Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-07
COUNTY POLITICS.

The political situation is unusually
quiet just now, and conditions are so
chaotic that it is impracticable To pre-
dict with much satisfaction just what
shape matters will take this summer.
or even as to whether the people will
become enough interested to make a
considerable division.
The last political campaign worthy
Of note, extended through two biennial
elections and resulted through a COM
bination of complications, i'm a kind of
a drawn battle. At the beginning OF
the campaign the prohibition senti-
ment was in the ascendant and had
pretty complete control. The first
election resulted in a partial victory
for the prohibition sentiment
Except for the fact that the state dis
pensary was smashed in the mean
time, as the result of hostile gains In
other counties, the dispensary control
in this county would have eventually
been complete. The overthrow of the
state dispensary, however, destroyed
the incentives of the movement that
was progressing so successfully In
York county, and the balance of the
campaign eliminating in the second
election consisted mainly in the eXpen-
diture Of such momentum as had been
gotten up from the beginning. The re-
suit was another divide with but little
political color.
That there will be several candi-
dates in the field for the general as
sembly this summer Is reasonably GER
tain. AS to whether, however there
will be in the campaign that which
will be necessary to give rise to party
division is not clear. There are few
indications Of anything of the kind at
the present time.
The congressional race now bids
fair to be the most interesting of the
campaign. The promise Of interest
comes from the fact that the entries
include three men Of recognized
strength and ability-Hon. D. E. Fin
lev, the present incumbent, Hon. j. K.
Henry and Hon. T. B. Butler. So far
as is to be judged from surface indica-
tions, the people are not especially IN
terested. Mr. Finley has strong fol-
lowing that will continue to support
him. and both Messrs. Butler and Hen
ry have some friends. Nothing has oc-
cured, however, to indicate that there
has been any change in the course or
the political wind.
1t would not be fair to say that there
is any more interest I'm the guberna-
torial race than in the congressional
race. 1t is not talked about as much,
in fact, as little interest as the latter
seems to be exciting. Mr.. c. c. Feath-
erstone has some following in the
county amongst the element that has
all along been opposed to the dispen-
sary. Mr.. F. II. Hyatt is not quite so
well known in York as Is Mr.. Feather
stone: but it is safe to say that he
will have a following before the close
Of the campaign. Lieutenant Govern
or Mcleod has some friends who are
working for him and Mr.. Cole l..
Rlease has a decided following that
will continue to give him support.
Capt. John G. Richards also has some
friends in York county, and among
them are several who are pretty
skillful i'm the game of politics. AS
to whether the claims of Mr. John L.
Duncan will be taken seriously is very
doubtful The probability is that there
will be an effort to keep tie whisky
question as an issue, out of sight; but
this question will have a bearing on
the campaign, as usual.
AS to what part the local politicians
will take will depend very largely upon
the number of candidates in the field.
If the number of county candidates is
few, the campaign will be dull and
spiritless: but if there is long list OF
county candidates, the campaign Will
he as lively as usual