Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-26

president OF the state FARMERS union,
to help in securing its enactment into
law. The state union requests all the
members and the officers, especially
the county presidents and the county
secretaries, to write letters to the sem
ators and representatives from their
counties urging the immediate passage
of this bill. This measure Is the most
Important statewide law that the
union has ever asked for. 1t will be Of
great benefit to the farmers of :he
state. Please lend your influence to
help pass the bill. The state union
gave its hearty endorsement to the
Rock Hill plan for the reduction Of
cotton acreage. and we ask all the
members, and especially the officers,
to give their encouragement and sup
lport to the county committees and
lcanvassers appointed to secure the
pledges.
Columbia, January 25: Governor
Blease transmitted to the legislature
this morning the printed report Of the
lBlease dispensary commission-Messrs
lStackhouse, Wallace, Dominick Brant-
Iley and Thompson. The report COM
Itains sixty-one printed pages, mostly
the itemiZed expense accounts Of the
members. The Ansel board Is accused
of delaying and obstructing the Blease
board in its work. Attorney General
Lyon Is reported to have done moth
ing to help the board, and Thos. B.
Fielder is accused of holding on to
needed records which 1t was his pro-
fessional duty to surrender. The
board reports that 1t has caused Gin
cinnati bank to hold up indefinitely
the distribution Of the fund Of $500,
deposited there before the trial Of the
label case in Columbia last September.
to be paid out, half to Fielder and
half to the state. The board thinks
the whole amount should come to the
state. The report says in conclusion:
"The commission thought at first that
1t would be in a position after few
meetings to make final report Of the
condition Of the dispensary affairs to
lyour excellency, but 1t found at the
outset that the records were In such
condition (and we invite your atten-
tion to them) that 1t would be most
difficult task to ascertain the true
status Of affairs"
The State Bar association was ad-
dressed at its annual meeting in Co
Ilumbia, yesterday by Judge Alton B.
Parker of New York. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
President, Knox Livingstone Of Ben
nettsville. Vice presidents: First
circuit, B. H. Moss Of orangeburg;
Second circuit, D. s. Henderson, Al
ken; Third circuit. R. o. Purdy,
Sumter; Fourth ciruit, E. c. Dennis.
Darlington; Fifth circuit, D. c. Ray,
Columbia; Sixth circuit, C. w. F.
spencer, Rock Hill; Seventh circuit,
H. K. Osborne, Spartanburg; Eighth
circuit, D. A. G. QUITS, Greenwood;
Ninth circuit, T. w. Bacot, Charleston;
Tenth circuit, B. H. Morgan, Green
willie; Eleventh cirucit, George Evans,
Edgefeld, and Twelfth circuit, NJ. c.
Woods, Marion. The members Of the
Executive committee are: w. G. Sir
charleston and ]. P. McGill Of Flor
ence. E. L. Craig Of Columbia was
elected secretary, and r. E. Carwile
of Columbia, treasurer. The general
counsels named are as follows, with
the circuits in order: H. w. Simmons,
Orangeburg; R. A. Ellis, Barnwell;
III. C. Strauss, Sumter; w. F. Steven
son, Cheraw; w. M. Shannon, Cam
den; s. E McFaddin. Chester; j.
w. Boyd, Spartanburg; R. A. Cooper,
Laurens; Huger Sinkler, Charleston;
T. J. Mauldin, Pickens; B. E. Mich ,,,
Iolson, Edgefield and ]. P. McGill,
Greenwood.
i Anderson, January 25: Samuel N.
Hyde, the young white man who kill
ed his wife and her father last July,
and who was sentenced to hang on Oc-
Itober 20, but which sentence was stay
ed pending an appeal to the supreme
court, expressed himself as being a
little disappointed because the clerk
Iof the supreme court failed to send the
lremittitur In his case before the jan
uary term of criminal court adjourn
ed. Hyde has expressed his willing
mess to die for his horrible double
crime, and his disappointment is be-
cause of the fact that he cannot now be
resentenced to hang until the May
term of the court Of general sessions.
Hyde's demeanor has been puzzle
to everyone. He seems to have re-
pented for his atrocious deed and
seems anxious to hurry to pay the
penalty, yet in the meantime he Is
ljovial, enjoys a good joke, spends his
time in a pleasant state Of mind and
is perfectly cheerful. He has stated
from the night Of the double murder
that he expected to have the rope
around his neck" and when talking
about it, with death staring him in
the face, he Is a great deal more un-
concerned than the person with whom
he may be talking. He likes to have
callers in his cell, and seems to take
a delight in keeping up with current
events, especially with murders and
other diabolical crimes committed
throughout the country. Hyde says
he has made peace with his God and
knows that he has been forgiven. He
states that he reads his Bible regu-
larly and spends a large part Of his
time each day in prayer.
| - Columbia, January "a: T. b. Fel-
der of Atlanta, will be summoned to-
appear before the legislative investi-
eating committee Of the general as
sembly of South Carolina and tell
what he knows of the connection Of
the governor and others with the af-
fairs Of the old state dispensary. 1t is
expected that Mr. Fielder will be ask
ed to appear and bring his testimony
at an early date. He will be summon
ed on two counts First, as he was
an attorney employed by the old dis
pensary commission; and, secondly,
because of his statements with refer
ence to the activities Of the governor
Of South Carolina 1T Is my opinion"
said well-known. member Of the leg
islatIve commission today, that i'm
mediately after organization the COM
mittee will summon Mr.. Fielder to ap-
pear and present his testimony. /, for
one, will vote to summon him to ap-
pear / think that he should be asked
to come to Columbia at the earliest
possible date, so that the matter may
be disposed of at the present session
of the general assembly" A dispatch
from Augusta last night announced
that Mr.. Fielder had consented to come
before the South Carolina general as
sembly. The probability Is that the
invitation will be extended before the
end Of the week. The members Of the
legislative commission are: Senators
Carlisle, Clifton and Sullivan and Rep
resentatives Daniel, Evans and Cary,
Five of, the members held an informal
meeting this morning. An organiza. |
tion was not perfected because one of
the members was Ill and therefore un-
able to attend. Following the morn
ing session a meeting was called for
this afternoon. The members Of the
legislative commission were appointed
by President Smith Of the senate. and
Speaker Smith Of the house. after both
houses had passed the measure provid-
ing for the investigation over the gov
ernor's veto. The governor at the last
session Of the general assembly in
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