element.
Negroes have been heard to say that if they
are not allowed to vote at the primary elec-
ton, they will not vote the Democratic ticket
at The general election. With the view of
giving them no reason Of this kind for not
supporting the Democratic ticket, it would be
we'll for the Democratic clubs of the town
and county to meet, receive all colored appll-
canrs for membership, and thus invest them
with the right to vote at the primary elec-
ton.
The town authorities passed an ordinance
on Friday, directing the marshal to kill all
dogs on the streets that were unmuzzled and
not led by their masters. The passage of this
ordinance gives unqualified satisfaction to
great majority of citizens Public sentiment
favors the immediate killing of large num-
ber of dogs.
Torbit's Mill Democratic Club have cor
daily invited all candidates for the Legisla-
ture, and the different county Offices to meet
with them on Friday, 23d instant, and ad.
dress them on the political issues of the day.
The opportunity will, doubtless, be embraced
by those who are soliciting the votes of the
people of Chester county. :;
There was large gathering of colored
people at Knoxs Grove on Thursday. The
meeting took the form of debating society,
both sides of two important questions being
argued with great warmth. One of the ques-
tions was, (Which is the most useful, money
or education?' The latter blessing carried
off the honors.
A. Democratic meeting was held at Hope
we'll (Baptist) Church on Saturday. A con-
siderable number from town, including the
Lee Light Infantry, and the Chester Brass
Band, attended. Gen. W. A. Walker and
Messrs. j. j. Hemphill, R. T. Mockbee and
O. Barber made speeches. The first two gave
an account of their stewardship, as they were