Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Mccormick Messenger says 1t
has reason to believe that there are
more than 100 stump rum plants doing
business in Mccormick county.
At the earnest request of the board
of trustees Of the Columbia Theologi-
cal seminary, DR.. Thornton Whaling
has withdrawn his resignation as pres
ident Of the institution.
Among the candidates for the
United States district judgeship for the
western district Of South Carolina, to
succeed Judge Johnson, deceased, are
liam Thurmond, Thomas P. Cothran.
Hon. John L. McLaurin has receiv-
ed a pressing invitation from A. G..
Townley Of North Dakota, to go out to
that state in June to make some
speeches in behalf Of the state banking
system which the N'on-Partisan League
is advocating. The Non-Partisan lea
que has taken up the state banking
idea that Mr.. McLaurin advocated so
strongly for South Carolina in connec-
tion with cotton financing. Mr.. Town
ley and colleagues see how the system
can be used to strengthen the grain
producers and livestock raisers among
the Non-Partisan Leaguers and they
want Mr.. McLaurin to explain the
whole subject to the people as they feel
that only Mr.. McLaurin can explain
it. Mr.. McLaurin will probably ac-
|cept the invitation.
- Columbia, May IL: Senator E. d.
Smith and Speaker T. P. Cothran will
be members Of a large delegation leav-
ing this afternoon for New Orleans, to
off hn nnnVPnf10n
held in that city on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. Senator Smith will
leave Columbia with the party, which
will be composed Of approximately 20
persons travelling in a private Pullman.
Speaker Cothran will join the party in
Greenville. Governor Cooper Will leave
Tuesday afternoon for the convention.
The delegation leaves this afternoon at
4 o'clock by the Southern, going via
Spartanburg. Chairman j. SkottoWe
Wannamaker, Of the South Carolina
Cotton association, Mrs. II. X. Cllnk-
scales secretary Of the association; b.
Harris, commissioner Of agriculture;
B. F. Mcleod, ]. H. Claffy, ]. I. Mack,
ey, D. w. Watkins, r. M. Mixson ana
T. G.. Mcleod, member of the central
committee of the association, have
already gone to the Louisiana city. Most
of them are members Of important
committees which meet prior to the
conyening Of the convention proper. L.
j. Britt, member of the committee
will leave with the party this AFTER
noon. Before leaving for New orleans
Saturday, Chairman Wannamaker
gave out a statement in which he re-
viewed the progress Of the movement
for holding cotton and for the reduc-
ton Of acreage. In this statement ne
declared that but for the fight when
had been made cotton would today be
bringing IL cents per pound, basis
middling, in the south. He declared
that manipulators had planned to buy
the new crop at 10 and II cents per
pound. He urged the farmers not TO
sell at the present prices, saylng,,
frankly believe that cotton Will sell at
the highest prices seen in decade be-
fore this time next year." Concerning
the acreage reduction, Mr.. wanna
maker said, Committees, together with
experts, are completing reports Tor
South Carolina and the entire belt. A
personal canvass in old South Carolina
proves that the people Of this state
have been true and loyal, that they are
sticking to their pledges to reduce, and
that the statements in the New York
papers that they had violated their
pledges and committed perjury Is
der"