Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-26
DIsPENsARY ELECTION CALLED

The town council met in its office last
Monday night for the purpose Of con-
sidering the much-talked Of petition on
the question Of calling an election to
determine whether or not a dispensary
should be established in Yorkville, rhiis
petition having been submitted to the
mayor during Monday. i
The following members of the council
were present: Mayor M. c. Willis. AL
dermen T. C. Dunlap, s. M. Grist, w.
B. Moore and G. w. Williams. Alder
man s. M. McNeel was absent.
The petition presented contained 81
names as follows:
T. F. McDow, J. r. Logan, II. I. Nc
Cav, ]. M. Starr, r. D. Alexander, c.
P. Lowrance, ]. D. Crouch, ]. @. Wray
J. M. Brian, s. A. McElwee, ]. A.
Hogue, B. N. Moore, s. A. Pearson, w
w. Jenkins, j. s. Gladney. H. T: Will
liams, ]. M. Ferguson, ]. L. Williams,
Ferguson, Louis Roth, G. w. Sherrer,
Jno. B. Williams, J. w. Carr, I. B. Cor
don, ]. s. Drakeford. w. c. Latimer, L.
w. Johnson, P. T. McNeel, B. M. john
son, w. H. Herndon, C. F. Gordon. w.
o. Harshaw, H. T. Grist, r. F. Robi-
son, E. B. Beard, ]. o. Walker. N. ].
N. Bowen, Jas. L. Hanahan, F. G. Dob
son, M. w. White, T. r. Cox, w. H.
Fowler, ]. C. Elliott, ]. B. Beckham,
]. N. OFarrell, J. w. Alexander, E. A.
Crawford, J. R. Culp, r. J. Mackorell,
J. ]. White. A. Rose, Lewis G. Fergu-
son. j. E. Lowry, J. D. Mcdowell, w.
N. Ashe. Jr., r. L. deLoach, G.. W..
Kunz. w. E. Erwin, ]. r. Lindsay,
w. w. Barron, ]. L. Mackorell, L. w.
Louthian, r. E. Montgomery, R. 8.
Mcconnell, w. G.. White, T. w. Speck,
R. B. Lowry, H. s. Burris, ]. e. West
moreland. w. C. McGinnis, J. T. Quier-
son. H. E. Johnson, ]. D. Miskelly, c.
w. T. Mcknight, ]. w. Smith, j. s.
Wagner.
The six last named signers, two OF
whom are duly qualified under the 1906
registration, are colored.
w. w. Lewis, Esq, appeared on his
own motion, and in behalf Of the anti
dispensary people of the town, in oppo-
sition to the petition. The law requires
that such a petition, in order to COM
mand consideration, must contain the
names Of one-fourth Of the qualified
voters. 1t developed that the petition
was based on the registration Of 1900.
Mr. Lewis contended that the registra-
tion Of 1900 became null and void upon
the opening of the books for 1902, and
that the council could not legally order
an election until the books for the 1902
general election had been closed, there
being no way to determine In the
meantime whether or not the law had
been complied with. He held, very pos
itively, that qualified elector Of 1900
was not competent to sign a petition
for 1902 until after he had become quail
flied to vote in a 1902 election.
F. P. Mccain, Esq, town attorney,
held that one-fourth Of the quail
flied voters Of 1900 were competent
to legalize a petition for a 1902
election, and that such election could
be held while the registration books
were still open issuing 1902 certificates.
In other words, the voter could sign the
petition under his 1900 certificate and
vote at the election held on that petit
ton on his 1902 certificate.
Investigation developed that the to-
tai registration Of 1900 aggregated 1872
names, fourth of which Is 33. A
count Of the names on the petition
showed a total Of 81, and a comparison
of the names on the petition with that
Of the registration books, showed that
in the list Of 81 petitioners, only 34-just
one more than enough to call the elec-
tion, were qualified voters.
On the question Of calling the elec-
ton, Aldermen w. B. Moore and G. W.
williams voted aye, and Alderman S.
M. Grist voted 10. Alderman Dunlap
declined to vote. The election was or
dered ITO be held on March T.