Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-30

brought to the county Jail tonight.
and when asked why she committed
the deed. said that she just took a
notion to get rid of the children,
and decided to accomplish 1t that
way She said that she wanted to
desert her husband. and did not want
to leave the children in his care. The
woman talked as If she realized the
seriousness of her acts. Her mind
does not seem to be affected, though,
she claims that the death OF a child
last March, made her go nearly
crazy. The woman testified before
, the corOner's jury, and made COM
| plete confession.
| - Columbia. September 90: VIII
there be a white Republican conven-
tion held in this state? This is the
question that naturally follows the
recent state convention. There Is
rumor to the effect that the white
Republican element in South Carolina
Is soon to meet in Columbia for the
purpose Of discussing the plans OF the
party. The recent negro convention,
and there were only about five men
who participated in the convention,
| will be ignored by the white element
of the party If this be true. 1t Is also
rumored that the white convention
will be the only one recognized by the
national party The negro conven-
ton did little but elect a white man
to the chairmanship and seat con-
tested delegation from Aiken and
adopt a party platform for the party.
1t Is not the business of state coaven-
tions of the party in this state to
name the congressional candidates.
that being the business Of the district
convention. 1t is known that candi-
dates for congress will be put out In
the general election. Two negroes
have already been decided upon. There
are a large number Of white Republi-
cans in this state, and they evidently
| tabOoed the recent convention. L. W.
&c. Blalock has been prominent in Re-
publican politics in this state for
many years and he was absent. When
Grant left the convention hall after
charging that he had been robbed of
| the vice craftsmanship by miscount
Of the votes, and denouncing the par
ty he said that would not be the end
of it. Later in conversation he inti-
mated that he might carry an unfa-
vorable message to Washington as to
the status of Republican affairs in
this state. Grant claims to be the
original Taft man in South Carolina.
Just what course he will pursue after
| denouncing the convention Is prob
| lematical.
| - Newberry special Of September 27
to the Charlotte Observer: There has
been considerable talk in regard to a
new morning daily, which 1t Is said
will be established in Columbia, and
considerable speculation as to wheth-
er the incoming administration would
be backed by the new paper, II 1t
should be established, or would back
lit Governor Cole L. Blease
| thiS phnf hfs r.
titude was in regard to the proposed
new paper. Il want to see another
morning newspaper in Columbia"
said Mr.. Blease, land If one should be
established and conducted as a fair
newspaper, and not along partisan
lines, l would give 1t my personal and
political support. l do not believe
any newspaper could or ought to live
anywhere If it presents only one side
or condemns without regard to the
right or the wrong, but simply because
its friends or enemies are involved
The governor-eect said that he had
been approached, in Columbia, by
gentlemen who are interested In the
proposed new paper, and that he had
| talked with them along this line. Mr..
Blease says that he knows nothing
of the details Of the organization Of
the proposed company, II there has
been an organization, or as to the
policy Of the proposed paper, II 1t has
been decided upon. With a strictly
newspaper management and paper
whose policy would not be hostile to
him, but which would be fair, he said
that he and his personal and political
friends would support such a venture
politically, personally and financially.
Otherwise, he said, he would have
nothing to do with it. Mr.. Blease was
quoted In newspapers as having said
in Spartanburg recently that II he
were worth a million dollars he would
put half of 1t in the talked-of-new
paper In Columbia. Mr.. Blease said
that he had made the statement in
Spartanburg that If the kind of paper
which he thinks ought to be run in
Columbia were established, that he
would put money into 1t, even to the
extent of half a million dollars IL he
were worth a million. OF course,
the governor-elect Is not worth a mil
lion, or anything like a million. Nor
are many of his friends who wish
that they and the governor-elect were
even richer than they are-which is
not rich at all.
- Chester, September 29: The
graft cases" will be pressed for trial
at the approaching term Of court for
|
was definitely secured here tonight.
| Attorney General Lyon was asked
about the matter this afternoon and
did not care to mako any statement
for publication. The information Is
Forthcoming, however, that the trials
at Chester and Newberry will be held
soon, the impression being that the
attorney general wishes to get
through with them as soon as posi-
A hal tnIop hn-
tween Attorney General Lyon and At
torney B. L. Abney, the latter having
been one of the generals OF the prose-
cution" when the graft trials were
held in this city last fall. No state
ment was made following this con-
ference, for publication. The fall
term of court for Chester county
opens October 81. and lasts for two
weeks. Judge Ernest Moore, who was
recently appointed by Governor Ansel
to hold the courts of York, Ches-
ter and other counties in the late
Judge DantZlers place, being the pre-
siding judge. The court at Newberry
opens November %. Attorney Gen.
Lyon will be able to return from
Washington In time to attend the
court at Newberry. The case to be
pressed at Chester is the conspiracy
Indictment" In the Indictment the
amount involved In alleSeu uelFduu-
ing in which the state lost money Is
$133,000 In this indictment are i'm
plcated members Of the board OF
control and agents of whisky houses.
The conspiracy indictment Is the IA
nous Indictment Of the dispensary
graft cases. In this indictment is
named the alleged rebate schedule
which played so much of part in the
trials held here. 1t is known here
that there have been number of
conferences recently between those
indicted and their attorneys the lat
ter for the most part residing in this
city One of the members Of the old
board of control who is to be tried at
Chester, John Black has been tried
here once. the case being declared a
mstrial by Judge r. Withers Mem
mnger, when a copy of the local
morning paper was found in the room
of the jurors Two of those named i'm
the conspiracy indictment, Joe Wy
lie and John r. Early, have turned
states evidence and have testified on
the stand here. Motion A. Goodman
will also not be prosecuted as he Is
l.t. he OFT