Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-21
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Those Who Filed Pledges and Paid
Assessments.

will begin today. the former in Barn
well and the latter in Winnsboro.
Time for the filing OF pledges and the
payment Of assessment fees closed at
noon Monday. and meeting Of the
stat" executive committee Of the
Democratic party was held in the
state library Immediately thereafter,
to consider the various pending
questions pertaining to the primary
!, elections.
| Several 11th hour candidates en-
tered. George w. Wightman of Sa-
luda. and Octavius Cohen of Monck's
Corner. offering for lieutenant COVER
nor.
| y. G.. Evans of Edgcfield. and T.
g. Croft Of Aiken, were the surprises
in the Second congressional district
in opposition to Congressman J. F.
Byrnes.
Congressman Lever of the Seventh.
has four opponents, T. +. Brantlcy Of
Orangcburg, r. 6. Mcleod. Bishop
vile, and George Bell Zimmerman.
Lexington.
| Congressman Whalcy of the First
district. Congressman Stevenson Of
the Fifth district, and Congressman
Ragsdalc of the Sixth district, arc
without opposition.
| Two Come Too Late.
| F.. +. Werner of Richland, Oconce
county. filed his pledge by telegram
in the Third district. The telegram
was not received by General Willie
Jones until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing. hut as the lapse of time between
| the sending of the telegram and the
closing hour in which a pledge could
have been filed by letter after appli-
cation had been made for the forms
could have been sent, the committee
ruled Mr.. Ncrncr's pledge as made
quatc.
J. \. Banks of st. Matthews,
| reached the committee just two min
utcs late with his pledge as a candi-
date for the office of commissioner of
agriculture. commerce and industries.
| The sub committee rejected the
| pledge. which action was sustained
10y the executive committee as a
whole.
W. y. StucEcy of 8ishopvillc. did
not qualify as candidate for COVER
nor.
Soldier Vote Problem.
Tho committee wrcStlcd much with
the problem incident to voting SOL
dicrs, sailors and mon In the civil SER
vice. An honest effort will he made
10 provide opportunity for every man
in the camps and naval stations and
in the civil service in Washington to
votc.as anticipated in the Berry meas
urc. enacted at the recent session of
the general assembly, but thr task Is
almost insurmountable.
-Flre-Berr att srtwtdes tflat boxes
shall bc provided at each cantonment
for the Is counties of the State. The
great task is TO locate the absent vot-
or. Military authorities are not over
lcnicnt with election matters and the
booths or boxes will likely have to he
placed outside the three cantOnmcnts
| of the state. AS there are no specific
units of South Carolina mon at any
of these camps. the task is one of
| overwhelming magnitude and will re-
uuirc strenuous effort on the part of
the various county chaiImcn and cX-
ccutivc committeeman to bring any
| apprcciablc number Of men in touch
with the election machinery. The
Rcrry act was adopted rs part of
the primary rules and central COM
mittcc consisting of John Gary
Evans of Spartanburg. state chair
man: J. \. Berry. Orangchurg: Col.
r. b. Butlcr Of Gaffncy, and Macbeth
Young. Union. to provide for the ap-
plication of tho machinery for the
military. naval and civil service
vote. The Federal government has
ruled that no provision will he allow
ID for tho men abroad to cast their
ballots. Candidates for the various
| offices are:
United States srnate-Colc l..
rcns. James +. Rice. Anderson; b.
r. Tillman. Trenton.
Congress.
First dstrict-l;ichard s. Whalcy.
| Charleston.
Second distrct-Jamcs +. Byrncs.
Aiken: T. G. Croft. Aiken: n. G.
Evans. Edgefield: G. L. Toole. Aiken.
Third dstrict-Wyatt Aiken, Able
vile: F. II. Dominick. Newberry.
Fourth district-H. l.. Bomar,
Spartanburg: Sam J. Nichols. Spar
tanburg: ID. B. TraXlcr. Grconvillc.
| Fifth district-W. F. Stevenson,
Chesterfield.
Sixth district-J. W. Ragsdal", Flor.
| cncc.
Seventh district-T. F. Brantley.
| Orangchurg: \. +. Lever. 1.cXinston:
T G. Mcleod. Bishopville: C.. T..
Zimmerman, Lexington.
Solicitor.
| Third circuit-F. 4. Mcleod. SUM
ter: L. F.. Wood. Sumter.
| Twelfth circuit. VI Gasquc, Ma
rion.
Governor.
Andrew J. Bcthca. Columbia: r. A.
Cooper. I.aurens: J. NJ. DesChamps,
Rock Hill: John T. Duncan, Column
hia: John l.. McLaurin. Bennettsville:
Thomas II. Peoples, BaInwcll, John
g. Richards. Liberty Hill.
| Lieutenant Governor.
Octavius Cohen. Monck's Corner; j.
r. Lilies. Orangcburg: G. w. Wight
man. Ratesburg.
Superintendent Of Education.
| V. +. Rector. Darlington: J. f.
Swcaringen. Columbia.
| Attorney General.
Claud \. Sapp. Lancaster: r p.
Scarson. Allendale: s. NJ. Wolfe. An
derson.
Secretary of State