Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
'farson For GoyernOr.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Patterson For Governor.
The Democratic convention of Barn
we'll county endored the gubernatorial
candidacy of A. H. Patterson.
For Railroad Commissioner.
The Democratic convention of Mari.
boro endorses Mr.. w. D. Evans for re.
election as railroad commissioner.
Hampton Endorses McSweeney.
The Democrats of Hampton, Gov
ernor McSweeney's home county, have
'Iendorsed the governor for reelection.
Winkler Endorsed.
The Kershaw county Democratic
convention endorsed the candidacy of
G. L. Winkler for lieutenant governor.
Gary for Governor.
The Democratic convention of Abb
beville county has adopted a resolu-
ton endorsing the gubernatorial can
didacy of Mr.. Frank B. Gary.
From wInnsboro to Camden.
Messrs. J. E. Mcdonald and others
have secured a commission with a
view to organizing a company to build
/, a railroad from Winnsboro to Camden.
The prospectus of the proposed new
company is as follows: 1.-The termini
of said railroad will be Winnsboro in
Fairfield county, and Camden, in Ker-
shaw county; that the proposed rail-
road will be built and constructed by
the most practicable route from Winns.
boro to Camden, passing through or
partly through, townships Nos. 4, 5, 6,
7 and s, in Fairfield county, by or near
the town of Ridgeway, in said county
of Fairfield, ifthe route be a practicable
one and through, or partly through,
the townships of Kershaw, or Wateree
and DeKalb, in the county of Kershaw.
The total length of said road will he
thirty miles, more or less, 10 be def
nitlly determined by the survey of the
most direct and practicable route from
Winnsboro to Camden.
Vaccination Trouble In Union.
Governor McSweeney, on Wednes'
day, sent DR.. Evans, of the state board
of health, to Union to settle the differ
ences between the local board of health
and some of the people of Union over
the opposition to compulsory vaccina-
ton. Several days ago, DR.. Lender,
of the local board, and the secretary,
DR.. Terrence, complained to the gov
ernor that it was absolutely impossi.
BILE to enforce the compulsory orders
of the board on Factory Hill, because
the operatives were violently aroused
by circular distributed among them.
This referred to the circular from Mr.
+. C. Duncan, president of the Union
mills. Mr.. Duncan, in letter, says
that the doctors came to the mill dis
tricts, broke into houses of operators
and arrested them without warrants.
He said that fully two-thirds of the
operatives had bsen vaccinated, and
all would have submitted had they
been properly approached. He denied
that mob violence had been resorted
to and demands an investigation, say
ing that he would pay the expenses
of the investigation if necessary.
The State Militia.
Columbia State, Wednesday: The
bill to increase the appropriation by
the national government from S400,-
900 to 81 ,000,0 to assist the various
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the militia with the most improved
weapons and accoutrements has passed
the lower house of congress with only
nine dissenting votes. Gen. Floyd
was interviewed yesterday and said
that South Cardinals quota of the
amount will be about $4,000, in
stead OF only $1,000, as heretofore, and
with the increase he will have ample
means to fully equip with all the mod
ern provements, the entire militia
of the state. Immediately after Gen.
Floyd's induction into office he attend
ed the interstate national guard con-
vention, held at Tampa, Fla, and
Joined at once in the effort then inau-
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preparation by the national govern
ment to assist the states in thoroughly
equipping their citizen soldiery. Gen.
Floyd also attended the convention of
adjutant generals which met several
weeks past, in Washington, for the
same purpose, thirty-eight States be-
ing represented. Through the cour-
tesy Of Chairman Marsh, of the COM
mittee on militia, the whole body was
given a hearing before the committee
and each of the adjutant generals of
the states represented in the conven-
tion were asked by the chairman, and
did each in turn give their views and
reasons why the increased appropria-
ton should be granted, the result Of
which was almost a unanimous vote
of the committee endorsing the bill for
the 100000 amendment.