Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-28
The EILRERT PICNIC.

Another Filbert picnic has passed
into history and if it can be judged
by surface indications, it has left
good taste in the months of the fifteer
hundred to two thousand persons who
were there.
In all essentials the occasion was
typical Of that on which the people
assembled there a year ago. The
sneakers stand was erected on ol
about the same spot, as also was the
refreshment stand presided over by
representatives of the Woodmen OF
the World under whose auspices this
as we'll as previous picnics at t1lbert
have been held.
The crowd was a representative
one and gathered from every section
of York county and also included
goodly number from Chester county
CASTOR, Mecklenburg, Cherokee ano
perhaps other sections. 1t was a wei
behaved crowd that had assembled
for the purpose of enjoying day OF
social intercourse, and as stated, car
ried out its purpose.
1t was generally understood by eV-
erybody before going to Filbert thai
the candidates for congress as well as
for the various county offices to be
filed at the approaching primary
would be there, and that some OF
them would embrace the opportunity
of urging their claims on the people
from the stand and if any candidate
who was really expected failed to show
I'D, there was little or nothing sale
about it publicly.
After several inspiring numbers
had been rendered by the Yorkville
Cornet Band under the leadership OF
Sheriff Brown, Mr.. ]. c. Wilborn
who had been invited by the commit
tee in charge to act as chairman, IN.
troduced as the first speaker, Hon. w
P. Pollock, of Chesterfield county, az
a. candidate for congress from this
district. Mr.. Pollock opened with
bouquets for the Woodmen, telling OF
the commendable work 1t had done
was doing and what it would do ir
the future, and stated that he had
been a chopper for a number of years
He then told of his experience as 9
candidate for congress, ten years age
at the time Mr. Finley was first elect
ed, and presented his personal claims
on the position at this time, stating
that although Chesterfield had beer
a part Of the Fifth district since Its
organization it had never received
any consideration at the hands OF the
balance of it, and that his people were
hoping for a change this year. he
thought "the old man had enjoyed
the honor and emoluments long E.
nough," and that the interests OF the
people would in no way suffer by his
retirement.
Hon. T. B. Butler Of Cherokee, was
oil q
Woodman and expressed the opinion
that no organization was accomplish
ing so much real good in this section
as 1t was except the church. He SAID
that he was asking to be allowed to
represent this district in congress moi
because he came from a county that
had never had a representative, Dul
because he felt that he was capable Oh
representing the people as acceptaoly
as either of the other aspirants. lie
reminded the audience that notwlth-
standing the fact that Mr.. Finley had
held the office for ten years 1t did not
belong to him, but to them. and that
they had a perfect right to make a
change. Mr.. Butler illustrated many
Of his points with apt jokes, ancient
and modern and left his hearers who
had given him close attention, in
good humor.
Hon. d. E. Finley was next intro
duced and while he did not devote so
much time to throwing bouquets to
Woodmen, still he announced that he
too. was an enthusiastic member OF
the order and that he with six other
citizens of Yorkville organized the
first camp in the county when the ma
tional order was in it's infancy, ana
had seen it grow until today when 1t
was the leading fraternal order or the
country. He then gave an account OF
his stewardship as representative IN
congress from this district and stated
that he was by reason of his long
service and experience, better able to
serve the best interests of the people
than ever before.
The three speakers occupied about
two hours time, and the audience,
embracing from 800 to 400 people,
gave each of them a patient, respect
full hearing, but little or no applause.
All prOfessed to stand on the Denver
platform. and. therefore, there were
no issues to discuss. the only question
to decide being q choice between men.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Finley $
speech. the speaking was adjourned
until after dinner.
While there was an abundance OF
dinner on the grounds to satisfy the
hunger of the enormous crowd, 1t was
not spread out on one common table,
but each family that had brought a
basket joined with one or more others
and spread their dinners together, in
viting friends and acquaintances who
had none to break bread with them,
and i'm this way, so far as the writer
knows. all were provided for.
About two hours later. after several
numbers had been rendered by the
band. a crowd assembled around the
speakers stand. During the interval
n bad haan talked that the candidates