Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

= Columbia State, Sun lay: Re-
Iiterating his position that all accounts
against the state of South Carolina
must be itemized, A. w. Jones. comp
troller general, yesterday refused pay
ment OF two claims, amounting to $4G0
which were presented by Leon M.
Green, who was appointed by Cover
nor Blease as special agent Of the
executive department. The claims
were for two months work. Mr..
Green is lieutenant colonel on the
staff Of the governor and was recent
ly appointed special agent at sal
airy Of 800 per month, with expenses.
One Of the claims presented called
for the salary Of $10e and an ex-
pense account Of about $108. 81
turned down the two claims amount
ing to over $400 because they were
not itemized according to law. I
turned them down on the same
grounds as in the case Of C. w.
Creighton Of Greenwood, who pre-
sented q claim for $780," said the
comptroller general, discussing his re-
fusal to pay the amounts claimed.
= Greenville, May IL: The first
clash between the Federal court and
state officials occurred here today
over the recent decision Of Federal
Judge II. A. M. Smith, in which he or
dered the sale Of seized whisky.
Acting under instructions from Cover
nor Blease that when an agent or
officer Of the United States government
advertises that he is going to have a
sale Of liquors at any point In this
county that the sheriff be on hand
and seize the goods and arrest the
purchasing party, Sheriff Poole this
morning arrested Oscar K. Mauldin,
a prominent attorney Of the local bar
and son of Senator Mauldin, and
seized $3.50 worth of high-grade
champagne which Mr.. Mauldin had
just purchased for IS at the govern
ment sale. The champagne was
seized here some weeks ago. having
been marked to a Greenville man
whom the officers did not allow to
receive 1t. Soon after Attorney Maui
din's arrest he was released on bond
Of $500. John P. Scruggs, deputy col
lector Of internal revenue, was arrest
ed on a similar charge In Oconee
county last November, when he sold
some contraband whisky in the coun-
ty. Judge Smith dismissed that case
at the past term Of United States
court, when District Attorney Coch-
ran filed special plea with the court.
going to show that the deputy col
lector was acting within the law as
prescribed by the government, and
was not violating the state law.
= Laurens, May 13. The county con-
vention appears to have given the
local political situation a consider
able boost, for the county candidates
got busy this week, quite a number
Of new aspirants entering the list for
different positions. w. R. Richey Of
the Laurens bar and w. w. Camp
ship, announce for the legislature;
Charles F. Brooks, former superin-
tendent Of education of this county,
now superintendent Of the Ninty-Six
graded schools, comes out for clerk
| Of court; William s. Bagwell, chief
Of police and j. Thomas Peden Of
Gray Court, enter the race for sher-
If, and Rowland Willis. Austin Aber-
crombie and j. B. Hit seek the office
| Of county commissioner. Previously
r. Dunk Boyd, former legislative rep
resentative, and o. p. Goodwin. for
mer state senator and member Of the
senate to succeed senator John II.
Wharton. Homer s. Blackwell Of the
local bar and Joseph G. Sullivan Of
Tumbling Shoals, were already In the
race for legislative honors, as was DR..
John II. Miller, Of Cross Hill, present
member of the house delegation from
Laurens county; John F. Bolt, the
incumbent, and c. A. Power for clerk
Of court; John D. Owings. incumbent,
for sheriff.; Coroner r. o. Hajrston.
Treasurer Ross d. Young, Auditor
]. Waddy Thompson and County
Commissioners T. Mac Roper and
close and spirited contests for many
Of the county offices, the senatorial
and legislative races promise more
interest than usual. The lines have
been sharply drawn, as the result Of
the adoption by the county convention
last Monday Of the resolution prepar-
ed and offered by John M. Cannon,
the second paragraph of which Is as
follows: THAT II Is the sense Of this
convention that every candidate for the
legislature and senate declare them
selves for or against Cole L. Blease
for governor; the peculiar political
conditions make this step necessary in
order that the people may know for
whom they are voting-whether for
friend or an open enemy" Another
clause in the Cannon resolutions, which
the convention adopted as whole,
with reference to the present admins
tration, reads: THAT we repudiate the
unfair and dictatorial fight made on
him (the governor) by the last legis-
lature." These phases Of the "situa-
ton" are claiming the attention Of To-
cal politicians and their friends in a
manner that foreshadows lively par-
tisan contest.