Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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= President Taft has appointed e.
w. Durant, Jr., to be collector OF the
port of Charleston, vice Crum, who
was never confirmed.
1t is rumored from Washington,
that Notwithstanding the senate's re-
fusal to confirm the nomination Of
Joshua Wilson as postmaster of Flor
ence, President Taft will probably re-
appoint Wilson.
Chester, March IS: The cotton
warehouse Of Joseph Wylie & Co., with
its contents, consisting Of somewhere
between $50 and 500 bales OF cotton,
was destroyed by fire early tonight.
The fire spread rapidly, and s. M.
Jones G. Co.'s stables, the citys sta
bles, and several negro tenant houses
belonging to e. C. Stain were damaged
or destroyed. Wylie & Co., also lost
considerable supply Of baled hay,
number Of new wagons and other VAL
liable property, including their sta
bles and sheds. Fortunately all live
SIOCh WdS odtCu. hC lhc aSPeA eAASAAs
did splendid and effective work. and
at $50 o'clock, although the fire at one
time threatened to sweep large part
Of the business district, the flames are
practically subdued. 1t Is impossible
at this time to estimate the damage
with any accuracy, but it will easily
reach $4,000 or $4,000. r. g. Smiths
and J. B. Wylie's stables were in dan
ger for while, but were saved with
out loss.
The Washington correspondent OF
the News and Courier claims that the
appointment Of E. w. Durant, Jr, as
collector of the port Of Charleston. Is
to be taken as significant of the end OF
John G. Capers' influence as political
referee in this state. 1t has been COM
monty claimed that Capers was largely
responsible for the nomination OF w.
D. Crum. Capers has given the News
and Courier correspondent the follow
ing statement as to the whole situation:
81 have never recommended Crum
for appointment and when asked about
the qualifications Of Mr.. Durant / rec
commended him unqualifedly. Mr.. Du-
rant married the widow of my class
mate, and / have always entertained
the warmest feelings for him. When
l lived In Charleston, he lived just
across the street from where / did. and
| I know him to be man Of the high
est character and a man Of splendid
ability. did not recommend him
when I was first asked about the ap-
pointment, but recommended the ap-
pointment Of Capt. ]. y. Ladd, post
master at Summerviile, an old Union
soldier. Postmaster Harris asked me
about Mr.. Durant and / spoke In the
highest terms Of him. but said l had
never thought Of him In that connec-
ton. did not continue to press Capt
Ladds appointment because he had
good position In the postmastership,
and Mr.. Durant was wholly accepta-
BILE to me. I was also asked whom /
would favor II q Democrat was to be
named, and replied Billy Storen. AS
for Crum's original appointment. when
| the appointment was under considera-
ton / came to Washington In company
with T. L. Grant, and urged the ap-
pointment of r. r. Tolbert, Tor the Of
/ fee. I stated to President Roosevelt
that I was opposed to Crunn's appoint
ment, If for no other reason, especial
ly because a subcommittee Of the
state committee, upon which there
were two white men and five negroes,
had expressed itself as opposed to
Crum's appointment and In favor OF
Tolbert's. At no time have ] recon-
mended Crum's appointment" capt
Capers was asked also as to his re-
manning in his present office OF inter-
nal revenue under the new administra-
ton. II know nothing about that" he
replied, that is, so far as Mr.. Tafts
wishes In the matter. have not seen
him, nor tried to see him on the sub
ject, but have tried to maintain dig
nified bearing in the matter. II 1t Is
the presidents wish that remain as
commissioner. for q reasonable length
of time, shall be glad to remain. II.
on the other hand, he desires to ap-
point some one else that will be satis-
factory to me. I have not made any
effort whatever to influence him and
shall not either directly or Indirect
Iy."
| = Columbia special Of March 16, to
Greenville News: There was spir-
| tied little row in the Washington Car
roll party last night over what Richard
Carrolls friends ascribe to jealousy on
| the part of w. T. Andrews, a wealthy
| Sumter member Of the party, who is
accused of trying to exploit the party
to advance his political fortunes eEd
prominence. The row ended in the tri-
umphant victory Of Carroll and the
humiliating setting down Of the afore-
said Andrews. 1t appears that An
drews wanted to take charge OF the
party from here on, but CarroPs
friends protested that this would be
unfair as Carroll had made all the ar
rangements for financing the enter
prise, and an effort was made to have
Carroll go right out before the audi
by giving the directions and laying
down the law, but Richard Carroll Is
too much Of diplomat for a stunt
like that. He said he would quit the
party at Columbia II Andrews persist
ed in his attempt to swing on to
Washington's coattails. Finally Wash
ington himself took a hand to save
his friend Carroll and himself perhaps
some embarrassment, insisting on Car
roll going on with the party and threat
ening to jump the remainder OF the
South Carolina itinerary If Carroll was
not to have control. Then Washing
| lOu WSuI Ou duQ kobbCo eAAAc
in by paying Carroll and his manage
ment very high compliment. This
ended the contest. The same sort
Of jealousy among the blacks came near
causing trouble at Rock Hill, Sunday.
Henry Toole, the Rock Hill barber,
who is regarded there as an excellent
negro and an exceptionally intelligent
one and has scores Of warm friends
among the very best white people, was
guyed deal by the negroes on account
Of Washington before the latter arriv-
ed, and some Of them had cooked up q
conspiracy to hiss Washington at the
speechmaking, but the kissing did not
materialize-probably for three rea-
sons. One was that the great majority
of the negroes were delighted with
Washington and his talk, another was
that the principal "nigger's niger"
Editor White of the local negro news
paper, was given a prominent part In
the proceedings, and the third, perhaps
the most potent, Mayor Roddey said
the first negro who Kissed would be
slapped in the calaboose. The mayor
took the position that while under the