Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-06
ExEcUfIvE COMMITTEE MET

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET
Three new voting precincts for
York county were created by. the York
County Democratic committee at
meeting of the committee held in
Yorkviile in the court house yester-
day morning pursuant to the call Of
the county chairman, J. A. Marion,
ESQ. The new voting precinsts created
were: Santiago with the election booth
to be held at A. NJ. McGill's store;
Mitchell's store with the precinct to
be at Mitchell's Bros.'s store in the
Mount Holly section and Cannon Mill
of Yofkville, the precinct TO be at the
school house. The committee w0uld
have gladly created q; second precinct
for Fort Mill; but S. VI. Epps, eXecu-
tive committeeman from Fort Mill
township objected to the, creation Of
q absecond precinct there when 1t was
made plain to him that he and others
living in the Gold Hill section Of Fort
Mill would have to vote tatF the pre-
cint to be established. Mr.. Epps said
that Hon. w. r. Bradford and others
had gotten up a petition asking that
second precinct be established in
Fort Hill, the precinct to be known
as Fort Mill No 2 and to include the
mill village north OF Fort Mill I'm
der the rules of the party which are
the law of the state if such pre-.
cinct were created all those citizens
living nearest thereto would have to
vote at this precinct.
Mr. E'nnS did not have the netitiOn
with him. saying that he failed to see
Mr.. Bradford when he came through
Fort Mill early yesterday morning on
his way to Yorkville. Mr.. r. S. Rid
die, a member of the county executive
committee got in touch with Mr..
Bradford over the telephone and was
informed by Mr.. Bradford that the
petition had been left at j. r. Haile's
store. When ii became apparent that
Mr. Epps was not in favor of the es-
tablishment of a SECOND voting pre-
cinct in Fort Mill since he would nave
to change his own voting precinct, the
executive committee took no action on
the matter.
A petition was presented the COM
mittee asking that township super
visor for Bethel township be nomin-
ated in the primary election in August.
This was ordered done. There were
names of siXty-five voters on the pc
tition asking that the commissioners
be placed in the primary :
Ex- Senator James +. Beamguard of
Glover presented a petition signed by
ia voters of Kings Mountain town.
Ship asking for the establishment of
voting precinct to be known as San
tiago at 4. NJ. McGill's store, 1t was
Ioi hot nf
had been voting at New Zion and
Bethany which precincts were too far
away.
w. NJ. Smith of New Zion said that
the, people of New Zion had no OBJ
lection to the creation of Santiago pre-
cinct provided there was no desire to
abolish New Zion voting precinct.
Mr. Smith had a petition signed by
siXty-fiv male voters asking tnat
New Zion be allowed to remain,
Assurance was given that those who
wanted Santiago precinct established
had no desire to abolish New Zion or
any other precinct. Santiago was
established. 1.
JAS ID. Gf'ist presented a petition
signed by about forty-five voters ask
ing for the establishment of a pre-
cinct at Cannon Mill school house.
Mr.. Grist suggested that in the event
the committee should see fit TO estab-
lish a precinct at Cannon Mill that it
should embrace as its territory that
section of the town %of YoHkville and
the country surrounding east and
Forth of Charlotte Street Baptist,
church. The committee voted unani
mously to establish the precinct at
Cannon Mill.
ID
asking for the establishment of "A vOt-
ing precinct at Mitchell Bros. 's, store.
Mitchell explained that LESLIE the
nearest voting precinct was five miles
away whiIc Rock Hill was eight and
one-half miles away and that the
largest number Of voters living in
what is { 'nmonly known as the
Mount Holly section were anxious Tor
the committee to give them precinct
closer to their homes.
Enrolment committees who shall
have charge of the enrolment books
which will be furnished by the state
Democratic executive committee were
named by the county executive COM
mittee in session yesterday morning.
1t WIS announced by Chairman Marion
that a meeting of the executive COM
n.ittee would be called for the first
Monday in August ut IL o'clock at
which time the assessments of can
dldates for county offices would be
fixed and an itinerary for the county !
campaign would be arranged.
DR.. w. +. McGiH was appointed to |
serve as temporary secretary at yes
terday's meeting of the committee in |
place Of DR.. J. II. Saye of Sharon |
who was unable to be present because |
of the death of n rpl1tiVe Seven |
members of the committee failed to |
be present for this executive meeting
yesterday.