Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-15
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

The primary election, last Monday, to nom-
mate Democratic candidate for State Sena-
tor, to fill the two years unexpired term OF
Judge Witherspoon, resigned, was probably
the least exciting and most quiet nominating
election ever known in York county.
Contrary to the wishes Of large majority
of the voters of the county, and in direct OPP
position to the action in the premises Of the
county executive committee, but conveyed
perhaps too late, the State Democratic execu-
tive committee recommended the election.
Several days after this action-at least
week-the Lieutenant Governor issued his
writ of election, directing it not only to the
wrong person, but mailing it to Rock Hill.
The delay thus occasioned in forwarding the
writ to the Courthouse-if Yorkville may be
dignified by the appellation of Courthouse
town-limited still further the short time
given in which to put in operation all the ma
chinery necessary to nominate candidate, by
either the convention or primary system. 1t
was indeed fortunate, and is regarded as
matter for congratulation, that the Lieuten-
anti Governor did not direct his writ on fur
ther-say to Pineville, N. G.. 1t was received
here on Tuesday evening Of last week, and
Immediately after the fact became known
that the document was received, the resident
secretary Of the committee went to work
to notify the Acting County Chairman. There
was not time to summon the various members
of the Committee. The Chairman lives at
Clover, ten miles distant, and, unfortunately
was away from home, and did not receive the
notice until late Tuesday night. He started
for Yorkville at three o'clock Wednesday NOR
ming in order that the determination might be
communicated through the press to the people
of the county last week. Under all the provok-
ing circumstances the chairman acted with
commendable promptness, and for any cause
of dissatisfaction if dissatisfaction exists, the
blame is not with the county chairman.
Only two candidates were placed in nomina-
rion through the press, and the light vote cast
is attributed to the fact stated at the head of
this article that the people regarded the election
at this particular time as inopportune and un-
-inopportune, as being in the midst
of the busiest season of the year with the far
mers and unnecessary, inasmuch as the Sen
ator could have been elected at the regular
election next fall, when the party would have
been thoroughly organized.
The white people Of York are ever viglant
to the true interests of the State !; but at the
same time they have other cares and response
bilities besides keeping up political excitement
to the detrment of other material interests.
We publish in another column the result of
the primary election, by which it will be seen
that Major James F. Hart has received ma
jority of the votes cast, and is, therefore, the
regular Democratic nominee. The nomina-
tion having been made, it is now incumbent
upon the Democratic voters of the county to
poll their full strength and see to it that he is
duly elected.
The Rock HILL FACToRY.-On the 30th
ult., the stockholders of the Rock Hill Manu-
featuring Company held their annual meeting
at this place. From the report of the presi-
dent of the company, A. E. Hutchison, we
learn that operations at the factory were COM
menced on the 18th Of May, 1881, with only a
few hundred spindles, and that the number
was gradually added to until by the 1st of Sep
tember following the mill had total Of 6, 24O
spindles in operation. Up to the date of the
report MAY 1st) the company had purchased
and worked up 1882 bales of cotton, averag-
ing 449 pounds per bale, the total cost of which
was $62, ,373.97. 1t has sold ,495 bales, or
479, ,7Os pounds, of No. 20 yarn. The total
cost of buildings and machinery on hand up
to May 1st, was S124,0OO. The company has
paid out in wages to hands and operatives
$13, 1920. The report shows nineteen tene-
ment houses for operatives, four of which have
six rooms each, four three rooms each, ten two
rooms each and one eight rooms.
At present the mill has 1904 spindles ,663
having been put in operation since May 1st of
this year-and there is room to add 5,096.
Since the recent addition of spindles, there
has, of course, been considerable increase of
yarn, and last week, as result of the weeks
work, the company shipped forty-four bales
The results of the operations Of the mill to
May 1st show very satisfactory profit to the
stockholders, who believe that the second
years operations will show much larger per
cent, the machinery being in good working
order now and every thing moving on smooth
ly and nicply-ROrk Hill Herald.