Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02

part of the delegates TO give men of
every faction consideration, and the
main idea of practically all of them
was to get done with the business at
hand as quickly as possible.
That the convention did n wise
thing in creating four precincts in
Rock Hill instead OF two as at pres
ent and Il fifth precinct at the Aragon-
Blue Buckle Mills was the majority
opinion. With the participation of
the women in the primaries this sum-
mer il would have so swelled the vote
at the two precincts as already con-
stituted that they would have been
hard to handle. Creation of q pre-
cinct for each of the four wards of the
city is expected to prove acceptable
all around. ID. l.. Moss estimated that
counting the women vote there will
be something like 700 votes cast at
| the Aragon- Blue Buckle Mills precinct
this year now that the voters of that
community have precinct all their
own.
The name of Hon. j. S. Brice, of
Yorkville as county chairman was
proposed in the convention; but Mr..
Brice frankly stated, II don't want
it." He went on TO say that he serv-
ed the county for eighteen years as
! county chairman and that he thought
| he had performed his full duty in that
! line.
Mrs. Alexander Long of Rock Hill,
who was proposed for convention
president declined the honor in a
gracious little speech. 81 am here
I 4 laa, nd a
| the other women voters, realize that
have much to learn relative to the
election machinery. One can not
learn to swim by remaining away
from the water. Hence my presence
here. | must decline the honor of the
presidency of this convention for that
! reason. However, if you see fit to
elect me to it two years from now III
take it,
Despite the fact that the Blairs-
vile club failed to hold Il meeting on
April -, for the purpose OF electinS
delegates, the credentials committee
recommended the seating of Mr.. II. j.
Sherer as delegate from that club
and the convention endorsed the rec
ommendation. 1t was stated unof-
ficially that Blajrsville did not meet
to elect delegates because one of the
leading politicians or that precinct
had passed the word prior TO meeting
day: Boys, it amt no use to send
anybody to the county convention;
the states done gone to hell anyway
The several ladies from Rock Hill
who attended the convention, some in
the capacity of delegates and others
as visitors appeared TO enjoy the
show very much. ut was n rich eX-
perience for me-" said one of the
ladies in discussing the convention
after adjournment with the reporter.
IL feel sure that | could run 1t now,
myself so far as knowing the places
to be filled and that sort of thing"
Among the delegates in attendance
was H. II. Neil, county treasurer, who
retires from that office ut the end of
his present term. 1t was the first time
Mr.. Neil has attended such a conven-
ton in many a year. Il always cal
culated it was u good thing for me
to keep away from those conventions
while | was in politics.. he said jocu-
larly in discussing the convention.
Practically all of the candidates for
county treasurer were aIOulu llS
courthouse yesterday morning, shak-
ing hands with the delegates and talk
ing politics. In fact two of them said
it was the best opportunity they had
had so far to talk about the one sub
jcct in which they are SO greatly in
! tereSted and to present their claims
for suffrage to the voters 1T person.
After the convention had convened,
however, the candidates very dis
cretely kept quiet until 1t was over.
Mr.. NJ. S. Carroll was largely re-
sponSible for the creation Of a new
voting precinct at Beersheba school
house for the benefit of a large num-
ber of voters of the Cotton Belt and
Beersheba neighborhoods who here
tofore have been casting their ballots
1T New Zion, u considerable distance
away.
Election Of Rev. i. w. Gregg, d. d.
of Rock Hill, as president of the con-
vention was new departure in poll
tical affairs of the county. Not in
many years if ever before has n min
lister of the Gospel been elected TO
such an office. Rev. Gregg had just
made a speech on the convention floor
calling attention to the presence Of
the women and predicting that they
would have an influence for good on
the politics of the county and state.
When Mrs. Long declined the presi-
dency.. it was decided that Rev. Gregg
was the next best person available
and his election followed. He made
n pleasing presiding officer and
handled the matters that came be-
fore the convention like n veteran.
Rev. Gregg is pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Rock Hill.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION
Democrats of York county in con-
vcntion assembled in the court house