Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-07
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1914.

$3.50 was offered by Governor Blease
.or the negros capture and Sheriff
RoarK onered $50 more. Few par
ticulars Of the murder are known. 1t
was learned through the sheriff that
Hendrix was killed with a club and
that the white woman was assaulted
shortly afterwards.
The South Carolina Rural Letter
Carriers association, which held its an
nuai meeting in Spartanburg last
week, adjourned its business session on
Friday night and went on an excursion
to Erwin, Tenn, on Saturday. The
meeting is said to have been one of
the most enjoyable and prosperous that
has yet been held. The next annual
meeting is to be held in Florence. A
committee, ID. c. Hayden, J. f.. John
son and j. c. Moore, was appointed to
assist the president in securing car
ioau OF delegates to go to Washing
ton. Five accredited delegates were
elected to attend the National associa-
ton Of Rural Letter Carriers, which
meets in Washington, August Ills.
n; ID. Crossen, Lexington; D. R.
Fletcher, Kershaw; H. G. Grim.
Spartanburg; T. E. Wicker, Newberry:
j. +. Johnson, Laurens, were appointed.
the officers and executive committee
rejected are: President, D. r.
Fletcher, Kershaw; vice president. T.
A. Black, Ruffin; secretary and treas
urer, {. w. Mack, Cordova; executive
committee, ]. NJ. Turbeville, Turbe-
vile; B. T. Young, Prosperity, and J.
c. Holland, Greer.
- The News and Courier reports the
speeches Of the candidates for adjutant
general at the Columbia meeting last
Saturday as follows NJ. C.. Willis
candidate for adjutant general said
there was good deal of obsolete and
other property belonging to the FEEDER
al government in the state, which could
be sent in and be charged off against
the shortage chalked up against this
state. Il ask Gen. Moore why this
property hasn't been charged OFF," said
Mr.. Willis. He got some cheers. Ad-
jutant General W. w. Moore came for
ward amid much applause. He said he
had tried to perform his duty fearless
ly and fairly. He said he had made an
honest effort to collect the old prop
erty belonging to the government. and
he had turned 1t in. He said he did not
know there was any more here until he
got to Darlington, and he had been
after that company commander to turn
II in. and II he hadn't done so Ii was
the company commanders fault. and
not his. He read a letter he had sent
out to all company commanders. urg-
ing them to account for the property,
enclosing them an itemized statement.
He referred to those who have been
hghtinS him in the militia as Sore
heads" Cheers and applause greeted
him.
Columbia special Of Saturday to
the Spartanburg Herald More than
1.2O0 voters gathered in the Columbia
theatre and sat for several hours list
ening to the various candidates. Jno.
G. Richards was given a fierce heck
ling. He was almost howled down by
hundreds in the audience. The voters
laughed and jeered at him for coat
tail swinging" When he declared his
allegiance to the governor he was
hissed. Many Of the voters laughed
when coat tail swingers" declared
that Blease was just man. John G.
Clinkscales spoke near the end of the
day and was given almost an ovation
when he declared for law enforcement
and compulsory education. He was
cheered to the echo when he de-
nounced the abuse Of the pardoning
power. Mendel L. Smith was per-
haps given the biggest ovation Of the
day. He promised to bring honor to the
state and not to disgrace the people by
any act while chief executive Frank
w. Shealey asked c. D. Fortner IL he
was not a state detective, and making
the campaign at the expense Of the
state. Mr.. Fortner did not deny the
charge. 1t was an intelligent crowd
that greeted the candidates today.
Each man was given a respectful
hearing. There was much cheering as
the favorite candidates appeared.
There was a rousing big meeting
at Camden last Friday Kershaw
county has two candidates for the gov
ernorship. John G. Richards and M. L.
Smith. Heretofore both have been re-
garded as Reformers and until recent
ly neither has spoken for or against
Governor Blease. When Mr.. Rich
ards announced his intention Of vot-
became the leader Of the Reform ele-
ment in his county. Mr.. Smith remain
ed quiet on the subject until the
meeting Of last Friday. There were
about 1,200 people out at the meeting
both sides being represented in full
proportional strength. During the
speaking Smith was asked IL he did
not secure election to the state con-
vention two years ago under pretense
that he merely sought the honor
and under the representation that
AiS ilu III dI
the time Of the convention, and that he
would let his alternates go to the con-
Vention in his stead. Mr.. Smith de-
MED that charge. He said that he did
have an engagement in Richmond, but
fearing the probability Of Bleases
election as delegate to Baltimore, he
Cancelled his Richmond engagement
and went to the state convention to
help work against Blease. The dec
laration evoked loud applause from
the anti-Blease side. There were
counter cheers for Richards. When
Richards took the stand he was liber-
ally applauded. The demonstration
for Richards and Blease were especial
ly marked When Mr.. C. c. Simms
was berating Mr.. Richards as a camp
follower and coat tail swinger,
young man said to be relative Of Mr..
Richards, threw 2. glass Of water on
Mr.. Simms. The crowd became indig-
nant and took the young man from the
stand. There was a lot Of heckling
during the speeches, most Of 1t good
natured. A. w. Jones, comptroller
general, asked his opponent, Mr.. Sum-
mersett Who is paying your expens-
esq" Il am" said Mr.. Summerso {. II
do not believe it," said Mr.. Jones. Mr..
Irby attacked both NJ L. Smith and
John G. Richards. Mr. Cooper made
a good speech and got fine reception.