Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-18
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Democratic National convention at the
head of the Nebraska delegation, and
now that Mr. Cleveland is out Of the
way, will do all he can to prevent the
nomination Of Senator German. Cleve-
land and German are said to have done
more than any other two men in the
Democratic party to prevent the elec-
ton of Bryan, especially in his first
race, and Bryan is determined to get
even as far as he can, especially with
Mr.. German.
After a lot Of warm discussion on
the subject, the Democratic senators
have at last about come to an agree
ment that caucus vote Of two-thirds
shall rule them all on party measures.
It has not heretofore been the custom
Of Democratic senators to submit un-
reservedly to caucus action; but fnd1-
vidual members have reserved the right
to vote as they have seen proper.
Since the return Of Senator German,
he has been working to secure an
agreement as to loyalty to party eau
cuses. A number Of senators bitterly
opposed such an agreement, claiming
that they had been accustomed to ad-
yocate such views as they considered
proper, and holding that they preferred
to continue. to do so. The argument on
the other hand was that the Republi-
cans always stood as unit on party
questions and that the Democrats
could not hope to accomplish anything
unless they should decide to do like
wise. Senator Cockrell Of Missouri,
and two other Democratic senators,
have declined to agree to the new ar
rangement.
AS the result Of such investiga-
ton as it has been able to make, the
state department has decided that
reparation must be required Of Tur-
key on account Of the assault on w. 4.
Davis, United States consul at Alex
andretta, Asia Minor recently. 1t Is
claimed that Davis was acting entire
ly within his official rights. The story
is that be protested against the arrest
of a former Turkish subject who Is
now a naturalized American citizen.
Five Turkish policemen assaulted MIN
and got him down. When he got up
he knocked them down, one by one,
and thrashed them all. Afterward.
however, a mob collected and the
Turks became too many for Davis.
The consul is now at Beirut, Syria
awaiting further instructions from the
home government. The state depart
ment has not decided upon the nature
of the demand it will make Of Turkey;
but Is determined to have some kind
OF satisfaction because it considers
that the Turks were entirely In the
wrong and that Davis was completely
within his rights.
Major William H. Garland, aged
ninety-four years, died at the National
Soldiers home at Johnson City, Tenn,
last Tuesday. He had shaken hands
with every president Of the United
States except Washington. He was on
the naval cadet detail which welcomed
Lafayette on his second visit to Amer
lea in 1924. He saw and conversed
with Napoleon Bonaparte on the island
Of st. Helena. One of his grandfath-
ers brothers was a signer Of the war
rant for beheading Charles I. His
father was in the Revolutionary war
and the war of 1912, and was with the
Washington Colonials in the Braddock
engagement in the French and Indian
war. Mr.. Garland is the sole survivor
Of his family, all his relatives being
deceased. His wife and children were
drowned in the Evansville, Ind, flood
in 1884, when he narrowly escaped, be-
ing rescued from a tree top. He was
for many years a Baptist minister.
He has been at the Soldiers Home
since early in october. His death was
hastened by the shock he sustained
soon after going to the home.
The policy Of the administration
with regard to the establishment Of
rural free delivery routes was discussed
in the house on Tuesday. Mr.. Mad
dox, (Dem.) of Georgia. replying to
Mr.. Crumpacker, said he had arraign-
ed the party for statements made by
the members Of the minority. He then
spoke on the rural free delivery. He
produced figures and declared that Of
the $1,000 routes established last June
more than one-third were in the four
states Of Iowa, Indiana, Ohio and Illi-
nois and that the first two named
states have more routes than twelve
southern states which he named.
When his constituents asked him why
he could not get more routes the only
reply he could make was that he could
not get up to the "pie counter" He
said he could show more routes estab-
lished in seven counties in one dis
trict than were to be found in whole
state. Mr.. Hemenway replied to Mr..
Maddox, when colloquies with Mr..
Clayton, Oem.) Of Alabama, and with
Mr.. Robinson, IDem.) Of Indiana, en-
sued, relating to the number Of routes
in different districts. Mr.. Hepburn,
(Rep) Of Iowa, explained as to routes
in Iowa He charged the Democrats
with having opposed the rural free de-
livery measure, when Mr.. Maddox said
that it was a Democrat who introduced
the first bill.
Augusta, Ga, special Of Wednes-
day to the Atlanta Journal: There Is
little doubt but that in the arrest Of
the two men. Frank Miller and Frank
w. Eline, the police landed two pro-
fessional crackSmen who have been