Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
Straps and faets.

states named were New York, West
Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska and
Nevada. These electoral votes-19
more than the number required for
election-are said to be assured. From
the White House President Roosevelt
predicts that Taft's electoral votes will
reach at least 306. To the admittedly
sure Republican states he adds New
York, Idaho, Kansas and Wisconsin,
states classified by the New York
Herald as doubtful with Republican
leanings and whose votes would elect
Taft by a margin Of eleven. He fur
ther adds Ohio, South Dakota and Utah.
He declares his belief that Indiana and
Nebraska will go for Taft by small
majorities, but he forbears to claim
them He would doubtless cornpro-
mise most gladly on real certainty Of
the PAP votes needed. So would DEM
ocrats. 1t Is hard contest and the
man does not live who can at this time
clearly foresee the result Of it.
- Charlotte Observer: 1T has been
most remarkable day with u.s." was
the general verdict of the elder police
men as they sat around the fire at
the station last night and reflected up
on the happenings of the previous
twenty-four hours. 1--WE have had few
er drunks to deal with today than at
any time since 1 have been on the
force" said one who has been a blue
coat for eight or nine years. AS a
matter Of fact, l saw more drunk men
last Sunday than I saw today" How
about it, Mr.. Earnhardt?" asked the re-
porter as he turned to the venerable
night sergeant Go back and look at
the cells" was the calm, suggestive an
swer. I'VE used to overflow down here
when there were as many people in
the city as yesterday, but it is quiet
tonight and the cells are empty" The
general opinion seemed to be that the
record Of the day was exceedingly nov
ell in view of the enormous flock of
people who spent the day in the city.
A number of the cops openly asserted,
while commenting on the situation,
that the turn in the tide was due TO-
the abolition Of the saloons.
- Florence special Of October Is, to-
Columbia State: Judge Dantzler in the
court Of common pleas yesterday sign
ed a decree annuling the marriage OF
DR.. ]. G. McMaster Of this city to Miss
Carrie A. Elliott, which occurred in
Winnsboro, October IA, 1907. The
young lady at the time had been home
only a month or two after trip to Eu-
rope, where she had gone to recuper-
ate. For months prior to this she had
displayed nervous symptoms indicative
of neurasthenia, this fact being known
to but few parties who had watched her
symptoms closely. DR.. McMaster had
not therefore an opportunity Of OBJ
serving her or becoming aware Of these
facts until after the marriage ceremo-
ny. The suit for annulment was in
stituted by the young lady's father, Mr..
T. K. Elliott, guardian ad litem, and
evidence was submitted from DR.. j. w.
Babcock of Columbia, DR.. Wharton
Sinkler Of Philadelphia, specialist on
nervous and mental diseases, and from
members of her family, friends and
from DR.. McMaster, going to prove
that the young lady at the time Of the
ceremony was not in proper mental
condition to form and enter into a
valid marriage contract. The relations
between DR.. McMaster and the lady
were purely formal and there was little
for the court to do except grant a de-
cree that the marriage did not exist and
that there was no binding contract.
New York, October 13: The Dem
ocratic national committee, through
John L. Gordon, assistant acting chief
OF the press bureau, at headquarters
tonight, made the following state
ment: 1T is stated at National DEM
ocratic headquarters tonight that
President Roosevelt, by promise of
office, has succeeded in having one of
the big men of the American Fedora
ton of Labor desert President Comp
ers in his advocacy Of the election of
Bryan for the presidency. The labor
leader in question is Daniel j. Keefe
of Detroit, president of the Interna-
tional Association of Longshoremen.
and also one of the vice president Of the
Federation of Labor. The Democrat
ic committee alleges that Keefe and
the president were Closeted several
hours in Washington on Saturday,
October 8, an offer being made that
Keefe would be named commissioner
general of immigration, the office
made vacant by the death of Com
missioner Sergeant, in consideration
for Keefe repudiating Gompers and
the executive council of the fedora
ton. Keefe on Saturday last issued a
statement in which he said, I'm 60
ing to vote for William H. Taft.
The present campaign has been
perhaps more largely carried on by
and through the newspapers than any
previous one. The Monday morn
ing letters" of the president, which
have recently been discontinued, and
the attacks made by Hearst and Has
kell and Bryan and Roosevelt and
Taft and Foraker and others, have
all Deen ndnuleu pretty lnOIOuSHlS
by the papers, and there has been
more political reading than in any
other campaign. The Philadelphia
Press and the Louisville Courier
Journal have undertaken a novel ex-
pertinent which will probably be of
interest not only to their readers, but
to many others. The Press is strong
ly Republican and the Courier-Jour-
nal is Marse Henry Watterson pa
per-'nuf sed' as to its political con-
victions These papers have each
sent an able member Of its staff on a
tour of the doubtful states to observe
and report together on the political
conditions. Their observations are
printed side by side in each of the. pa
pers. so that it results in the featur-
ing Of matter in each instance that
would otherwise be omitted entirely.
The Press would not. under ordinary
circumstances. print anything from
the Democratic point Of view, and the
COurier-Jo would be as one
sided on the other side. By the pres
ent arrangement. however. the read
ers of each paper will have an oppor-
tunity to read both sides of the cam
paign.
K One of the most barbarous events