Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The supreme court, which has been
in session since April 10, adjourned
last Wednesday for the spring term,
after breaking all records by clearing
the docket of geo cases. -.
- Andrew J. Bethea has withdrawn
has candidacy for governor and en-
tered the Arace for Congress in the
Seventh district in opposition to Mr..
Fulmer. George K. I.aney of Ches-
terfield, has filed his pledge as q can
didate for governor, and that leaves
four candidates in the race for that
office the others being Cole'L. Blease,
John E. Swearingen, and Thos. G.
Mcleod with a possibility<of others.
The senate committee on post Of
fees and. post roads on Monday re-
jected the nomination of B. j. Mix6nN
to be postmaster at Orangeburg. The
fight against Nixon was .waged by
Senator Dial. One of the charges
brought against Nixon was that he
had attempted to secure other post
office positions for prospective apph-
cants.
Anderson, June S:/Robert w. Sulli-
van, prominent young business man OF
this city, and, Miss Ruby Floyd were
taken from. an automobile in front or
the young woman's home tonight by
masked and white robed men and after
being driven three or four miles in the
country were warned not to be seen
together in public again. The two
were brought back to within Il rev
blocks of the young woman's home ana
put out about 45 minutes later. Re-
ports were current tonight that
whipping had been administered To Mr.
Sullivan, but he denied that ne had
been thus dealt WITH He told ponce
that he bad been warned not to ne
seen in company with the young wo-
man again. About 10 o'clock TWO cars
filed with masked men drove up De
hind the car of Mr.. Sullivan in front
of the home of Mrs. Ada Floyd, the
Young woman's mother, on East Ben-
son street. One group of men seiZed
MIR. sullivan, while the others took
Miss Floyd in charge and the two cars
were then driven rapidly away. MI
Sullivan and Miss Floyd say they were
taken three or four miles into the
country where the warning was given
- Nineteen candidates have thrown
their hats officially in the ring, ana
the campaign starts two weeks from
today. There are four candidates VINO .
have already filed their pledges TOT
governor: one for lieutenant govern
or: three for state superintendeh OF
eight for congress; one TOT
attorney general; one for state treas
urer and one for solicitor. The four
aspirants for the governors office are
G.. Mcleod of SishopVllle; ).
f.. Swearingen of Columbia; a. j.
I3ethea of Columbia and -. L. Blease,
Columbia. For lieutenant governor;
J. X. Owens of Bennettsville, Il mem
ber of the house of representatives, Is
The ONLY candidate so far. For state
of education: O. d.
Seay of; Columbia; j. II. Hope of I'm
ion and Paul Moore Of Columbia, have
filed their pledges. For congress sew
on present members have entered the
race for reelection; and one new
candidate is Sam Sherard of Ninety
Six. The aSpirantS for reelection
who have to date filed their campaign
pledges are; Congressman Dominict
of NewBerry. whom Mr.. Sherard will
oppose: McSwain Of Greenville; Full
ner Of Orangeburg; Logan Of Char
lesion: Stevenson Of Cheraw; ByerS
Of Aiken and StOll of Kingstree. Hon.
+. T. Hughes, member of the house
Of representatives from Marion has
that he would run for gov
arnOr, but he has this week made
public announcement III his withdraw
II from the race. In making this an
he states that he is tired
If politics and wishes to devote his
imc TO his law practice and his
amily.