Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Saluda county has borrowed $685.
900 in Chicago at per cent.
A Washington dispatch says that
John p. Grace Of Charleston, is making
an effort to prevent R. 8. Whaley from
being seated as congressman.
- DR.. 8. C. Moore. who was wounded
by the negro desperate in Hampton
county last week, died in the Co.
lumbia hospital yesterday afternoon.
John T. Duncan is reported to be
trying to prevent the confirmation OF
Judge Wood as Judge Of the Fourth
circuit, because Of Judge Woods con-
nection with Duncan's disbarment
Duncan continued to practice after he
had been disbarred and Judge Wood
ruled him for contempt.
A primary election was held at
Landrum, Spartanburg county, last
Saturday to choose a postmaster. OF
318 votes cast, r. C.. Durham received
1853 and N. II. Daniels SO, the remaining
votes being divided among three other
candidates. Durham and Daniel will
be in the second primary to be held
next Saturday.
Columbia, May s: Governor
Blease today received a letter from
Fred L. Cartledge, a crippled white
boy, who stated that he was lying In
Jail here on a charge of stealing a
worthless bicycle and had been con-
fined there since January awaiting
trial. The governor went on the boys
bond himself and secured his release.
The boy was formerly employed as
by the Western Union
Co.
Coroner GLADDEN. Of Chester, an
nounced last. Saturday night that 1t
hold an inquest over the body Of John
Lewis. who was murdered Thursday
night, April "a, near Cornwell, Chester
county. He Is looking for some impor-
tant development in the tragedy and is
holding Off awaiting 1t. Dave and Anna
Davis are now in the penitentiary In
Columbia. Detectives are hard at work
on the case.
Columbia, May g.: George 4.
Rembert, representative In the house
from Richland county, and the titu-
lar leader Of the Blease forces In that
body, has announced his candidacy
for governor to succeed Governor Cole
L. Blease. This announcement FOL
lows close on the heels Of the with
drawal of Attorney General Peoples
from the gubernatorial list. Il con-
slider 1t rather too soon to make q
definite announcement, but my friends
from all over the state have urged me
to let them know what intended to
do; therefore, ! will say that unless
something unforeseen happens shall
be in the race for governor next year,
I shall, to the best Of my ability, car
ry forward the fight for the people
that Governor Blease has made. We
have differed and do differ about
some things, but we have never diff
fered in the fight for the masses OF
the people against the political ring,
which would constitute itself into an
oligarchy, dictated to by certain news
papers and few whom they would
perpetuate in office. I shall fight as
have fought in the legislature for a
reform in our tax system. We have
about the most inequitable system IN
the United States. For years the
burden has been upon the masses Of
the people, upon the small farmer
and the merchant-upon those having
tangible property alone, while the
tangible property Of the very rich has
paid little or escaped taxation alto
gether. I shall fight for such changes
as will tighten the burden on me
shoulders Of the weak, and place 1t
where it belongs upon the shoulders
of the strong. I shall fight for a tax
on water power. Millions Of dollars
In natural resources have been given
away while the people have slept and
1t is time to stop. I shall fight as
have fought for a law that will make
the newspapers behave themselves,
and to force them to give to every
man, regardless Of his politics, a
square deal. I shall fight for the
Of judges by the people. 1t
Is the only way to keep them from
belonging to the corpora
tions. The people should have as
much right to say who shall construe
their laws as they have to say who
shall make them. There are other
important matters which shall in
in my platform, all or
which will be fully discussed in the
campaign. My political and legisla-
tive record is before the people and In
possession Of my opponents. If they
haven't 1t, I advise them to get 1t, for
I have theirs"
Columbia Record, Friday: All the
material evidence in the case OF the
state against B. B. Evans, an attorney
Of Columbia, was finished today in
the supreme court, and the attorney
for the defense and the prosecution
presented their arguments. The trial
has consumed much of the time OF
the high court and has created inter-
o1 tho Tho nrnnQad-
lngs against the prosecuted attorney
were brought by j. Frazer Lyon, for
mer attorney general Of South Caro-
lima, who presented several allega-
tions to the effect that Mr.. Evans was
guilty of unprofessional conduct and
should be disbarred. The testimony
presented this morning by the defense
was in the nature Of rebuttal, in
the endeavor to prove the charges
that Messrs. Crouch and Able, Of Sa-
Iuda, are incendiaries and former
Sheriff Sample is thief. The prose-
cution presented evidence to show that
the testimony of the defense was
worthless. Walter Satchel, former
treasurer for Saluda county, testified
that Mr.. Sample, when sherif Of Sa-
luda, collected taxes from the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Co. and failed
10 turn tnem lHlO the Oiuce VI lne
treasurer. E. A. Perry, foreman o.
the grand jury which investigated the
offices at that time, substantiated Mr..
Satchel's testimony, but said that as
soon as the matter was brought to
Mr.. Samples attention the money was
paid to the county. ]. c. Drafts of
Saluda, said he had seen in a paper
published in Saluda, when there was
4 controversy between DR.. Gunter and
the editor, that the former had charg-
ed that Mr.. Able had set fire to his
house in Saluda and Wagner. At this
junction an affidavit was submitted in
evidence from ]. c. Cockrell of Sa-
uda, impeaching Mr.. Able. The wit
ness, counsel for the defense explain
ed, was unable to be present on ac-
count Of the illness Of his wife. Chief
Justice c. A. Wood instructed Mr..
Sanders Of counsel for the defense. to
make out an order requiring Mr..
Cockrell to show cause Monday why
ne should not be adjudged as guilty
Of contempt for not obeying the sub
ooena Of the court. The prosecution
presented B. Frank Foster and j. c.
attaway who testified that the repu-
alton Of Mr.. Cockrell for honesty and
is bad and that they would
not believe him on his oath. A Mr..
Davis testified that Mr.. Cockrell Is