Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-12
STATE POLITICAL ITEMS.

- The GreenbackerS OF Marion claim that
they will carry that county by 1900 majority.
Five of the nominees of the Greenbackers
on their Fairfield County ticket have repudi.
ated any such ticket or party.
e. w. NJ. Mackey laughs at the idea of
Sam Lee beating him. He says he will be
elected by 10, 900 majority.
The Greenbackers of Williamsburg are so
ashamed of their ticket that they are keeping
it perfect secret. y
"A small number of the disaffected in Sum-
ter have placed an independent ticket in the
field.
Senator Hampton is coming home to help
fight the Greenbackers. He will begin work
on the stump at Sumter, and will thereafter
be under orders.
A special correspondent Of the New York
Herald has investigated the Lancaster riot.
His conclusions are that the colored people
brought the trouble upon themselves.
- 1t is reported that McLane, the independ-
ent candidate for Governor, has gone to Wash
ington to consult with the authorities there,
the object presumably being to invoke assis-
tance in the conduct of the canvass.
Sam Lee is still in the field for Congress
and D. A. Straker, leader of the Orangeburg
negroes, publishes card bitterly denoun-
cling E. w. NJ Mackey, accusing him of for
gerry and bribery and denying his right to rep
resent the black people of the black district.
There was grand Democratic rally at
Camden yesterday, on which day the Green
back apostles had appointed for their mass
meeting at the same place. Senators Hamp-
ton and Butler and other prominent speakers
were present.
The Edgefeld Advertiser of last week says
''There are no Greenbackers in Edgefield.
The white men are all patriots and gentlemen ;
and the negroes, to do them justice, have en-
tirely too much sense and dignity to run after
Greenbackers.''
- The county campaign in Richland was
opened by the Democrats yesterday at Mace
donia, place claimed by the Greenbackers as
their stronghold. The Democrats will give a
barbecue, and they have extended cordial in
vitation to all GreenbackerS in that vicinity to
attend.
Says the Edgefeld Advertiser: The Rev.
w. A. Rogers, writing to the Southern Chris
tan Adrocate, mentions incidentally that
whiskey is no longer factor in Edgefeld
electioneering. He isright. We were strong
ly impressed with this pleasant fact during
the tremendous canvass just now.
The Richland Republican convention pass
ed the following resolution "That while the
ticket nominated by the Greenback party OF
Richland county does not meet our entire ap-
proval, yet the success of said ticket at the
polls will be the means of bringing about that
change which all lovers of free vote and
fair count most heartily desired"
Sam Lee has commenced a vigorous 1nde-
pendent campaign in the Seventh District.
He will receive aid and encouragement from
influential Stalwart sources at Washington.
AS Mackey is so objectional and the Demo-
Gratis will place no candidate in the field,
he expects considerable support from the
whites Of the District.
- The Charleston County Democratic Nom
mating Convention was held last Monday.
The proceedings were harmonious. The Con-
vention was waited upon by committee of
merchants, who addressed the body on the
subject of freight determinations by railroads
against Charleston. The remarks of the mer-
chants were heartily seconded by several men,
berS of the Convention, after which resOlu-
tion was adopted that the Senators and Rep
resentatives from Charleston are hereby re-
quested to bring before the Legislature at the
next session, and at the earliest moment, the
whole question of railroad discrimination
against the interests of this State and city, and
that they support such legislation as will rem
edy the great and growing evil complained of.
Major Geo. Lamb Buist was nominated for
Senator and the following for Representatives:
G. H. Smonton, James Simons, w. II. Braw
ley, C. A. McHugh, John +. Ficken, Cllas.
Inglesby, Edw. McCrady, Jr.. a. H. DuPre,
John Gonzales, Geo. NJ Mears, NJ. F. Ken
nedy, J. Francis Britton.
- The grove-shaft of the Midlothian Coal
Mines at the coal fields in Chesterfield county,
Va, in which 32 men lost their lives last Feb
ruary by an explosion, has been partially re-
opened, and on Thursday evening an exploring
party descended into the mine on an incline
leading to where the men were at work at the
time of the explosion. About ], 200 feet from
the base of the shaft the bodies of two cOlOred
men were recovered and brought to the sur
face. Two other bodies were in sight of the
explorers but owing to the mass of debris they
were unable to get at them. The recovered
bodies were not recognizable except by the
clothing. The work of clearing out the debris
and repairing the mine will be continued until