Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

were technical Irregularities about the
vote; but it was evident that the ma
jOrity Of those voting were against the
dispensary, and that is the principal
ground upon which the mandate Of the
court was based.
Charlotte Observer, Thursday: Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. Duke and DR.. w. Gil
Wylie Of New York, passed through the
city in the Duke private car yesterday
morning on their way to Great Falls,
S. c. They were joined here by Messrs.
w. S. Lee, Jr., ID. A. Tompkins, Z. A.
Smith and A. ]. Draper. Mr.. and Mrs.
Duke and party will continue on to At
lanta, Ga, Mrs. Dukes home, from
which point they will go on to Califor-
MIA for a two-months' stay. The Char
lotte gentlemen will probably return to
the city. today. DR.. Wylie will go to
Chester, S. c., to be at the bedside of
Mrs. l.. p. Moore, who Is and has been
for some time so critically I'll.
Chester special TO Charlotte OBJ
server: Two negro prisoners, Frank
Green and Will Davis, came very near
making their escape from the county
jail Tuesday night. In some way they
managed to get out Of the cage In
and making their way to the wall Of
the building they quickly dug a hole
through the brick, being aided by the
fact that they had previously burned
away the heavy plank on the interior.
Fortunately Mr.. David Peden heard
the unusual signs OF activity on the
floor above, and the prisoners were
quickly placed back In durance vile.
This makes several attempts at jail
delivery IN this county recently; and
II Is very certain that unless the
building is thoroughly overhauled, or
new jail built, there Is going to be
general delivery of prisoners.
Columbia State: There was not a
little talk yesterday occasioned by the
publication. in several papers in other
cities that there is more than a super
fetal reason why Mr.. B. F. Arthur OF
Union has quit attending meetings OF
the dispensary commission. 1t Is de-
clared in the article that Mr.. Arthur
received some kind Of a rebuke from
the commission and that Gov. Ansel Is
in possession Of the entire case. Gov.
Ansel yesterday declined to discuss the
matter. The members of the commits
sion also had nothing to say. However,
1t is matter Of record that Mr.. Ar
thur has attended no meetings for some
time and that his place as secretary Is
being filled by Mr.. John McSween.
These facts were published in the State
some time ago. AS stated In the af-
fidavits presented to Judge Pritchard
some weeks ago there was no difference
Of opinion between Mr.. Arthur and the
other members Of the commission as to
the manner of settling claims, and the
difference-if difference there is-may
be attributed to some other cause, as
to which nothing can now be learned.
- Greenville News: The Confederate
reunion will be held on August IL, IL
and 13, these dates having been select
ed at a meeting of the veterans and
other citizens held in the Board Of
Trade rooms last night. The senti-
ment of the meeting was practically
unanimous in favor of holding the re-
union in August this year. A commit
tee consisting Of Messrs. P. T. Hayne,
G. H. Mahon and ]. A. Mccullough was
appointed to confer with Capt. w. D.
Startling, commander of Camp Hamp-
ton of Columbia about the number of
veterans to expect at the reunion, and
a number Of other matters. The pre-.
liminary meeting of the reunion will be
held on the night Of August II in the
Chicora college auditorium. The pa
rade which Is always one of the main
features Of the reunion will probably be
held on August 13, the last day, which
is Thursday. General Thomas w. Car
vile, commander Of the South Carolina
division Of the United Confederate vet
Grams was present at the meeting and
made a short talk. He stated that he
was glad to have the privilege Of ac-
cepting the kind invitation Of this city
again. Short talks were also made by
Capt. G. A. Parkins, Mayor Mahon
and others.
- Gaffney special Of March 4, to the
Charlotte Observer: The city council
Of Gaffney Is up against quite an in
teresting muddle. In the recent pri-
mary for mayor and aldermen to serve
for the next two years there were two
candidates for alderman from ward
one, w. L. Settlemeyer and d. J. Holt.
In the primary Holt received 29 votes
and Settlemeyer IL. When the city
executive committee met to canvass
the. vote Settlemeyer made the point
that Holt had not signed the pledge in
time and, therefore, was not eligible
to offer in the primary. In this con-
tention he wes sustained by the COM
mittee, and Settlemeyer was declared
the nominee. Holt appealed and the
supreme court reversed the commit
tee and declared Holt nominated. In
the meantime the tickets had been
printed, and Settlemeyer's name was
put thereon as the candidate from his
ward. In the general election yester-
day Settlemeyer received 62 votes and
Holt II. Settlemeyer contends that
he is elected and will ask the council
to so declare. Holt contends that in
asmuch as Settlemeyer signed pledge
to abide the result Of the primary, he
is barred from running in the gener-
al election, and that he (Holt) is du-
ly elected. 1t is very likely that the
courts will have to pass on the matter
again, as no matter how the council
decides the matter 1T will be taken to
the courts.
- Mr. Fitz Hugh McMaster Of Colum-
bia was on Wednesday chosen by the
general assembly to fill the recently
created office Of insurance commission
er. There were fifteen candidates in the
field. Mr.. w. H. Sharpe nominated A.
]. Fox of Lexington; Mr.. D. L. Smith
named j. r. Lindsay Of York; Senator
Sinkler named F. H. McMaster Of Co
lumbia; Mr.. Cox nominated w. B.
West of Columbia; Mr.. Wyche named
Arthur Kohn Of Newberry; Mr.. Scar
borough nominated Mr.. Ellison Capers,
Jr., Of Summerton; Mr.. Sellers nomi-
mated ]. A. Campbell of Marion; Mr..
Lawson nominated MI. hdTOlQ -. bdlTu
Of Darlington; Mr.. Croft named Will
liam M. Hutson Of Aiken; Mr.. Harley
nominated Mr.. r. Boyd Cole Of Barn
well; Mr.. Richards nominated Mr.. n.
o. Pyles Of Columbia. Mr. Clifton nom
mated Mr.. n. w. Brooker Of Columbia,
and Mr.. Lester nominated Mr.. ]. Will
liam Mitchell Of Columbia. The first
ballot resulted: Fox 6, Lindsay 13, Nc
Master 81, Gibbes 10, West 8, Kohn 7,
Capers ~. Townsend 4, Campbell IA,
Baird 5, Hutson 6, Cole Is, Mitchell 2,
Pyles l, Brooker 3. Total 149, neces-
sary to a choice 75. After the second
ballot the names Of Brooker, Pyles and
were dropped and the names
Of Fox, KOhn and West were with
drawn. After the third ballot, the
names Of Capers, Hutson and Campbell
were withdrawn. The fourth and last
ballot resulted: Lindsay II. McMaster
"a. Gibbes 3. Cole As. Total 149, neces-
saly to choice IS. President Mcleod
declared Mr. McMaster elected. The
Columbia correspondent Of the News
and Courier has this to say Of the
elect: Mr.. McMaster Is
one Of the best known and most popu
lar young men in the state. He is
native Of Fairfield county a graduate