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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
GATHERING THEIR FORCES.

When he was assured last Thursday
that there must be second race for the
United States senate, Governor Evans
Immediately commenced work organi-
ing his forces for the fray.
kilograms were sent to prominent lead
ers all over the state, and on Saturday an
earnest conference was held in Columbia
for the purpose of considering the best
course to pursue. There were present
two representatives from York; but as to
exactly what was done cannot be stated
with certainty.
Judge Earle's supporters, 1t is under
stood, are at considerable disadvantage.
They have never had any organization.
They consist for the most part merely Of
the opponents of Governor Evans-both
Reformers and -Conservatives-and al
though they have pretty thorough or
ganization to oppose, many Of them think
that in the second primary they will be
successful.
The members of the state Democratic
executive committee are thought to be
about half for Evans and half for Earle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

The National Democrats will meet in
convention at Indianapolis today, adopt
a gold standard platform and nominate
presidential candidates. A majority Of
the faction seems to be in favor of the
nomination of Henry Watterson; quite
a number of prominent leaders want to
nominate Cleveland, and Cleveland is
said to be in favor of the nomination Of
Secretary Carlisle. There is great deal
of difference of opinion as to the best
course to pursue, and all is not harmony
by any means.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
THEY CAN'T ENROLL.

Those who failed to have their names
placed on the Democratic club roll-five
days before the first primary-will not be
allowed to participate in the election next
Tuesday.
The question was raised before the
executive committee last Thursday, and a
majority of the members seemed to
think that such enrolment was the right
thing; but it cannot be done. The con-
stitution of the party stands In the way.
Article 6, after defining who shall con-
stitute valid voters, declares: provided
that no person shall be allowed to vote
except his name be enrolled on the par
ticular club list at which be. offers to vote
at least five days before the day Of the
first election. Each club shall have a
separate polling place for primary cleo
tions."
So the question as to who will be the
nominees Of the party is LETT to be settled
by the voters who commenced at the be-
ginning. 1t looks rather hard but then
those who are affected ought not to have
slept over their rights.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

palace took fire and the British ceased
firing. The natives had a battery of
cannon on shore and bravely tried to
answer the fire from the ships; but
the battery was quickly knocked to
pieces and a war vessel belonging to
the usurping sultan was sunk before it
could fire a dozen shots. Some 200
or more of the sultan's troops were
killed or wounded, and the British loss
was confined to the wounding of a
single man. The usurping sultan was
captured alive. Order was completely
restored in the city before the close of
the day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
Wednesday, September 2, 1895.

train passes Yorkville at 9.s5, central
time, and 10.35, eastern time-about 4
later than heretofore; and going
south, it passes Yorkville at sos, central
time. and 9.06, eastern time; six minutes
later than heretofore.
Going south the freight will leave
Yorkville at 40 p. m, and going north
it will leave at l1.50 a. m.
Yorkville and the other towns along
the line are now about where they were
before the Blowing Rock" special was
put on. The schedule Of the special SEEM.
ed to be just exactly what was needed
here, and if the people could have their
preference, they would vote to run the
regular mail train on the schedule Of the
special, rather than on the schedule which
now obtains. But for some reason the
railroad people seem 10 think that the
present schedule is the best.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

Lancaster gave Strait 1,44 votes and
529 against him. Kershaw gave Tran
than 1885 votes and 402 against him.
Why can't York 60 just as solid for
Finley. Finley has done as much for
York as either of the other gentlemen
has done for their respective counties,
and is certainly capable of doing as much
in congress. 1t seems that through coun-
ty pride, if for no other reason, Y .rk
should give Finley solid vote and leave
it to the other counties in the district to
do the dividing between him and Strait.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
D. II. Carroll, Blairsville, 8. C.-Adver-
tises for an estray red or bay mare mule.
Giles Crawford, Zeno. 8. C.-Has taken
up bay mare mule.
T. NJ. Dobson d Co.-Announce that Mrs.
Dobson is in New York buying their
fail and winter goods and is paying spe-
cial attention to the purchase Of millin-
cry, fancy and holiday goods.
]. M. Starr & Co.-Tell you about the ad-
vantages to be derived from sowing
crimson clover.
w. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that w. w. Lewis has applied to
him for letters of administration on the
estate Of John Morrow, deceased.
]. 8. Brice, Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee-Gives notice
that no persons will be entitled to vote
in the second primary, whose names
were not on the club roll five days pre-
vious to the first primary.
w. F. Marshall-Wants you to see him
if you require shoes Of any kind, neck
ties, cravats or men or boys clothing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Mr.. Jimsey Grant, an aged citizen of
Bullock's Creek township, died last Mon
day from the effects of injuries alleged to
have been received sometime ago at the
hands of a man named TRIMMER. There
was story in circulation that TRIMMER
had two wives, and the responsibility for
the story was traced to Grant Upon being
approached with regard to the matter by
TRIMMER, Grant acknowledged that he
had something to do with circulating the
story. Some words followed between
Grant and TRIMMER. Trimmer is alleged
to have struck Grant in the head with a
stone and the old mans death is said to be
due to the injury that was inflicted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

- Many of the railroads and business
houses of the north have gotten big sup
plies of Mexican dollars and are making
it q point to give them to their customers
in change at so cents each. They tell
their customers that in the event of the
free coinage of silver, American silver
dollars can be had at the same price. In
speech at Buffalo, New York, last
Thursday, Mr.. Bryan took cognizance
of the scheme by Offering a suggestion.
"My friends" he said, "I'll tell you how
to test the sincerity of these people. You
take at so cents, every Mexican dollar
they offer you. Then take these dollars
to your savings bank and ask your bank
er if he is willing to receive them on
deposit at so cents now, and bind himself
in writing to pay you back in Mexican
dollars at the same rate after the presi-
dental Inauguration" This suggestion
ex plains the situation thoroughly. While
it is true that Mexican dollars are worth
only so cents each in the United States
now, if Bryan is elected president, their
value will surely 20 up to 100 cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
AS TO COTTON TIES.

A WelIknown Business Man Shows That
They Can Be Used at q Profit.
Editor Of The Yorkville Enquirer:
I desire to say something on the SUBJ
iect of the cotton ties about which
the farmers are making so much fuss.
think that if anyone would just stop
to think, there would be no kicking.
Last year nails were worth only $3.50
a keg. Now they are worth So. Flat
ties average so pounds to the bundle
and say they would cost $3.50 bun
die, or 8 cents pound. You sell them
say at cents and here you have net
profit of So bundle. 1t seems to me
that a profit of So on $3.50 invested
ought to be enough to satisfy anybody.
I do not believe in tearing down one
to build up another Nails, steel, iron
and everything in the same line has
advanced and l cannot see how the tie
people can sell any cheaper.
W. J. M.
Hickory. Grove, August 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
Ths atprkpitle Gnatlirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. O. (:
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1896.
But wouldn't it be fun to see Ben Till
man mauling Ben Harrison?

Mr.. Bryan has been seen and heard by
over $4,000 New York farmers, most of
them Republicans, and the conviction that
he will carry the state even outside Of the
great cities, is growing. 1t will be re-
membered that the rural districts of New
York, ever since the war, have been al
most solidly Republican, and the wonder
full effect of Mr.. Bryan's speeches is some
thing remarkable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

Ex-President Harrison made speech
in Carnegie Hall, New York, last Thurs
day night, to about 5000 people, and dur
ing the course of his remarks made some
slight reference to Senator Tillman. SEN
ator Tillman Immediately sent Harrison
a telegram challenging him to joint debate
anywhere in the country; but preferably
at Indianapolis, the capital of Harrison's
own state. Harrison has not yet accepted
the challenge, and ii is doubtful as to
whether he will, as he knows full we'll
that when Tillman gets through with
him, there will not be left greasy spot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
SENSIBLE TALK THIS.
The Columbia Register Diagnoses the Pres
ent Situation.

The Columbia Register Diagnoses the Pres
ent Situation.
Columbia Register, Editorial, Thursday.
There may or may not be second
senatorial primary, and Evaus may
or may not be defeated if one is held.
Those are still speculative questions,
especially the latter. But there is no
use for the Conservatives to take too
much comfort to themselves over
Earle's unexpectedly large vote. Many
of them claim that q second primary
will be held and that Earle will be
nominated. That is a matter for the
future to determine, but it is folly for
the Conservatives to claim that Earle's
election would eventuate in the dis
ruption of the Reform faction and
presage complete Conservative victo.
ry in state and county elections in 1898.
The Reform faction is stronger than
any one man or set of men and can
survive the downfall of Evans or any
other leader. Thousands of men voted
against Evans who will tell anybody
today that they claim to be as true
and loyal Reformers as ever. They
did not conceive Evans's election to be
necessary to the life of the Reform
movement; if they had, they and
many others would have said, "Perish
a movement which depends upon any
one man for life." Thousands of Re-
formers voted against Evans because
they were not satisfied with his explain
alton of the charges against him, who
will BIZ found hereafter voting for Re-
formers as to whom they have no
suspicious. The vote against Evans,
so far from being an evidence of weak
ness in the Reform movement, is
testimonial of its strength, showing as
it does the freedom and independence
of Reformers and their belief that their
movement is bigger and stronger than
any one man. If Evans is defeated
because many Reformers think his
record does not entitle him to the
Office, it will attract to the movement
many men who have held aloof from
it because they believed it was domi-
mated by blind partisanship.
The shadow upon the political dial
in this state will never turn back. All
history forbids the belief that there can
ever be a return to the conditions
which prevailed prior to 1890 and a
restoration of the old leaders to power.
There has been a complete shaking upI
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
ABOUT PEOPLE,

Mrs. Minnie Cormick Of Columbia, is
visiting in Yorkville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam M. Grist have re-
turned home from Greenville.
Mr.. Starr Mason will leave next Sat-
urday for Hampden-Sidney, Va.
Mr.. Clough Steele of Lowrysyllle, spent
Monday in Yorkville with friends.
Miss Ella Love of McConnellsville, Is
in Yorkville visiting Miss Jennie Hart.
Miss Willie Rose has returned home
from pleasant visit to friends at Lenoir,
NC.
MI. G. G. Hughes of Grover, N. c., gave
The ENQUIRER pleasant visit on Last
Monday.
DR.. II. Quay McElwee of Baltimore, Is
visiting the family Of his father, Mr..
8. A. McElwee.
Mrs. Mary Webster Of Cowpens, Is in
Yorkville visiting her sister, Mrs. jamie
Parish.
Miss Rosa Lindsay has returned home
from pleasant visit to friends and rela-
tiyes in Rock Hill.
Miss Lola Jackins Of Blacksburg, is in
Yorkville visiting friends, the guest Of
the Misses Withers.
Mr.. Mason Mcconnell has accepted
position as messenger at the @. & L. depot
under Manager Beard.
Mr.. Robt. Withers of Blacksburg, spent
a few days this week with the family Of
his father, Mr.. r. ]. Withers.
Mr.. j. Bratton Lowry returned Tues
L., r-ox,, n x,{o;t 20 I;o rvvo nj ~, othor Me-
Harriet B. Bratton, at Brattonsville.
Mrs. Sarah FAINT, who has been spend
ing the sumner with her daughter, Mrs.
Robt. J. Herndon, in Yorkville, returned
last Friday to her. at Santuc, In Union
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Gilbert and daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie. have returned home
from pleasant stay at Glenn's Springs
and Spartanburg.
Mr.. t. R. McGill Of Charlotte, gave
The ENQUIRER pleasant cail Last Mon
day. He was on his way to the McGill
reunion and stopped over in Yorkville to
shake hands with his numerous friends.
Mrs. Jno. G. Moore and little son Of
CASTOR county, N. c., passed through
Yorkville last Friday on her way home
after pleasant visit to her mother, Mrs.
w. Y. Jones, near Guthriesville.
Mr.. w. Lee Plexico, who has been at
his home at Sharon for the past two
months on account of illness, is able TO be
at his post again at the o. r. & G. depot,
az Agent Hobbs sassistant.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson Of Dobson's Racket
Mr.. M. F. Jones Of the Ganson Dry
Goods company Mr.: n. C. Strauss Of
Strauss's One Price Bargain Store; and
Mr.. John j. Hunter of Hunters Cloth
ing and dry goods establishment, are all
in the northern markets buying their fall
and winter stocks. Mr.. w. G. Latimerof
Latimer's Bazaar, expects to leave this
week. s..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

ON account of the rush of local mat
ters of more pressing Importance, we for
got to state in our last issue that Mr.. Nc
Kinley has sent out his letter Of accept
ance. 1t is unnecessary to say that he
has taken the nomination. He not only
took it but expressed his sincere thanks.
He also went into a discussion Of the
financial and tariff questions. On the
tariff he is consistent. He stands where
he has always stood-on the top rail but
on finance he has reversed himself. 1t
will be remembered that he has always
been free coinage man. While mem-
ber of congress he voted for the first
Bland bill providing for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver, and he followed
this up by voting for the Bland-Allison
bill over the veto of President Hayes.
But now he is for gold only, and evident
ly considers that the men who now hold
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
LOCAL LAooNIos.
Until January 1897.


TIE TwloE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, or
The WEEKLY ENQUIRER will be furnish
ed from this date to January 1st, 1897,
for So cents.
Drowned In the River.
Alex Good, q Negro, was drowned last
Thursday night while trying to swim
across Broad river at Lockhart Shoals.
His body was recoved next morning.
Remember This.
No one whose name was not on club
roll five days prior to the Democratic pri-
mary on August 25, can vote In the SEC
ond primary on September 8. The pro-
vision of the party constitution on this
subject is clear and explicit.
The Tree and the Branches.
THE ENQUIRER has been shown "Mc-
Gill Family Tree'' that has just been
prepared by Miss Emma Kennedy Of
Yorkville. The leaves and branches in
clude all the descendants Of the late Will
liam McGill, and number nearly 800.
The work, in its execution, is highly
or editable:
The Last Week.
With next Monday, September 7, COM
m snces the last full week In which voters
may be registered under the law. Those
who have not gotten their certificates
should, by all means, be on hand on Mon
day, or during the week. After next
week there will be only three more days
in which certificates may be issued, Octo-
ber l, and 8.
A Horse to the Rescue.
Some of the members of the Yorkyille
fire department seem to be rather def
cient in their training. They are too ex-
citable. Upon the sounding of an alarm,
instead of going straight to their hose
reels, they are more inclined to hurry to
the scene of the fire. 1t was on account
of this dereliction last Friday that one Of
the reels was left without force suffi-
cient to man it. AS the boys were strug-
Cling along past the store Of Mr.. w. e.
Ferguson, he saw that they were badly
in need of help, and hitching his horse in
the lead, quickly got them out Of their
trouble. Under such circumstances
horses always come in very convenient
ly but in the absence Of such help, 1t will
be better for the boys to remember that
their first duty upon the sounding ofan
alarm is to rush for their respective hose
reels.
the Heathen.
On last Sunday, hearing that there were
several colored people to be baptised at
Gallilee, colored Baptist church in the
part of town, reporter Of TIE
went down. There was quite
crowd Of Negroes, also number of white
people. After an impatient waiting of
an hour, the services were commenced
with singing and reading, followed with
prayer, then came the ordinance of bap-
tism. AS the first candidate went under
The water there was considerable merri-
nent among some Of the onlookers, and
he preacher, standing in the water with
another candidate remarked, very earn
sstly: "You may talk about your heathen
in Africa; but brethren. and sisters, you
won't have to 60 to Africa to find heath
an, there are lots of them congregated
around this pool of water" After the
above remark, the service went on with
,ut further interruption. In all there
we're eight baptised-six women and two
nen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

THE ENQUIRER is unable to take any
stock in the claim that the defeat of Evans
will prove injurious to the Reform move
ment. Such claim is not borne out by
the returns, and 1t is unjust to Mr.. Eller-
be. The figures show that while Evans
got only 3s,sO2 votes in the entire state,
Ellerbe received 55.3ls, out ofa total of 49,
231. Next to Senator Tillman, MI. Ellerbe
is confessedly the ideal of the Reformers.
All the Conservatives in the state are fully
aware of this fact, and had it been their in
tention to vent any spleen, they would
have been sure to have cut Mr.. Ellerbe
as bad as Mr.. Evans. No, the truth of the
whole business is about as suggested by
the Columbia Register. The Reformers
are suspicious of Evans and they are vot-
ing against him to save the party.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

The Chester and Lenoir Railroad peo-
pie have made some changes Of schedule
during the past few days. The blowing
Rock" special, which has been running
during the summer especially on account
of the travel to Blowing Rock, and which
has been a great convenience to the peo-
pie along the line of the road, was dis
continued on Monday, and there was also
some slight change in th 10 schedules Of the
other trains.
Hereafter the northbound passenger
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
THIS IS OFFICIAL.
The Executive Committee Declares the Re-
suit Of the Primary.

The Executive Committee Declares the he
suit of the Primary.
The state Democratic executive
committee met in Columbia last Fri
day for the purpose of tabulating the
returns from the recent primary and
declaring the result.
The figures were all in, and after
casting them up it was decided to an
nounce the result in accordance with
the information that has already been
published. Mr.. w. st. Julian Yates
of Charleston, handed in written
protest against counting the votes of
Charleston, alleging gross frauds, etc.
Before Chairman Tompkins could
read the protest, however, it was
withdrawn.
The matter of declaring the result
was still under consideration when
Mr.. Efird moved an adjournment until
Saturday. He wanted the adjourn
ment, he said, in order to have time
in which to investigate the reports
from Charleston. The motion carried
by a vote of 13 to 10.
On Saturday there came up a ques-
ton as to whether votes in the wrong
box could be counted. Some of the
committeeman argued that there was
no objection under the rules, and 9TH
ers argued that if this were permitted
the same voter could put in two bal
lots for the same candidates one bal
lot in either box. The argument was
considered sound and it was decided
that in the second primary, ballots that
find their way into the wrong boxes
must be thrown out and not counted.
The vote was then officially declared.
The figures for United States senator
ora oo fo1loUa.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

.....o1iUoA.
Duncan. S,3N.
Evans lacked 627 votes of having q
majority of those cast, and the com
mittee declared "no choice" The
committee ordered another election, to
be held on Tuesday, September 8, to
decide the issue between Earle and
Evans.
In the governorship race, the official
result was declared as follows: Whit
man, 2,186 Ellerbe, 55, ,313 Harrison,
14,27S. Ellerbe was declared the
nominee.
May6eld was declared the nominee
for superintendent of education, Nc
Sweeney for lieutenant governor and
Watts for adjutant and inspector gen.
eral.
A second primary was ordered be-
tween Finley and Strait in the Fifth
congressional district. Second races
were also ordered between Thurmond
and Nelson, candidates for solicitor in
the Fifth circuit, and Sease and Shum-
pert, candidates for solicitor in the
Seventh circuit.
Before the committee adjourned, it
developed that candidates Bellinger
and G. Walt Whitman had failed to
pay their assessments. Bellinger's
failure to pay was the result of an
oversight. He had committed the mat
ter to a friend, and the friend had neg
lected it. When his attention was
called to the oversight, the assess
ment was promptly paid. In the case
of Whitman, however, it was different.
He claimed that he had made the race
in the interest of the people, that they
had not appreciated it, and he was too
poor a man to pay the assessment.
The committee has no way to enforce
payment. 1t considers the debt mere
ly one of honor, and can only leave the
matter with Mr.. Whitman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

The vote in the state primary of 1892
was ss, 1872; in that of 1894, 5s,4l3; and in
the primary just held, 1921. It seems
that the people are taking more interest
than in 1894; but they are not nearly up
to the figures of 1892. That such will be
the case is not likely; but it is to be
hoped that the vote in next Tuesdays
primary will be equally as large as that
in the primary just held. However, this
matter of tho endorsement of Governor
Evans is to be settled and we shall be
delighted to see the settlement imade by
q full vote.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

to the views he formerly held are cranks.
His letter suits the National Democrats
as to gold splendidly; but what he has to
say about the tariff strikes them as worm
wood and gall. They were in hopes that
they could shout and vote for Mckinley;
but since the appearance of the letter
they find that they can only vote and not
shout.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
Died In Georgia.

Died In Georgia.
J. R. Bayles, formerly of Fairfield
county, who was lieutenant in the
18th regiment, S. c. ", died at Ever.
EFT City, Ga, on the 29th of August,
the anniversary of the second battle
of Manassas, in which he was a par
ticipant.