Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-08-12
B. J. Witherspoon for Lancaster. W. A

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Evans, E. N. Redfearn and J. D. Harder
for Chesterfield. W. H. Hardin was unani
mously reelected President for the ensuing
year. David Hemphill was reelected secre
tary and Treasurer.
1t is definitely asccertained that Chic
Justice Willard claims the office of Chic
Justice of the Supreme Court of this State by
virtue of his election for the full term of siz
wears, and that the case will be heard before
the Supreme Court of this State upon state
ment of facts already agreed upon by Judge
Willard and Governor Simpson. In order
that the State may have the full benefit o.
the services of Judge Willard in the causes
which he, in conjunction with the Associate
Justices, has heard, Governor Simpson vii
not qualify as Chief Justice until September
The question is simply legal one, and Judge
Willard will insist upon his right to the Office
for the full term of six years.
The third annual reunion of the survivors
of the Sixth Regiment of South Carolins
Volunteers, was held at Blackstock on Thurs
day last. Arrangements had been made ane
meats provided for a barbecue, but in conse
quence of the heavy rains on Wednesday ane
Thursday, this part of the programme wa
abandoned. AS substitute, tables were erect
ed in vacant building and an abundance o
eatables were supplied to the persons present
The orator selected for the occasion-Rev
w. E. Boggs-was present; but owing to tn
shortness of the time between the passing o
the trains, the delivery of the address wa
abandoned. The former officers Of the Asso
citation were reelected, and the first Thursda.
of August, 1881, was selected as the time TO
holding the next annual meeting, and Cheste
as the place
The leading Radicals of Charleston hav
commenced ordering meetings to be held a
different points in that county for the purpos
of organizing for the campaign. A Gar6el'
and Arthur ratification meeting is to be hell
in Charleston on the 23rd instant. On tn
S1st instant, Convention is to be held il
Charleston, for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to State Convention, which is to NEE
in Columbia, on the End of September, tt
nominate State Officers and Presidential Elec
tors. Ex-Judge Samuel W. Melton and j. c
Winsmith, of Spartanburg, have been spokel
of in connection with the Radical nomination
for Governor. A newspaper correspondent
has interviewed Ex.Judge Melton on the sub
iect, when he authorized the correspondent
to say "that he had never entertained any in
tention of becoming candidate for Govern
or upon that or any other ticket, and that h
did not know of any intention to nominat
State officers upon Republican ticket"
A correspondent of the Ne,os and Courie
writing from Greenville, in regard to the com
ing elections in that county, says: accord
ing to the closest possible estimate, there ar
the following candidates: For the State Sen
ate, 2; representatives, 12; judge of probate
2; clerk of court, 4; county commissioners
l2; sch Dol commissioner, 4; county auditor
8; county treasurer, 8; sheriff, 3; and TO
trial justices quite number. The offices o
county treasurer, county auditor, and tria
justices are, of course, filled by executive ap
pointment, but by action of the Democratic
County Convention of 1878, and again il
1880, these officers are voted for at our prima
ry election, and the candidates receiving tn
highest number of votes for either office is th'
nominee whose name is urged upon the Gov
ernor for the office to which he has been nom
mated. In 1878 these nominations were duly
respected by the Governor, who is, of course
doing his duty in carrying out the will of thu
people by appointing the men so nominated